Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
This Gandhi Jayanti, senior citizens of the city would wage a peaceful fight against one of major pollutants of present time - polythene. More than 1,000 city dwellers above the age of 50 will participate in a walk across Hirakud Dam against the use of polythene on the day. The …
The afternoon sun was blazing down, but that did not deter trucks packed with gulaal-smeared faces to make a beeline at Kalindi Kunj ghat so that Ganesha idols could be immersed in the Yamuna. Amidst the loud music, honking and chants of Ganapati Bappa Moriya, the crowd drowned in puja …
The 5p charge on plastic bags to be introduced in October faces accusations that it will confuse customers - and doubtless lead to arguments at the checkout. The charge is being introduced as part of a government policy to reduce waste by cutting bag use by up to 80 per …
The Mauritanian parliament late on Tuesday approved a new draft bill penalizing the manufacture, importation, distribution, marketing and use of flexible plastic bags, reliable sources in Nouakchott disclosed Wednesday.In a message to MPs ahead of the adoption of the draft, the minister of Water and Sanitation, Mohamed Ould Khouna, also …
Vice Chairman of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment and Trade, Senator Mohsin Aziz hailed the provincial government decision regarding imposition of ban on manufacturing and use of polythene shopping bags, and termed the move could help to promote eco-friendly environment and prevention of health hazards. He stated while presiding over …
Nearly two-thirds of shoppers believe biodegradable and recyclable bags should be exempt from the levy being introduced this autumn. Ministers are bringing in a 5p charge for plastic bags from October to cut their use. However, a YouGov survey has revealed a consumer backlash against the charge. A huge 98 …
Stakeholders in the Plastic Industry have agreed that effective November 1, all light plastic materials will be discarded from the system. They have also agreed that those who produce or import light plastic materials below 20 microns be sanctioned. The move is part of government's effort to ban light plastic …
The biggest advanced economies are meeting in Berlin this week to agree on concrete measures to reduce masses of plastic waste clogging the world’s oceans. The Group of Seven nations will hold talks with industry officials, scientists and environmental activists for three days starting Monday to discuss prevention and clean-up, …
KATHMANDU, AUG 04 - The government has decided to strictly reinforce the ban on polythene bags undertaken about three months ago, less than two weeks before the Great Earthquake struck the nation on April 25. Following directives from Parliament over the threat of the use of toxic plastic bags, the …
Members of the Ministerial Committee for Legislation unanimously approved the Environmental Protection Ministry’s request to apply the law of continuity to a bill that would ban the free distribution of plastic bags in the country’s supermarkets. The bill – which received Knesset plenary approval during the previous government – will …
The National Environmental Agency (NEA) has issued a statement outlining the offences and penalties on defaulters of the ban on plastic bags in The Gambia. In a press release sent to this paper yesterday, the NEA outlined the offences and penalties on any person found wanting quoting a bill entitled …
A new scheme to recycle soft plastic bags is positive but doesn't do enough to prevent plastic pollution, the Greens say. The Government-funded initiative would see drop-off points established at shops and supermarkets, and a new recycling plant in Auckland with capacity to recycle a range of soft plastics including …
A Seychelles free from plastic bags! That is what a group of young people living in the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago of 115 islands would like to see in the future. SIDS Youth Aims Hub (SYAH) - Seychelles has embarked on a new campaign aimed at encouraging the archipelago's population …
Maputo — The Mozambican government has passed a decree regulating the use of plastic bags, in order to reduce the environmental problems associated with the proliferation of plastic bags. Explaining the measure to reporters on Tuesday, after the weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers (Cabinet), the government spokesperson, Deputy …
Penha de Franca Sarpanch Radhika Sawant stated that they were supposed to receive the grant for the current financial year by February 2015. Without it, they were unable to pay the contractor who collected garbage on door-to-door basis for the last two months. The contractor threatened to stop work if …
Malawi has announced that it will effect a ban on the use of thin plastics below 60 microns by June 30, government officials said. Deputy Director for Environmental Affairs Department (EAD), Tawonga Mbale, told journalists in the capital Lilongwe on Saturday that the department delayed the ban due to court …
Call it a Roomba for the ocean. A young Dutch innovator has come up with a boom invention to help the Pacific Ocean rid itself of some of the 8 million tons of plastics. Boyan Slat's plan is to set up enormous floating barriers in rotating tidal locations around the …
The City Municipal Corporation has appointed a Bangalore-based private consultant to prepare a project report for the integrated solid waste management scheme. Solid waste management includes door-to-door collection of municipal solid waste from all households, commercial establishments and hotels, segregating it into degradable and non-degradable waste, scientific disposal of the …
Speaking ahead of the G7 summit that is due to be held in the coming days, Maltese MEP Miriam Dalli said that more attention to the maritime environment was necessary. Speaking during the plenary session of the European Parliament, Dalli said that it is positive that the Summit has placed …
KOCHI: As canal cleaning work is in progress, workers found huge chunk of polythene bags with garbage thrown in the canal. It is mostly plastic waste, sanitary napkins and diapers. This is mainly because Kochi corporation has failed to set up an effective system to collect and dispose non-biodegradable waste …
