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 …
Environment minister Richard Benyon promised the government would make a decision in 2012 on a bag charge in England The government has failed to act on a promise to tackle the waste caused by the billions of plastic bags sold every year in England, with ministers accused by campaigners of …
Plastic, other waste set ablaze at Merces MERCES: Miscreants set afire plastic and other waste stored in the collection centre near Shantaban-Merces in the wee hours of Sunday. A rickshaw which was used in transporting the collected plastic waste was also gutted in the fire as it was parked inside …
As part of its Green City mission for the year 2013, the Corporation is planning to relaunch its plan to impose a ban on plastic below 50 microns. Though the civic body had launched a similar initiative last year following the High court order, it failed to implement the plan …
Mauritania has banned the use of plastic bags to protect the environment and the lives of animals and fish. More than 70% of cattle and sheep who die in the capital, Nouakchott, are killed by eating plastic bags, environment ministry official Mohamed Yahya told BBC Afrique. Plastic bag manufacturers could …
Water, water everywhere -- just not in plastic bottles, says a town in the US state of Massachusetts. A law passed by the town of Concord went into effect with the New Year, making single-serving bottles of water illegal. The ban is intended to encourage use of tap water and …
GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has issued instructions to all concerned authorities to strictly, enforce the ban on production, stocking and sale of plastic carry-bags of thickness other than that of specified norms in the entire State with immediate effect. The Chief Minister warned that anybody violating the instructions and …
Gowriamma graciously accepted the cloth bag that Mayor K. Chandrika gave her with the hope that the city Corporation would this time keep the anti-plastic campaign alive and not abandon it mid-way. “It is a good thing, but there is still a lot to be done,” said the vendor, who …
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed the state government to comply with the ban as ordered by the court earlier in relation to a PIL pertaining to Ganga pollution in which the court had asked the authorities to ban polythene bags of certain specification from being …
Consider Its Impact On Manufacturers: HC New Delhi: The city government on Tuesday sought more time from the Delhi high court to explain its ban on manufacture of plastic bags in the capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw gave time till December …
Environment Minister M.C. Sampath chaired a review meeting here on Saturday to discuss the pollution situation and steps to be taken to bring down pollution by industries. Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) officials of Salem, Namakkal, Erode and Krishnagiri Districts along with Industries Minister P. Thangamani were also present. …
Teams of Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and environment department inspected a number of shopping malls and five star hotels in the city to look for violation of environment norms. Six samples of plastic carry bags were seized during the inspection. Officials said action would be taken according to the …
The use of non-biodegradable plastics would continue to be banned in the forest ranges of Shevaroyan Hills. Announcing this, the South Shevaroyan Forest Ranger Sivakumar said that the eco system in the Shevaroyan Hills was fragile and hence conservation measures were needed to be maintained without any let-up. “It has …
With some exhibitors at the ongoing India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan openly flouting the rules by giving away goods in plastic bags to customers, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee and the State Environment Ministry have decided to punish the defaulters. Twelve officials of the DPCC and six of …
PANJIM: The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa is going to see zero tolerance to plastic waste with Panjim civic authorities chalking out a plan of action to reduce and re-cycle every bit of waste generated during the ten-day festivities. This eco-friendly initiative, for the first time by …
SHILLONG: In a bid to avoid the direct discharge sewerage and solid waste into the river, the Government is likely to initiate the solid waste management (SWM) project by March next year. A presentation on the entire project was presented by Mott Macdonald, a noted consultancy firm, during a meeting …
In order to make Delhi free of plastic bags, the Delhi government has set a new deadline of December 22 for stopping the manufacture, sale and storage of plastic bags in the national Capital and its three adjoining territories. While an order regarding the enforcement of this blanket ban has …
Around 200 tonnes of non-biodegradable waste needs to be capped The Suchitwa Mission will assist the Kochi Corporation in scientifically capping waste at the Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant. The plant site is estimated to have around 200 tonnes of non-biodegradable waste. A team of officials from the mission would …
New Delhi: The Delhi government is yet to notify the ban on plastic bags due to “technical difficulties”, an official said, even as the cabinet approved it a month ago. The Delhi cabinet on September 11 approved a blanket ban on manufacture, storage and usage of plastic bags in the …
This Durga Puja, Rotary Club of Jamshedpur will help the steel city think Green, by replacing polythene bags with jute and cloth ones at pandals from where bhog is distributed to hundreds of devotees on the four main days. In a bid to eliminate the use of plastic, Rotary Club …
Ernakulam station to receive 20 truckloads of waste daily Two platforms of Ernakulum Junction Railway Station will be filled with non-biodegradable waste generated by the residents of Kochi. T.K. Ashraf, chairman of the Health Standing Committee of Kochi Corporation, said the Railways sought the waste to fill the two platforms …
