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 …
By Guilherme Almeida Collecting garbage on a door-to-door basis in the Commercial Capital is likely to be a costly affair for the cash-starved Margao Municipal Council. As if the nightmares over Sonsodo weren't enough, the Civic body may have to pool all their resources in view of recent high court …
Pune July 06 The decision to impose fines and initiate legal proceedings is taken to dissuade builders who dump debris into the rivers, says municipal commissioner Taking cognisance of the illegal dumping of debris generated during construction work Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) plans to take stern action against the …
Organisation to share technology on creating bags using husk with the Bharathiar University Coimbatore THE Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is likely to share the knowhow on manufacturing bio-degradable bags, using husk as an alternative to plastic, with Bharathiar University (BU). The interesting fact came to light in the …
A study by Mckensey estimates that 30-40 per cent of agricultural produce in India goes waste, which amounts to a whopping Rs. 12,000 crore annually. One only has to look at the way the entire supply chain of food production and its distribution is handled. OUR POLYMERS BUREAU Food crisis …
K.V. Prasad COIMBATORE: Students of 90 schools in the city brought plastic carry bags from home and handed them over to members of the Residents' Awareness Association of Coimbatore (RAAC) at their institutions on Thursday as part of an ongoing drive against non-biodegradable varieties of plastic that could harm the …
Canada could be the first country to make a health finding against bisphenola or BPA, which has been shown to disrupt the hormonal systems of animals. Then on Thursday, a report from the United States Department of Health and Human Services' National Toxicology Programme endorsed a scientific panel's finding that …
One of the country's largest landfill sites, being readied at Gyaspur-Pirana on the outskirts of the city, will soon see a captive power plant in the coming months. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) plans to burn "organic' waste collected from various domestic and commercial sources to run a generator running …
Plastic garbage is playing havoc with mother earth. From villages to cities plastics are being used in such a way that the whole country seems to be a heap of plastic garbage. A Nagpur based company has taken initiative to use plastic garbage in producing petro products. Dr Jhadgaonkar related …
It is understandable that consumers are switching over to supermarket chains for household shopping. These outlets offer competitively priced groceries and other essentials under one roof. An unfortunate offshoot of this phenomenon, though, is the alarmingly high use of plastic in both product wrappings and carrybags . Consumer organisations and …
Chandigarh, February 12 The Chandigarh Administration has issued a draft notification to declare the city "polythene bag free' by not allowing vendors, shopkeepers, retailers and traders to use, transport and manufacture polythene bags in the city. The administration has invited objections to the scheme within the next 60 days. However, …
