Universities asked to work on banning single-use plastics

India’s higher education regulator has asked universities and colleges to work on banning single-use plastics, ahead of a planned federal ban on these items in 2022, writes Prashant K Nanda for Livemint.

The move comes ahead of this year’s COP26 meeting which begins in Glasgow on 31 October, where the United Nations, country representatives and experts will attempt to build a consensus on mitigation, adaptation and collaboration to tackle climate change.

“All the universities and affiliated colleges and institutes are requested to make the awareness programme impact fully in order to avoid use of single-use plastics [and] have maximum visibility … and share action report,” the University Grants Commission wrote.
Full report on the Livemint site