From plastic bags to FDI to GST, there is a lot on retailers' minds. Retail bigwigs met in Mumbai on Wednesday to discuss the agenda for India Retail Forum, scheduled for September.

CHENNAI: Garbage should be processed using new age technology in a shorter space, Municipal Administration and Rural Development Minister, KP Munusamy, told the officials after inspecting the Perungudi dumping ground on Wednesday.

Shillong, July 20: The khoh , a coarse, closed-weave basket used by the Khasis for carrying goods to the market, is also now being popularly utilised as a waste bin.

As many as 115 plastic carry bag manufacturing units in various parts of the state were found violating norms during a surprise check by the officials of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) today.

Good news for those who want to see plastic-free Pokhara.

The Pollution Control Board, Assam, has asked the Guwahati Municipal Corporation to make the garbage collection and disposal system in the city more efficient.

In a letter to the civic body last week, the board described the initiatives as

GUWAHATI: State Pollution Control Board (PCB) urged Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) that the collection and disposal of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from Guwahati Municipal area need to be revamped to make it environment friendly.

In response to this, Chairman of State Pollution Control Board RM Dubey said,

A total ban on sale of below 40-microns plastic carry bags in important tourist places is under consideration of the Environment Ministry, according to Minister for Environment T.K.M.Chinnaiyya.

Mr.Chinnaiyya disclosed this to reporters at Mamallapuram on Tuesday when his attention was brought to the total ban on use of thin plastic bags implemented in Rameswaram town.

Lakhs of families living in the vicinity of the Jawahar Nagar garbage dumping yard can finally hope to breathe some fresh air. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has asked Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited to complete the construction of the segregation and leachate treatment plants, compost units and scientific landfill facility sites within two months.

The GHMC commissioner, Mr M.T.

The Environment Department has proposed amendments in the Maharashtra Plastic Carry Bags Rules to curb the irresponsible use of plastic and make its manufacturers more accountable.

According to the new draft, which is the second amendment to the rules mentioned in Section 4 of the Maharashtra Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act 2006, many significant changes have occurred in the past few ye