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, …
Commercial progress in Nanotechnology requires standards, based on science and engineering and is of paramount importance to network with all stakeholders to promote initiatives and technology to industry to add value, said Small and Medium Enterprise Developers (SMED) Director, Renuka Herath. Speaking at a seminar titled `Nanotechnology in Energy Industry
Pushing Paper Bags Will Only Lead To More Cutting Of Trees, Says Minister TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: The government made it clear that it is not in favour of a blanket ban on using plastic bags while it is working on use of biodegradable plastic as colouring elements like …
July 8: Union minister of state for environment Jairam Ramesh has said that there is nothing wrong with the use of plastic bags. However, he has qualified it by also stating that it is the use of recycled plastic and coloured plastic which is dangerous. Further, he has said that …
After the state government imposed a ban on polythene, the union of polythene bags manufacturers and traders said more than 50 industrial units in the business of manufacturing these bags have closed down, rendering more than 15,000 workers jobless.
S.Aishwarya Catching up: Trendy cloth bags are being promoted as an alternative to plastic bags. CHENNAI: Every time you walk out of a shopping mall lugging a bag of your purchase, have you ever wondered that your plastic shopping bag can cause permanent damage to the environment? Manufacturers of plastic …
Can the proposed ban on plastics on the Marina by Chennai Corporation be extended across the city? Major issue: In the absence of proper disposal, plastics end up chocking waterways. CHENNAI: Plastic is perhaps the most widely used material. Though it amounts to only 3.7 per cent of the total …
Satish Shile, Bangalore, DH News Service: The government is set to ban the production of non bio-degradable plastic in the State. A Bill to amend Karnataka Plastic Rules in this regard is likely to come up for discussion in the coming Assembly session. According to Secretary of Environment Kanwarpal, the …
Concrete policy to enforce ban alongwith providing people with alternatives is the only way out. Drive against the use of polythene bags has become a costly affair for attendants of patients admitted in Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu Attendants carrying polythene bags which contain food items, water bottles and other …
Eco-concerns drive demand for biodegradable bags on the global market, giving rise to the exports of shopping jute bags from Bangladesh. Jute goods makers export around 100,000 shopping bags a month on average to different countries. They hope scope for more shipments will widen next year, as some European countries …
NEW DELHI: Not in the mood to fine or book those violating the ban on using plastics in the Capital just yet, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee proposes to carry out a massive awareness drive giving Delhiites a chance to comply. Over six months after the ban on plastic bags …
New Delhi: If you are still using and accepting plastic bags in markets, it is time to switch over to other materials. More than six months after the plastic ban was notified in Delhi, the government has formulated a strategy of penalizing those who are violating the law with a …
Jammu: The J&K; Polythene Manufacturers and Traders Association has expressed anguish over the way the authorities concerned have been implementing the ban on polythene bags. The association has lamented that the administration was unmindful of the adverse impact of the ban on a vast section of the people. Addressing a …
Greater Dhaka has been a major engine of growth and prosperity in Bangladesh, representing more than 40% of Bangladesh's national GDP. This rapidly growing city of 12 million inhabitants has also emerged as a major hub for over 7000 small and medium scale industries. Yet, Dhaka's sustainability is increasingly under …
Carrying a water bottle and a polythene bag inside city zoo will now require shelling out Rs 20 extra for a refund coupon. Taking note of the report published in the TOI that plastic bottles are blatantly being thrown inside the enclosures of zoo inmates and there is hardly anyone …
A comprehensive profile of the Darjeeling hill topography using satellite imagery can be of great use for preparing land-use plans in the landslide-prone region. Mamata Desai, professor, department of ecology, physical and human resources at the Netaji Institute for Asian Studies, Calcutta, who has carried out identification and mapping of …
Like many students she has taken up science at Plus Two, but unlike them she is not thinking of a conventional career in engineering or medical. Her love lies with nature and she wants to make a career out of it. Parnika Praleya of Loyola School have got an opportunity …
Dumping of clinical and pathological wastes by most of the private clinics and diagnostic centres is causing environmental pollution in Khulna. According to sources in the civil surgeon
Washington: Hormone experts said they are worried by a chemical called bisphenol A, which some politicians say they want taken out of products and which consumers are increasingly shunning. They said they have gathered a growing body of evidence to show the compound, also known as BPA, might damage health. …
