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Amit Kumar Bundela (AKB) would like to dedicate this article to his heavenly father Mr. Balram Kumar Singh as a homage to his unconditional love, unending care, and tons of sacrifices for making this dream a reality and also for being a constant source of inspiration and his unwavering support for pursuing a PhD Degree and a career in academic research. This article and the articles that are yet to be penned are for him only. AKB would like to further extend his gratitude to University Grants Commission, Govt. of India for providing fellowship for PhD research (UGC-NET-JRF) and Krishna Kumar Pandey would like to thank BHU for providing BHU-UGC-RET Fellowship.
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Bundela, A.K., Pandey, K.K. The United Nations General Assembly Passes Historic Resolution to Beat Plastic Pollution. Anthr. Sci. 1, 332–336 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44177-022-00021-5
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