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 …
The State Government has prohibited the use of plastic flags, posters and flex for Republic Day celebrations. Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand issued directives to the senior officers in this regard in a meeting held here on Monday. Dhand reviewed the preparations for the Republic Day and said that adequate number …
Deplored for being the biggest open toilet with tracks littered with human and municipal waste, the Indian Railways will now identify in three months areas vulnerable to dumping of waste, plastic and open defecation and ensure that FIR is lodged in all such cases. Having come under severe criticism by …
The Government will set up surveillance squads with the power to levy spot fines on manufacturers of plastic bags below 40 microns, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The squads will be set up by the Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Boards …
As lawmakers reached agreement this week to limit the use of plastic bags across Europe, industry voices warned that such rules will have a negative impact on trade in Europe's internal market. The ban could also lead to different standards in legislation in member states and ultimately, to a ban …
Police in Ivory Coast have fired tear gas and used batons to disperse crowds protesting about a ban on plastic bags used to carry water. One person was injured and several people were detained by police. The protesters had gathered outside the prime minister's office in the country's biggest city, …
Plastic waste poses one of the biggest threats of pollution on Hong Kong's beaches, this year's International Coastal Clean-up programme has found. For the first time since the Green Council began organising the event in 2008, plastic items topped the list of marine debris found on the city's beaches, followed …
BSS, Dhaka :The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry for Environment and Forest on Sunday formed a three-member sub-committee to make recommendations for banning the use of all types of polythene bags.The sub-committee, headed by Tipu Sultan, was formed at the 8th meeting of the standing committee held at the Jatiya …
Lahore—Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) along with The Environment Protection Foundation (TEPF) organized clean Pakistan campaign titled ‘War against litter & shopper bags’ at Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park. Campaign has been launched in response to Saaf India campaign recently introduced in the neighboring country in which key national personalities has keenly participated …
Plastic has an ubiquitous presence in our lives, it's all encompassing. A wonder substance that can never be destroyed, that has revolutionalised convenience, that has played a critical role in all technological advancements, from computers to replacement heart valves. Yet, it is now threatening plants, animals, marine life and even …
Every minute, one garbage truck of plastic is dumped into our oceans. About 8 million metric tons of plastic are thrown into the ocean annually. Of those, 236,000 tons are microplastics. Tiny pieces of broken-down plastic smaller than our little fingernail. The billions upon billions of items of plastic waste …
प्लास्टिक का इस्तेमाल हम रोजमर्रा के कामों में धड़ल्ले से करते आए हैं। प्लास्टिक के अंधाधुंध इस्तेमाल से आज पर्यावरण खतरे में है। दुनिया भर में हर साल लाखों टन प्लास्टिक का उत्पादन होता है। इसमें सिर्फ 9 फीसदी ही रिसायकल होती है। 12 फीसदी जला दी जाती है और …
