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 …
HARIDWAR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned the use of plastic bottles around the banks of Uttarakhand here to check the menace of pollution in and around the river Ganges, an official said on Monday. This has been necessitated as devotees and visitors bringing plastic water bottles along with …
If Sanjaynagar and Dollars Colony in north Bengaluru are free of plastic today, the credit goes to Vignan Gowda, a Bengalurean by birth, a techie by profession and a changemaker at heart. The muck piles that dotted his neighbourhood were an eyesore and Vignan, 35, knew he had to do …
Nine town panchayats in the district are set to be turned into plastic-free zones from the morning of Independence Day, as part of a project that the district administration has been working on since August 1. From August 15, Paravai, Alanganallur, Vadipatti, Sholavandan, A Vallalapatti, Palamedu, T Kallupatti, Peraiyur and …
Move, a prelude to ban plastics in 16 town panchayats from August 15 Vellore Collector R. Nanthagopal has asked the government departments to avoid use of plastics for supply of food items in their offices and in the venues of review meetings in order to create awareness among the public …
The use of polythene bags is going on unabated in the pilgrimage town of Haridwar with traders and residents rampantly using them despite the ban order, the National Green Tribunal was told today. "Things are in a very bad shape in Haridwar. There is a report that condition of ghats …
Even as the kanwar mela began in Haridwar yesterday with the congregation of lakhs of devotees, a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order prohibiting the use of plastic near the Ganga ghats is proving to be a big headache for authorities as most kanwarias carry plastic bottles to take back Ganga …
Walk into any home, office or warehouse and you can be sure to come across electronic junk or old, disused electronic gadgets such as cell phones, electric lamps, tape-recorders, radios, iPods and stereos, CDs, DVDs, batteries, even old TV and computers, fax machines and so on. Unlike kitchen and household …
The usage of hazardous polythene bags goes unabated across the city despite the prohibition of the same. Given the enormity of hazards polythene could contribute to the environment, the high court had ordered for a blanket ban over the usage of poly bags in Srinagar way back in 2006. However, …
Even as the Punjab government has asked all the deputy commissioners and local bodies to strictly implement the Punjab Plastic Bags (Manufacture, Usage and Disposal) Control Act from May 1, 2011, no efforts have been made to follow the instructions here. The sub-divisional town has emerged as a hub for …
PANAJI: Teachers from 300 schools who gathered at Kala Academy on Tuesday, listened with rapt attention as members of the solid waste management cell of the department of science and technology educated them on solid waste management in their schools. The teachers training programme organized on behalf of the monitoring …
Decide to issue fines of up to Rs 500 if found using plastic bags VASCO: The Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) will make this year’s Saptah celebration a plastic-free affair. It will issue fines of up to Rs 500 to people using plastics in and around the Saptah venue. The decision …
AGARTALA: Tripura has imposed a total ban on the use, manufacture, import, storage and sale of plastic bags in the state in view of its harmful effect on the environment, official said here on Tuesday. The decision was taken under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and the Plastics Waste (Management …
HARIDWAR: Implementing the ban on use of plastic in the twin cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh is proving to an uphill task for the civic authorities. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had imposed the ban on July 2. Residents have not taken the matter seriously and are resisting attempts to …
Though the use and sale of polythene is officially banned in Sivasagar, these are openly used by fruit and vegetable vendors, fish and meat sellers and grocers and sweet sellers. Despite the ban imposed by the Sivasagar district administration, illegal use of polythene bags goes uncontrolled in almost every shop …
Dehradun: Blame it on official apathy but polythene bags are being openly used in the hill state with impunity. Even though a ban was imposed on the use of polythene bags below 40 microns in Uttarakhand in 2012, it has not been enforced in true letter and spirit. Being non-biodegradable, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Before the Principal Bench - Circuit Bench at Shimla) in the matter of Gram Panchayat, Tutu Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 19/05/2015 regarding proper collection and disposal of the municipal solid waste. The Tribunal directed the Secretary Environment, State of Himachal …
To be launched on May 1, works taken up for creation of facilities Soon, villagers will get to dispose household garbage in the way it should be. As part of efforts to take solid waste management to rural Vellore and ensure sanitation, the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) has taken …
Environmentalists and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Saturday staged an agitation in front of the district collector's office in protest against the administration's failure to ban the use of plastic bags despite repeated pleas. The activists wanted the administration to implement the government's directions and enforce a strict and uniform law, …
The Chhattisgarh government took a step towards making the state plastic free by banning the use of polythene carry bags from Thursday ownwards. “The government has decided to declare Chhattisgarh as ‘Plastic Carry Bag Free State’ from this year. Urban Administration and Development department has issued the notification in this …
In a step towards making Chhattisgarh plastic free, the state government has decided to restrict the use of polythene carry bags from next year. "The state government has decided to declare Chhattisgarh as 'Plastic Carry Bag Free State'. The decision would be implemented from January 1, 2015," an official of …
