<p>Affidavit by Union Territory of Lakshadweep in OA No 606 of 2018 with respect to compliance of MSW Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues).</p> <p>The report is dated 07/11/2024. The
Water, water everywhere -- just not in plastic bottles, says a town in the US state of Massachusetts. A law passed by the town of Concord went into effect with the New Year, making single-serving bottles of water illegal. The ban is intended to encourage use of tap water and curb the worldwide problem of plastic pollution. It only applies to "non-sparkling, unflavored drinking water." Coke or other soft drinks are exempt.
GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has issued instructions to all concerned authorities to strictly, enforce the ban on production, stocking and sale of plastic carry-bags of thickness other than that
Gowriamma graciously accepted the cloth bag that Mayor K. Chandrika gave her with the hope that the city Corporation would this time keep the anti-plastic campaign alive and not abandon it mid-way. “It is a good thing, but there is still a lot to be done,” said the vendor, who has been selling vegetables at the Palayam Market for the past 30 years. Mayor, Deputy Mayor, G. Happykumar, along with few ward councillors, traversed through the age-old market spreading the word against the use of plastic carry bags. ,” she said.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed the state government to comply with the ban as ordered by the court earlier in relation to a PIL pertaining to Ganga pollution in which the court
Consider Its Impact On Manufacturers: HC New Delhi: The city government on Tuesday sought more time from the Delhi high court to explain its ban on manufacture of plastic bags in the capital. A
Environment Minister M.C. Sampath chaired a review meeting here on Saturday to discuss the pollution situation and steps to be taken to bring down pollution by industries. Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) officials of Salem, Namakkal, Erode and Krishnagiri Districts along with Industries Minister P. Thangamani were also present. Mr. Sampath asked TNPCB officials to inspect effluent treatment plants and functioning of the air pollution preventive equipment every month. He emphasised the need for proper plastics disposal mechanism.
Teams of Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and environment department inspected a number of shopping malls and five star hotels in the city to look for violation of environment norms. Six samples
The use of non-biodegradable plastics would continue to be banned in the forest ranges of Shevaroyan Hills. Announcing this, the South Shevaroyan Forest Ranger Sivakumar said that the eco system in
With some exhibitors at the ongoing India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan openly flouting the rules by giving away goods in plastic bags to customers, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee and the State Environment Ministry have decided to punish the defaulters. Twelve officials of the DPCC and six of the Environment Ministry met representatives of the India Trade Promotion Organisation on Tuesday evening and took a serious note of those contravening the rules. The India Trade Promotion Organisation was told in clear terms that from next year it must ensure that exhibitors give an undertaking that they would not use plastic bags.
PANJIM: The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa is going to see zero tolerance to plastic waste with Panjim civic authorities chalking out a plan of action to reduce and re-cycle every bit of waste generated during the ten-day festivities. This eco-friendly initiative, for the first time by the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP), aims at reducing non-biodegradable waste by 50 per cent and plastic waste by 100 per cent. The CCP Commissioner Sanjit Rodrigues on Sunday said, “We are not going to allow any use of bags, bottles, drinking cups or glasses, plates of plastic or material that is non-biodegradable generally dispensed by vendors at the IFFI venues.”
