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 …
MUMBAI: Central Railway (CR) has banned the sale of food items packed in plastic wrappers or non-bio-degradable material at its Jan Ahar centres at CST. CR plans to sell food items like peanuts, grams, popcorn, etc to compensate for the drop in food varieties after the ban comes into effect. …
MUMBAI: Activist Medha Patkar will now take up the cudgels for railway stall operators who are upset with the Central Railway's ban on food items sold in plastic and metallic packets. The CR has already managed to get rid of food items packed in plastic wrappings from five stations. The …
The Bhojanchal Youth Association at a memorandum to Mr.Jayant Mallayya, Environment Minister of Madhya Pradesh, has urged that the guidelines given the Madhya Pradesh High Court about the prohibition on the use of polly bags were not implemented due to lack of control on it. The acts on this issue …
The damaged internal roads and waterlogging inside the solid waste treatment plant are hampering the clearing of accumulated waste and fertiliser at Brahmapuram Municipal Solid Waste Treatment plant of the Kochi Corporation. Water from the nearby water body is reaching the floor of the plant and soaking the waste. A …
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) will soon issue notification prohibiting distribution of plastic carry bags free of cost to the customers within Guwahati Municipal area. “Minimum price of carry bags depending upon their quality and size will be charged as and when the notification is issued by the Corporation,” an …
Collector's order backs hospital's efforts Efforts of the Government Medical College Hospital authorities to keep the premises clean and litter-free have received a fillip with the District Collector stepping in to declare the premises a ‘plastic-free zone'. The official declaration to this effect was issued recently. The Collector's order backs …
CHENNAI: In a bid to focus on environmental sustainability and realise the objectives of Vision 2023, the environment and forest department’s draft state environment policy is looking at strategies to revamp and restructure the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, the Directorate of Environment and related institutions to make them participative …
Officials Blame Process Of Penalizing, Lax Implementation For Ban’s Failure. New Delhi: In 2009, the Delhi government launched an ambitious programme to rid the city of plastic bags. Having failed to tackle its municipal waste problem, the city was ordered by the high court to address the plastic issue. Banning …
New Delhi: Three years after the use of plastic bags was banned, white thin plastic covers continue to proliferate in city markets. Though major book stores and coffee outlets switched to paper bags after the high court ruling in 2009, local markets with midlevel traders are still teeming with violators. …
Following several debates among members of the civic standing committee over banning plastic bags to prevent choking of drains in the city, the BMC will now let its municipal market inspectors impose a fine on errant shopkeepers. At present, use of plastic bags thinner than 50 microns is banned. While …
The ban on use of below-40 micron plastic carry bags has gone for a toss in the city with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation seemingly uninterested in enforcing the ban. The plastic ban that came into effect from July 1, 2011, with the laudable objective of phasing out non-biodegradable and …
Finding a permanent solution to the three-decade-old waste management problem of Thrissur city is the main agenda of the corporation, Deputy Mayor Subi Babu has said while presenting the annual budget for 2012-13. The budget has earmarked Rs. 3 crore for the waste management project. Efforts will be taken to …
Samara Samithi firm on demand for decentralised treatment A meeting convened by the District Collector on Monday to discuss ways to clear the accumulated garbage in the city could not find any effective solution. The meeting was called to reach a consensus with the agitating Lalur Malineekarana Viruddha Samara Samithi. …
Plastic bags and material are a threat to the green cover. Both forest officers and activists are trying to save the city hills from the plastic menace. DNA visited a few hills and talked to activists and government officials. Vetal Tekdi is a good example of restoration of a hill, …
Muttambalam area selected for the pilot project. The Kottayam municipality has launched a waste management system that involves door-to-door collection of garbage. Muttambalam (or Ward No. 18), a residential area in Kanjikuzhy, has been selected for the pilot project of the programme. The programme got under way on Thursday with …
BHUBANESWAR: Inviting flak for the highly priced bio-degradable polythene bags that Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation intends to introduce in place of polythene, the authorities have decided to reduce the price to increase market acceptance. BMC conducted a meeting where businessmen, hoteliers, shop owners and vendors were invited to discuss the pro …
GUWAHATI, Feb 26 – Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today launched a ‘say no to plastic bags’ campaign, underlining the urgent need for mass awareness on the adverse effects of plastic bags in order to make the campaign a success. Taking part at an environmental awareness programme organized by the Pollution …
In the three-day conference organised by the University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology in Panjab University, various guests and delegates presented their work in the field of nanotechnology. Today researchers are more concerned with developing techniques which are more environment-friendly like the development of green products. Similar is the …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as use of polythene bags of below 40 micron were banned in the city last year, implementation of the ban is far from satisfactory with a large number of shopkeepers still using them. Not just polythene bags, the ban is applicable to gutka sachets as well. As per …
The Gurgaon administration on Thursday challaned shopkeepers at various malls and shopping complexes across the city for using banned polythene bags. Based on a directive issued by Deputy Commissioner P C Meena, a team lead by Sub-Divisional Magistrate (South) Captain Manoj conducted surprise checking at malls and multiplexes, and fined …
