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 …
Environment activist Subhash Dutta has written to the chief election commissioner, urging him to ask parties to abide by green norms during the campaign. Dutta said that unless green norms were followed, the polls would leave in their wake around 1 lakh metric tonnes of non-biodegradable waste that would add …
Udhagamandalam: Concerned over the ban on disposable plastic items being increasingly observed in the breach in this hill station, the district and civic administrations have started cracking down on violators. Pointing out that despite the ban and the ecological problems confronting this town complaints relating to the easy availability of …
After a protest by a group of youth today, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) announced chalking out strategy to enforce complete ban on the use polythene in city and outskirts. After burning polythene in the premises of SMC office located in Karannagar the group of youth met the commissioner of Srinagar …
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Corporation is of the firm view that the menace of non-biodegradable and non-recyclable plastic bags should be eliminated for its waste management programme to be successful. The ongoing drive against plastic carry bags and other items of below 20 microns is to ensure that the Corporation
TIRUCHI: A huge volume of banned plastic cups and bags, below the thickness of 20 microns, was seized during a special drive conducted by the Corporation officials over the past two days in the city. The Corporation has banned the use, sale and manufacture of plastic products below the thickness …
IEREED (Institute for Enviornment Research Entrepreneurship Education and Development) India carried out a hi-tech campaign to remove pollution on the ocassion of Shivratri. The Non-Government Organisation sent out SMS and e-mails to people urging them to abstain from the use of polythene on the ocassion. President, IEREED India, Chandra Kumar …
Shahidul Islam Chowdhury Thousands of banned polythene shopping bags have reappeared, again exposing the people across the country to the threat of severe environmental degradation, because the government is taking no measures against the manufacturing, marketing and use of the bags. The polythene shopping bags, except for those used by …
Karthik Madhavan BHAVANI: Appakoodal Town Panchayat has been implementing solid waste management for the past one year. It collects about 500 kg of waste a day from six of the 15 wards. About 300 of the 500 kg comes from households and the rest from commercial establishments. With the help …
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Corporation is of the firm view that the menace of non-biodegradable and non-recyclable plastic bags should be eliminated for its waste management programme to be successful. The ongoing drive against plastic carry bags and other items of below 20 microns is to ensure that the Corporation
Mumbai: Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's message of Kar ke Dekho, a group of 10 women in Nashik have started a movement to encourage the use of cloth bags and reject plastic ones. Members of Aksharnaad, from Mahatmanagar in Nashik generally gather every week to read and discuss books. But last …
NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over the harmful impact of plastics on the environment, President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday said effective waste management of plastics was the need of the hour. Inaugurating the seventh edition of the international plastic exhibition-cum-conference
TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: Three weeks after the ban on plastic bags was notified in the Capital, Delhi seems to be making that effort to comply. While a complete turnaround is not expected in a hurry, shopkeepers say the city is evolving. Notices announcing the ban on plastic bags, …
SHALINI SABOO Officials of the State Pollution Control Board, CCL and students of Birsa School clean up the Kanke dam area during an awareness campaign. Picture by Manik Bose Ranchi, Feb. 2: The state capital would soon be free of polythene bags. A sincere effort is being made to get …
Staff Reporter NEW DELHI: Concerned that the notification banning the use of plastic bags in Delhi that came into effect this past month would not be able to cover the entire gamut of plastic use in the city, environmentalists have now demanded that the Government also look
