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 …
Municipality plans to improve garbage collection Residents attribute poor garbage mechanism of the local bodies as the primary causative of increase in the stray dog menace in Namakkal. Last year 17,848 persons have been administered with anti rabies vaccine in this district due to increase in the stray dog menace. …
The traders of Chungathara in the district are leading the way in creating a clean and garbage-free village. Aiming at total cleanliness, the traders, under the banner of the Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samiti (KVVES), secured the assistance of the Chungathara grama panchayat, the Total Sanitation and Health Mission (TSHM), …
Finally, lakhs of families living in the colonies around Jawaharnagar dumping yard can hope to breathe fresh air as Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited (REEL) will start trial runs on segregation, composting and scientific disposal of garbage from January 18. For the first time, the process of segregating the waste into …
In collaboration with State Trading Organization (STO), Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) and Bright Brothers (AGORA), Ministry of Housing and Environment is organizing a second phase of ‘No to Plastic Bags Campaign’ to be initiated today. This campaign is a continuation of the ‘No to Plastic Bags Campaign’ held earlier …
Following the model of Kanyakumari district, the Corporation has finally decided to impose ban on the production, sale and use of non-recyclable non-degradable plastic products within its jurisdiction. “The ban will come to effect within next two months,” Mayor Vijila Sathyananth announced in the council meeting held here on Wednesday. …
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has on Friday commissioned a solid waste management facility at its campus. K. Ramasamy, Member, State Planning Commission, and Vice Chancellor, Karpagam University, commissioned the Rs. 80 lakh project in the presence of P. Murugesa Boopathi, Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. The university will use …
KOCHI: In the wake of the Kerala High Court order on waste dumping, the Kochi Corporation is planning to put a blanket ban on plastic carry bags. While initiating steps to implement the directions as per the court order, the Kochi Corporation will also consider the viability of a total …
With a view to effectively deal with the menace of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in India and 10 neighbouring countries, the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) formally inaugurated its Stockholm Convention Regional Center on POPs for Asia region in Nagpur on Monday. The Stockholm Convention on POPs is an …
The municipalities in Tiruchi, Perambalur and Ariyalur district will implement solid waste management programme and ensure environment and ecology-friendly programmes, by recycling degradable waste into organic manure. For effective implementation of the solid waste management programme, people should extend their cooperation by segregating waste materials into three categories, said A.Rengasamy, …
Court orders prosecution of ban violators A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday prohibited dumping of waste in plastic carry bags or bags made of any other non-biodegradable material in public places or roadsides and ordered the police to prosecute those who violated the order. The Bench …
At the India International Trade Fair (IITF) this year, there is a widespread use of plastic bags. Visitors also bring food from outside though the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) that is conducting the major event has banned them. However, the public is unaware of the ban. "I came here …
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has asked all the local bodies of Madurai district to establish plastic waste collection centres and dispose them of at cement kiln of Madras Cements in Virudhunagar district. The District Environmental Engineer, A.R. Krishnaram, said that the cement factory had signed a memorandum of understanding …
Government asked to file views before November 15 A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday directed the State government to express its views on the court's proposal to prohibit the manufacture and sale of plastic carry bags and other non-biodegradable packaging material in the State. The Bench …
SHILLONG, Oct 9 – In a first-of-its-kind in the Northeastern region, bitumen and waste plastic will be used in road construction in Shillong using a technology known for its durability, especially in extreme weather conditions. To start with, a four-km stretch in Jhalupara area of the city, which gets damaged …
The district administration has chalked a novel scheme to make Pathanamthitta plastic-free from November 14, according to District Collector, P.Venugopal. An official meeting convened by the Collector here the other day has resolved to make necessary arrangements to supply eco-friendly carry bags made of cloth, priced at Rs 1 and …
The Delhi government has stepped up efforts to implement the ban on manufacture of plastic bags in the city. It has now sought comments from public on a new draft rule to discourage the use of plastic bags. Anyone found manufacturing bags from plastic, that is prohibited in Delhi, could …
A jurisdictional war between Ranchi district administration and Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) is threatening to take a toll on proper implementation of guidelines for a peaceful and eco-friendly Durga Puja. While the JSPCB, which has released a host of pollution control directives to Puja organisers, wants deputy commissioners …
In the light of the vexed garbage issue remaining unresolved and reports of deaths due to suspected rat fever, the district administration is planning to enforce the ban on the use and sale of non-degradable plastic bags. The district administration was chalking out strategies to ban the non-degradable plastic bags …
District panchayat president P.P. Shyamala Devi has underscored the need to enforce a blanket ban on sale of non-degradable plastic bags, which are generally used by people to dump garbage. Talking to The Hindu, she admitted that the use of plastic bags had assumed the proportion of a real “villain” …
Fresh milk delivered at your doorstep, minus any polluting plastic pouches. In a nod to environment conservation, the state animal husbandry department has decided to deliver fresh milk to households every morning through insulated tanks that will dispense half a litre at the press of a button, and would cost …
