Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Devavrat Kumar Sahani Vs State of Bihar dated 07/04/2025. The application was being registered on the basis of a letter petition dated December 27, 2024 sent to the NGT by the applicant, Devavrat Kumar Sahani, Muzaffarpur, …
Fish may be actively seeking out plastic debris in the oceans as the tiny pieces appear to smell similar to their natural prey, new research suggests. The fish confuse plastic for an edible substance because microplastics in the oceans pick up a covering of biological material, such as algae, that …
The sale and manufacture of wash-off products containing plastic microbeads will be banned in New Zealand earlier than previously expected, Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson announced today. "Microbeads pose a high risk to our aquatic and marine environments. They are too small to retrieve or recycle, do not biodegrade, and …
Kenya’s quest to succeed in the banning of plastic bags will be tested a day before the swearing-in of President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta as the fifth president of the country. The ban on the use, manufacture and importation of plastic bags, imposed in March, takes effect on August 28, 2017. This …
Kenya is on course to reduce the effects of climate change, the Government has said. Environment Cabinet Secretary Judi Wakhungu listed banning of plastic bags, planned restoration of 5.1 hectares of land under forest and promotion of renewable energy as some of the measures the Government had taken to reduce …
When a Cape clawless otter is found with missing back toes in the Hout Bay River in Cape Town, it's a sign the survival of the river is at stake. Professor Justin O'Riain is director of the University of Cape Town Institute for Communities and Wildlife and a Hout Bay …
The Environment Minister Imran Hussain wanted to know a comprehensive action plan for ensuring that use of non-biodegradable plastic is kept in check The Delhi government on Monday reviewed the measured being adopted for preventing the use of non-compostable, plastic of less than 50 micron thickness. The Environment Minister Imran …
According to the country’s environment ministry, Indonesians consume a million plastic bags per minute, and rank second in the world (behind China) for dumping plastic into the sea. Cities Plastic waste lines roadsides and river banks, and has devastating effects on marine life. The unsightly mess also threatens to “ruin” …
In a major crackdown on plastic use, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), on Saturday, announced that it would launch a drive against the use of plastic bags that are less than 50 microns, in its jurisdiction. The move has come following the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). …
However, the tribunal clarified that this is an interim direction and may be changed after hearing all parties concerned. It also directed the Delhi government to seize the entire stock of plastic across the city within a week. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday once again “completely prohibited” the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kudrat Sandhu Vs. Govt. of NCT & Others dated 10/08/2017 regarding indiscriminate use and dumping of plastic waste, Delhi. Tribunal expressed its dissatisfaction to the manner in which the Government of NCT Delhi has taken steps to implement the directions …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) may have rapped the Delhi government recently for not implementing the ban on plastic crockery, but the issue of plastic waste is anything but new and is unlikely to get resolved till a long-pending case is decided. While the Delhi government has not promoted or subsidised …
Environment CS Judi Wakhungu, through a gazette notice dated February 27, banned the use of plastics. This will be effective from next month. But out of 104 companies that the National Environment Management Authority had written to by July 1, only a few have responded. “Less than 10 responded. Some …
The government’s chief legal advisor wants the High Court to dismiss a case challenging the plastic bags ban, arguing it was filed in the wrong forum. The Attorney General said the matter involves the environment and should be heard by the environment court. Also seeking dismissal of the matter is …
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last year given a call to save cows from plastic, his message brought into focus the hazards of this non-biodegradable product not only for animals but also for the overall environment. The ecological hazards posed by this conventional fossil fuel-based product is such that …
To protect the environment from degradation and check the blockage of drains and ill-effects on human health, the authorities need to curb the manufacture, sale and rampant use of plastic carry bags Sale and use of polythene bags is going unchecked in the city, not caring two hoots for government …
Village Market will ban the use and distribution of plastic bags by tenants one month ahead of the nationwide Government deadline. The shopping complex has launched a pro-environment campaign, named ‘Jeans in Bags Out’, a 30-day campaign offering shoppers an alternative long-term solution to the plastic bags. The campaign will …
ROURKELA: The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has banned sale of commodities in plastic bags below thickness of 50 microns in its market complexes here. The steel plant has undertaken the measure by invoking the provisions of the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2016 with a commitment for strict enforcement …
Madhya Pradesh has banned production, storage, transport, sale and use of polythene bags. The Madhya Pradesh Assembly today passed a bill imposing a complete ban on plastic carry-bags in the state. Plastic/polythene carry-bags are considered to be an environmental menace as they are non-biodegradable. The 'MP Jaiv Anashya Apshisht (Niyantran) …
Jaipur: The first windmills of Jaisalmer came up in 2001. Since then, the desert has become among the largest windfarms in the world. The spread of this "sustainable" energy source, however, has not come without a cost. Local people who have lived off tourism are finding it harder to attract …
US scientists have calculated the total amount of plastic ever made and put the number at 8.3 billion tonnes. It is an astonishing mass of material that has essentially been created only in the last 65 years or so. The 8.3 billion tonnes is as heavy as 25,000 Empire State …
