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 …
NEW DELHI: Taking note of a plea based on several studies and a TOI report on concerns over use of single-use plastic in campaigning materials during polls, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Election Commission and key central agencies to quickly take a call on use of hazardous plastic …
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan Thursday launched an anthem as a part of a campaign to make India plastic-free by 2022, and stressed on strengthening plastic waste management and recycling ecosystem in the country. The 'Plastic Waste-Free India' has been anthem, prepared and produced by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Smriti Manch (PDUSM), …
The Municipal Corporation (MC) has declared its head office at Ranjit Avenue as polythene free zone. The decision has been taken at a recent meeting presided over by MC Joint Commissioner Nitish Singla. As per the ban orders by the state government, no one can sell and use plastic bags. …
State government tables Bills in Assembly to amend laws for levying fines The State government on Wednesday introduced Bills to amend laws relating to powers of municipal corporations, municipalities and panchayats to levy fines on those violating the ban on single-use plastics. The Bills propose the imposition of penalties ranging …
Once again the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has announced ban on usage of plastic bags. The civic body once again going to come down heavily on people, traders found flouting the rule. The civic body says it had successfully launched the drive in June 2018, but eventually people started once …
NGO seeks steps to stop manufacturing, storage, import, sale or transport of polythene or plastic carry bags The Punjab and Haryana High Court today put the Union of India, States of Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh on notice on a petition seeking initiation of immediate and …
NEW DELHI: India generates 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste every day, but 40% of it remains uncollected causing choking of drainage and river systems, littering of the marine ecosystem, soil and water pollution, ingestion by stray animals, and open air burning leading to adverse impact on human health and environment. …
KOCHI: Corporation has announced that they would collect only segregated waste from April 1. Corporation authorities have also decided to strictly enforce ban on plastic carry bags below 50 microns. "Though local body had banned sale of plastic carry bags in 2016, it failed to implement it," said LDF councillor …
Airport officials said as part of AAIs eco-friendly policy, these airports also plan to install plastic bottle crushing machines and place dustbins at prominent places. The Srinagar International Airport is among 20 airports declared plastic-free by the Airports Authority of India. The other airports include Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Pune, Goa, Lucknow, …
Traders threaten to go on agitation Emulating the example set by Tamil Nadu, the Puducherry government on Sunday announced a total ban on manufacture, sale and storage of single-use plastics in the Union Territory. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Chief …
Office-bearers and activists of various organisations launched a coordinated movement against degradation of environment due to irrational use of plastics. Ahmedgarh SDM Dr Poonam Preet Kaur inaugurated the event by distributing reusable biodegradable carry bags among teachers and students of MGMN Senior Secondary School, which was declared to be a …
NEW DELHI: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has banned use of single-use plastic items at 16 of its airports across the country. This means air travellers will not get any single-use plastic items like straws, plastic cutlery and plastic plates etc at passenger terminals and city side. The 16 …
Chennai: Seven months ago, when the Edappadi K Palaniswami-led AIADMK government announced the decision to ban sale and use of ‘use & throw’ plastics from January 2019 not many gave it a serious consideration, given the past failures of such a move. How on earth was the Palaniswami government, considered …
Civic body officials seizing plastic coated items from a restaurant in North Zone in the city on Wednesday, as part of the exercise to collect banned plastic goods. On Day Two of the State Government’s ban on storage, sale and use of single-use plastic items, the Coimbatore Corporation officials seize …
Trichy:The plastic ban enforced by the state government from Tuesday has led to a cacophony among traders and public alike as there is no clarity about its enforcement so far. As the stakeholder departments are clueless about implementing the ban, area-specific monitoring committees were asked to keep a watch on …
Year 2019 is upon us. And tomorrow onwards, there will be a complete ban on single-use disposable plastic across Tamil Nadu. While this initiative may be just making inroads into some parts of the state, the Queen of Hill Stations, Ooty has been showing us the way by saying ‘no’ …
Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) mayor Chander Mohan Gupta said in its first endeavour to make Jammu a smart city, the civic body would be launching a strong polythene-free drive next year. “In 2019, my first initiative will be to take up a holistic drive against polythene for which a comprehensive …
Asks government to reconsider items exempted from banned list; dismisses writ plea by plastics manufacturers seeking stay on ban Foiling the last-ditch attempts made by an association of entrepreneurs to obtain a stay on the State government’s move to ban manufacture, sale, as well as use of certain ‘use-and-throw’ plastic …
Dehradun: Months after the state government imposed a blanket ban on the use of polythene bags, the restriction is cutting no ice, with many shopkeepers and vendors openly flouting the ban. Traders allege that even though they started using biodegradable and paper bags, most customers found polythene bags to be …
CHENNAI: With the deadline for the ban on plastic closing in on December 31, leading super markets in the city, boutiques and several smaller departmental stores have slowly started to shift towards providing an option of cloth bag and paper bag. V Vijayalakshmi, a homemaker, has started carrying her own …
