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 Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has tightened its noose around the units making polythene bags. Regular checking in this regard is being conducted by the department. Chief engineer, PPCB, Ludhiana, said the use of polythene bag was completely banned and these are allowed only for industrial purposes. “Polythene bags …
NEW DELHI: The use of 'Chinese' kite strings, made of nylon or any synthetic material which is non-biodegradable, was on Tuesday banned with immediate effect by the National Green Tribunal on the grounds that it posed threat to life and the environment. The green panel directed all state governments to …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Khalid Ashraf Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 11/07/2017 regarding the issue of synthetic, glass coated and Chinese manjha for kite flying which are injurious to human beings, birds and equally disadvantageous to the environment. …
Seychelles has banned the importation, sale and commercial use of plastic bags, cups, plates and cutlery. The importation ban took effect in January while the ban on its distribution, sale and commercial use took effect on July 1, 2017, the state news agency reported. “Since January, importation is restricted, however, …
Eco warriors making efforts to discourage people from using polythene bags A team of eco warriors are making concerted efforts to make the city free from plastic bags. As the world observed International Plastic Bag Free Day on Monday, various organisations in the city stepped up their campaign to spread …
The National Green Tribunal today directed the authorities in the temple town of Vrindavan to strictly enforce the ban on the use of plastic bags, warning that two senior Uttar Pradesh officials in the area would be held liable in case of failure to implement it. A bench headed by …
Kolhapur: The civic body will implement the general body's decision to ban use of plastics in the city from August 15 this year. The GB meet held in March this year unanimously decided to ban the use and sale of plastic in the city. The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) approved …
Jaipur: Biodegradable bags, made of starch from maize, are likely to replace regular polythene bags in the state. After imposing effective ban on usage of plastic bags, government has been looking for a substitute. According to officials, biodegradable bags look to be the best available option which if swallowed, would …
Jaipur: To enforce total ban on plastic in the city, the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Monday continued penalising commercial establishments for using plastic bags. Raids were conducted in all eight zones of the city and Rs 3, 15, 000 was collected as fine from offenders. A senior JMC official …
Jaipur: The Jaisalmer district collector has a new solution to the desert city's soaring mound of plastic waste. The collector has urged residents to donate old saris which can be recycled into carry bags. The first-of-its-kind initiative was kicked off on the sidelines of the World Environment Day on June …
Expensive alternative draws city residents to cheap plastic bags; vendors say not viable With merely one company in the country manufacturing biodegradable polythene bags and selling A-4 size for Rs 2.5 per piece, the efforts of making City Beautiful plastic-free appears to be a far cry. According to Rhythm Aggarwal, …
Researchers at The Ocean Cleanup - a Dutch foundation developing new technologies for ridding the oceans of plastic - say rivers carry an estimated 1.15-2.41 million tonnes of plastic into the sea every year, an amount that need between 48,000 to over 100,000 dump trucks to carry it away. The …
From manufacturing cutlery made of betel leaves in Mangaluru and set ting up a company in Qatar to returning to India with a biodegradable solution to plastic bags, green crusader Ashwath Hegde, 24, has done it all. The founder of EnviGreen Biotech India Ltd, Bengaluru, who nurtures the dream of …
Visakhapatnam: Environment lovers and green organisations question the pollution created by the several tonnes of plastic that is generated during political and religious gatherings in the city. Currently, yellow plastic flags and flexi boards of politicians have flooded the city. Whenever a fest, religious or political programme happens, flags, festoons, …
“The major chemical that is used to make plastic is highly toxic, it poses a serious threat to the eco-system and all living species on earth,” pointed out Lokesh Bapat, founder of Tellus. The Pune Municipal Corporation is yet to find a decisive solution to the problem of increasing plastic …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: More than half of the population in Kerala is aware of ill-effects of burning plastic, but a major share of Keralites dispose useless plastic by burning, according to a survey conducted by Kerala state literacy mission authority. The survey covered 24 areas including waste, agriculture, pollution, health and water …
As Atul Yadav sets up his food cart in the sweltering morning heat, flies are not the only guests feasting on garbage dumped on the side of a road in Noida's Barola village. Cows lumber through the dirt, trying to bite through polythene covers hoping to munch on rotten vegetables …
BHOPAL: Ban on polythene bags will be delayed further in Madhya Pradesh as the government was not able to bring an ordinance because of Vidhan Sabha session on May 3. Now, it is likely to be implemented after May 8. Urban administration and development (UAD) principal secretary Malay Shrivastava told …
The 2016 Rules supersede the Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000 and expand the ambit of application to every urban local body, including outgrowths in urban agglomerations, census towns, areas under Railways and airports. It has been over a year since the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 (SWMR) were notified on …
Appeal to customers and shopkeepers to shun plastic, go for greener alternative Citizen volunteers from Langford Town and Richmond Town have taken it upon themselves to make Johnson Market — one of the oldest in the city — free from plastic with the shopkeepers’ support. The Citizens Welfare Association, Richmond …
