India, a country of more than a billion people is expected today to begin an initiative to clamp down on single use plastic including bags, cups, straws and disposable cutlery by 2022 but at a time when the government is concerned aboutjobs its rumoured the Modi Administration will hold off from introducing an outright ban. India creates almost 26,000 tons of Plastic Waste a day, thats roughly 115 times the same weight as the statue of liberty. And they arent alone. According to the un the world throws away 300 million tons of Plastic Waste each year thats enough to fill 65 million shipping containers. A lot of that ends up in the ocean, with Marine Plastic pollution estimated to costs the world between 500 billion and 2. 5 trillion a year in lost earnings. But even the thought of a proposal to limit plastics in india has already spooked businesses and manufacturers. Suranjana tewari travelled to gorakhpur in northern Uttar Pradesh to speak to some of them. India has one of the Fastest
Federal reserve board member. First round of votes are expected at 12 15 eastern. Youre watching live coverage of the u. S. Senate right here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain of the senate, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Holy god, your goodness extends to all generations. Thank you that you can be found by all who truly seek you. You are our god and we trust your love, wisdom, and power. Lord, guide our senators to protect our goodly heritage of freedom, using them to defend our constitution from all enemies, please, god, hear our fervent prayers, for you are our refuge and strength. Cause us to live now as we shall wish we had done when our time comes to die. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible,
The presiding officer are there any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote . If not, the motion is agreed to. The yeas are 62. The nays are 31. The senator from pennsylvania. A senator mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the remaining votes in this series be ten minutes in length. The presiding officer without objection. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of Thomas Peter Feddo of virginia to be assistant secretary of the treasury for investment security signed by 17 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of Thomas Peter Feddo of virginia to be assistant secretary of the treasury for investment security shall be brought to be a
A very warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. As ever, you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Hello and welcome to a brain soaked westminster. The weather perhaps a metaphor after yesterdays sunshine for what is happening as far as borisjohnson is concerned over his government. Rain soaked. British mps are set to discuss legislation designed to extend the Brexit Process to at least the end ofjanuary, blocking a possible no deal departure on october 31. This was made possible by a dramatic move on tuesday in which opposition parties, aided by a group of 21 conservative rebels, voted to take control of parliamentary time. Prime minister Boris Johnson immediately said he would not ask the eu for an extension and confirmend that he would push for an early general election. Our first report this morning is from our political corresponden, jonathan blake. It was Boris J
In italy, the Coalition Government faces a challenging day ahead. Later the countrys Prime Minister, giuseppe conte, will be making a speech at the Italian Parliament and could face a vote of no confidence. This all comes at a time when europes fourth biggest economy continues to struggle. Italy currently has a massive 2. 3 trillion worth of public debt, which is equivalent to 133 of its overall gdp. Italian banks are most exposed to any default, but french, german and british banks are also at risk. The Italian Economy is still recovering from a recession last year. It grew marginally at the beining of the year, but since then, growth has been stagnant. Despite this, the Italian Government is forecasting growth of 0. 2 for the year, which is above estimates from the European Commission and imf. A major problem is the countrys stubbornly high Unemployment Rate of around io . But it is italys massive youth Unemployment Rate which is causing nightmares. It currently stands at a huge 28.