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 …
In a welcome drive to mobilise public opinion and conserve the famed Corbett Tiger Reserve, a group of citizens in Ramnagar cleared over five quintals of polythene garbage from the park periphery on March 7 and 9. The cleanliness campaign was a joint initiative of local NGO, the Society for …
Kozhikode: Oxo-biodegradable plastic carry-bags and packaging materials, which offer a possible solution to the plastic menace, made their entry into the Kerala market recently. And for a district such as Kozhikode, declared plastic-waste-free by the district administration two months ago, they may help to sustain the momentum of the campaign …
MUMBAI: The Mahashivratri festival may be over, but the huge mounds of garbage and litter left behind in the forest have upset nature enthusiasts in the city. Several places in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) are littered with non-biodegradable waste such as plastic bags and glasses, thermocol plates and …
New Delhi:There has been no let-up in the sales of gutkha and pan masala in plastic sachets despite a Supreme Court order banning non-biodegradable sachets from March 1. Strings of pan masala and gutkha sachets of numerous brands continue to hang in shops across the capital. Even as shopkeepers claimed …
The civic body has decided to frame a separate by-law to ban the use of not only plastic bags but other plastic materials such as cups, sachets, plates in city. Earlier, there was a ban on plastic bags below 50 micron. Now, the ban will be on any usable plastic …
New Delhi: Bird watching ight be perceived as an eco-friendly pastime but this year a group of birders decided to go one step forward and indulge in green birding. A group of them skipped the more densely populated birding spots and instead decided to concentrate only on those areas that …
Taking the fight against polluting plastic ahead, the environment ministry on Monday notified that plastic carry bags should be of a minimum thickness of 40 microns and will not be given free of cost to consumers. The new Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2011 announced on Monday will replace …
Srinivas Sirnoorkar, Gulbarga, Jan 3, DHNS : Gulbarga University will soon be making a big green statement by making the best use of both biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste. A view of the administrative block of Gulbarga University. DH PHOTOThe varsity will adopt scientific solid waste management and establish a mega …
Law enforcement authorities have shown no serious interest or inclination to completely ban the use of polythene and plastic Anindo Dey | TNN Jaipur: Despite a ban on plastic bags in the state, there seems to be no respite to Mount Abu from these hazardous wastes. With a rush of …
TIRUNELVELI: The district administration has decided to strictly enforce the ban on the manufacture, sale and use of non-recyclable and non-degradable plastic products in the district from January 1, 2011 onwards. District Collector M. Jayaraman, who recently banned the use of non-recyclable, non-degradable plastic products, has ordered the officials to …
Taking into account Dec. 7: Taking into account the huge impact on environment and human health caused by non-biodegradable plastic wrappers used for packaging of gutkha, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered complete ban on use of plastic for packaging of all forms of such products. A bench of Justices …
The state's declaration of ban on polythene bags is ineffective as many plastic bags could be seen in the market till now. Almost one month has passed since the ban on polythene carry bags yet still a number of people are seen carrying goods in their plastic bags. The state …
Carrying or selling plastic bags may soon invite trouble for both customers and shopkeepers as the administration has decided to impose a blanket ban on its use. From the coming month, the administration would penalise those violating rules. In February, the state government had imposed a blanket ban on the …
Principal Secretary Housing and Environment Shri Alok Shrivastava has issued directives to all Municipal Corporations to adopt the model of Bhopal Municipal Corporation to dispose off the plastic waste. So far plastic waste is considered to be indestructible and hazardous to life. Several animals lost life by eating plastic waste. …
London: A team of Dutch researchers are planning to make an island the size of Hawaii entirely from 44 million kilogram of plastic waste. Recycled island, which is part of an environmental vision for the future, will be made from plastic waste currently bobbing around in the Pacific Ocean. Solar …
Mumbai: Cracking the whip on all those throwing plastic bags in drains, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has fined nearly 150 people and collected a fine of Rs1.32 lakh in a fortnight. After having learnt lessons from July 26 deluge, when plastic bags had blocked drains and led to flooding …
Awareness programme for officials representing rural development department in Thane district On waste management: C. Srinivasan, Project Director, Indian Green Service, at a training programme in Vellore on Wednesday. VELLORE: Several States in the country have started showing interest in emulating the
