Even Big Global Brands Hand Them Out Neha Lalchandani | TNN New Delhi: The Delhi government had banned the use of plastic bags with great fanfare, but participants at the Trade Fair seem to be unaware of the existence of any such ban. Even on the second day of the fair at Pragati Maidan, several booths, including those of leading international apparel brands, were cheerfully handing over goods to buyers in plastic bags. Embarrassingly for the government, the Trade Fair was supposed to be held up as a benchmark event where the ban would be implemented in totality. With about 7,000 stalls, the fair attracts some 2 million visitors in a span of about a fortnight. Delhi government has set up stalls that are selling jute and paper bags at reasonable rates, not only to promote these bags but also to provide an alternative to customers who were not supposed to be given plastic bags. However, many stall owners and customers didn