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 Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will begin collection of plastic waste from four Wards on pilot basis. BMC is responsible for restricting the use of non-biodegradable plastic in the City. Even though its Environment Section had proposed to devise a new mechanism for plastic waste management, the proposal is yet …
The HP High Court today directed the state to impose a ban on the sale/stocking of 25 junk food items in plastic packaging in the state from January 26. Dismissing a bunch of petitions filed by manufacturers and others wherein they had challenged a notification issued by the state vide …
It is not uncommon to see polythene waste lying in the tourist towns of Himachal Pradesh. While the use of polythene is continuing in the state despite ban, its proper disposal without harming the environment has become a challenge for municipal bodies, which are still relying on age-old practice of …
In a bid to save fragile ecology of tribal Kinnaur district located along China border, Kinnaur district administration has decided to launch door-to-door garbage collection scheme besides setting up a solid waste disposal plant. But before that a sensitization and awareness programme would be launched during which efforts would be …
Shimla, November 24: The state government has decided to formulate a comprehensive policy to facilitate conversion of various non-biodegradable wastes into energy to give push to recycling. So far, the focus had been on reduction of non-biodegradable waste through steps such as imposition of ban on polythene carry bags and …
The High Court today directed all the District Magistrates to intensify the checking the sale of polythene and in the process when polythene bags are seized from the shopkeepers or the stockists, their particulars shall be submitted along with the status report so that they can be proceeded against for …
New EU proposals would require member states to choose between three methods of reducing the waste from bags European Union member states could cut their plastic bag use by 80%, the European commission has said, by charging for bags or even banning them. Plastic bags are a major cause of …
Mayor again takes up the matter with Corporation Commissioner Mayor S.M. Velusamy has asked the Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner G. Latha to investigate the way the civic body has implemented the Rs. 98-crore solid waste management (SWM) scheme. After ordering the investigation at the last Ordinary Council Meeting on Friday, he …
The state pollution control board has asked the civic chief to ensure the segregation of solid waste generated within municipal limits as bio-degradable and non bio-degradable and to set up a facility to process it. The letter that came from the Mumbai member secretary of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board …
Even as Durga Puja brings with it happiness, joy and celebrations, it also causes great environmental concerns to the enlightened citizens of the city as immersion of hundreds of idols in the Ganga does not only pollute the river but also cause several diseases to the people using its water. …
The Pollution Control Board Assam (PCBA) has issued guidelines for celebration of Durga Puja in an eco-friendly manner. As per the general guidelines, the idols of Goddess Durga should be made from natural materials as described in the holy scripts. Natural clay, bamboo, choir ropes, straw, etc., should be used …
To restore the renowned Khajiar lake in Chamba to its original shape, principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Shimla on Tuesday formed a seven members team headed by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests with the direction to file a report within four weeks suggesting steps to save the …
Following much speculation late last week Nick Clegg confirmed on Saturday that England is to follow Wales and Northern Ireland in introducing a 5p levy on single-use plastic bags. However, the charge will not be introduced until after the 2015 election. Customers will be charged 5p at the point of …
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined a good number of shopkeepers Taka 80,000 for trading in banned polythene shopping bags. A mobile court of the department headed by Executive Magistrate Md Shamsul Alam conducted a raid in the area and recovered huge polythene shopping bags worth about Taka 8 …
The Circuit Bench of the National Green Tribunal, Shimla, has directed the Municipal Council, Mandi, and Deputy Commissioners of Kullu and Mandi and the Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board to file a reply within three weeks on the collection, segregation and disposal of the non-degradable and bio-medical waste. The Bench …
The Haryana Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Amendment Bill, 2013 was passed to provide for challaning and compounding in view of usage of plastic carry bags. The issues and challenges of maintaining clean civic conditions are being continuously addressed by necessary legislations as well as creating awareness among the residents. Given the …
The Orissa HC has asked the state government to take appropriate steps to ban selling and distribution of the national flag made of any material other than the one prescribed in the flag code of India-2002. The flag code mandates that the national flag of India shall be made of …
In its effort to find a solution to the problem of waste accumulating at the Vellalore dump yard, the Coimbatore Corporation has planned to establish a waste-to-energy plant. According to Commissioner G. Latha, the civic body was in the very initial stages of the project in that it was readying …
Though the use of non-standard plastic is banned, many hotels and food stalls in the city blatantly use it. Plastic bags are freely available in almost all shops, spelling trouble for environment. Prabhakar N, owner of a hotel near Srikantasharma Circle, said: "We get plastic bags easily in small shops. …
Having lost much of its beauty and charm over the years, Khajjiar lake may, however, get a new lease of life if a recent order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to initiate steps for restoring the grandeur of the lake is taken seriously by the Himachal Pradesh government. …
