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 …
Ludhiana: Plastic bags, which have been banned by the majority of states in the country, will now be used by the Punjab Government in the construction of roads. With their usage, roads will not only present a brighter look, but will be more strengthened. While using plastic bags in bitumen, …
ITANAGAR, May 30: Environ conducted a day long workshop with waste pickers in a dump house near General Hospital here and demonstrated different uses of non-biodegradable and recyclable solid waste to mobilize their day to day activity in more efficient manner to keep clean the city. Waste pickers as well …
Shishir Prashant / New Delhi/ Dehra Dun May 03, 2010, 0:27 IST Gangotri, Valley of Flowers and other highly eco-sensitive zones of the Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand may be becoming hot sites on the tourist map. But the Uttarakhand government now wants to put up more restrictions on travellers in …
Cement company near city to test the waste as fuel in its furnace FINDING USE: Gunny bags full of plastics waste that the Coimbatore Corporation collected from across the city and kept at the Vellalore compost yard on Wednesday as part of a new component of the solid waste management …
Pune As the Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) gears up to enforce a total ban on all types of polythene bags in its jurisdiction, traders are seeking parity of enforcement among civic bodies. Unlike PCB, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has banned only plastic bags below 50 microns. The traders have …
Mumbai Even as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation mulls raising the permissible thickness of plastic bags in the market from 50 to 70 microns, several major markets in the city are adding momentum to the no-plastic drive by replacing plastic bags with environmentally friendly options. Three weeks after 27 restaurateurs of …
Mumbai Manufacturers of plastic below 50 microns will face instant arrest and citizens carrying the thin polythene will be fined up to Rs 100, under a new set of restrictions proposed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The proposal to jail manufacturers on their first offence is stricter than the provisions …
More than 400 college and school students participate in training programme Nagercoil: The district administration has selected six wards of Nagercoil Municipality for the implementation of collecting and sending non-degradable plastic waste from Kanyakumari district to India Cements in Tirunelveli district as fuel, said the Collector, Rajendra Ratnoo. India Cements …
ITANAGAR, Jan 16: Arunachal Pradesh Governor Gen (Retd) JJ Singh today reiterated his clarion call to the people of the two capital cities in particular and people of Arunachal Pradesh in general to make a
ITANAGAR, Jan 10: With the picnic season at full swing, people are thronging the outskirts of the State capital that offers ideal picnic spots with icy cool rivers and serene nature. But the lighthearted outings are taking its toll over the environment with pollution from leftovers. That makes one ponder …
The main garbage dump of the city at Darni ka Bagicha went ablaze mysteriously, a day before Chief Minister PK Dhumal was to launch a campaign to remove plastic waste. A column of thick smoke rose from the dump and soon enveloped the city, completely obscuring the skyline. People complained …
INCREASED use of plastic in industries such as packaging and automobiles among others can actually help reduce global carbon emission levels that is required to prevent climate change, claimed a study conducted by consultancy firm McKinsey and Oko Institute of Germany. The study that goes against conventional thinking that use …
Shimla: Encouraged by the success of the pilot project, the state government has decided to utilise plastic waste for surfacing of roads on a large scale to help find a cost-effective and lasting solution to the problem of non-biodegradable waste disposal. Plastic waste, littered across the state, will be collected …
New Delhi: Stepping up its drive against use of hazardous plastic bags in the capital, Delhi government has asked the enforcing agencies to crack down on the owners of shops selling the items within the market areas, including those in the Walled City. The officials have been asked to carry …
New Delhi: To ensure a smooth ride during the Commonwealth Games, Public Works Department (PWD) is going to use waste plastic technology to resurface a total of 242-km road length in the city at a cost of around Rs 250 crore. The new technology will ensure longevity of the roads. …
