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
Its pretty gloomy out there on Financial Markets with concerns about trade wars weighing on investors. Well have analysis on that and all these stories starting shortly. And joining the virtual tour. On your exercise bike. Well be getting the inside track on esports. And find out if you can be king of the mountains in your living room. And more travellers are turn their backs on air travel over concern for the environment, according to a survey by swiss bank ubs. Today we want to know whether concerns about Carbon Emissions have made you rethink your travel plans . Let us know using the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. 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
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen to keep his top four ministers in his new cabinet and is expected to pursue a "neighbors first" strategy in the new term, while sending out a message of continuity for major policies, experts say.
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