India shelves crackdown on single-use plastic
India has shelved a planned crackdown on single-use plastic due to business worries over disruption. …
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on the nation to work towards ending the use of plastic. It comes after India shelved a blanket ban on single-use plastics saying it was too disruptive during an economic slowdown – the proposal had already spooked businesses and manufacturers.
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