Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Devavrat Kumar Sahani Vs State of Bihar dated 07/04/2025. The application was being registered on the basis of a letter petition dated December 27, 2024 sent to the NGT by the applicant, Devavrat Kumar Sahani, Muzaffarpur, …
Sudha Nambudiri KOCHI: Carrying a bag while shopping will have to make a comeback when the Ministry of Environment and Forests enforces the rules that ban plastic kits thinner than 40 microns and measuring less than 30cm by 45cm. A notification was issued urging the public to register their objections …
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 …
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 the shops selling the items within the market areas, including those in the walled city. The officials have been asked to carry out …
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. …
Ahmedabad: Next time you go to the market to buy vegetables, fruits or grocery, carry your own cloth bag. The state government is planning to ban sale and use of plastics which are thinner than 40 microns and measure less than 30cm x 45cm. It also intends to ban multi-layered …
SABARIMALA: The Assembly Committee on Environment has suggested a total ban on bottled drinking water at Sabarimala. The Committee felt the need for complete ban on bottled water owing to the environment pollution caused by plastic waste, especially the heap of plastic bottles found on the trekking path, Pampa and …
The civic authorities on Tuesday deferred the planned two-day drive to free the city markets of banned plastic bags under pressure from traders. The Calcutta Municipal Corporation had declared last week that officials would visit markets on Tuesday and Wednesday and slap fines on traders and customers found using plastic …
`If there is any violation, we have told the trade fair organisers to forfeit the security deposits of the erring stalls and also to cancel their permits,' a senior official said The Delhi government has directed all participants in the ongoing trade fair to stop the use of plastic bags, …
Inspection Teams To Crack Whip On Those Caught Violating The Ban At Pragati Maidan New Delhi: Exhibitors at the trade fair caught distributing plastic bags could be asked to close down their stalls if they do not pay heed to the warnings by India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) officials. On …
Jammu : Deputy chairman of the Legislative Council, Arvinder Singh Micky has asked the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) to strictly enforce ban on polythene in the city and involve the public in creating a mass movement against the use of polythene. Chairing a meeting of the Jammu Development Authority (JDA), …
New Delhi: While the exhibitors at the trade fair continue to hand out polythene bags despite a ban, a craftsman from Kolkata is doing good business selling jute bags to Delhiites. Kamal Sarkar and his brother have set up two stalls at the fair and claim to have sold nearly …
ITPO To Meet Environment Officials Today To Discuss Prosecution New Delhi: A day after The Times of India reported that plastic bags were openly being used at the ongoing trade fair at Pragati Maidan, the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) was stirred into action and issued warnings to all stall …
Even Big Global Brands Hand Them Out Neha Lalchandani | TNN New Delhi: The Delhi government had banned the use of plastic bags with great fanfare, but participants at the Trade Fair seem to be unaware of the existence of any such ban. Even on the second day of the …
Hyderabad, Nov. 8: The Andhra Pradesh environmental connect that includes officials and activists has asked the Exhibition Society in Hyderabad to impose ban on plastic this year at the popular Numaish. The APEC has asked people to get their own jute or other non-plastic bags instead. The additional principal conservator …
An alarming number of 10 million plastic bags get dumped globally every minute into the environment which are not recyclable. In an effort to curb the nuisance of plastic bags in the City, VOICE for India Foundation (Voluntary Organisation of Integrated Community Enterprises for India) along with Ramaiah Institute of …
The glitterati and the hoi polloi of Bandra will 'go green' this time for the suburb's own festival on November 14. The festival, that's celebrated once in two years, will highlight the need to get environment-friendly and propose a plastic-free Bandra, this time. "It's becoming imperative that everybody realises that …
