A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback ... digestive tract fully stuffed with the compressed plastic materials," said Shota Deguchi, a curator at the museum.

The move comes in response to concerns over food safety and hygiene in Karnataka. Swift action may be taken against ...

The Karnataka Health Department has taken a decisive step to safeguard public health by banning the use of polythene sheets for steaming idlis in hotels across the state. The move follows inspections ...

The materials are relatively inexpensive ... In water with fewer micro-organisms, the sheet did not decompose. Other plastics that can be decomposed by living creatures have been developed ...