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, …
Rajahmundry, Dec. 17: Unscientific recycling of used plastic saline bottles has become rampant as the health authorities fail to keep a tab on their pilferage from hospitals to scrap shops in East Godavari. Plastic saline bottles with a capacity from 100 ml to thr-ee litres are being used to meet …
K Jayaprakash KOCHI: The plastic mounts at Sabarimala have been a nagging problem for the Travancore Devaswom Board and the state government alike. But, this trash is an invaluable treasure. It can be converted into diesel in the next 5-10 years and till then the waste can be kept in …
Udhagamandalam: A meeting of green campaigners held at Kotagiri recently urged the district administration and the State Government to ensure that the environment of Kotagiri was protected. Pointing out that Kotagiri was fondly referred to as Little Switzerland on account of its salubrious weather, the meeting lamented that it was …
Rampant use of plastic products and their haphazard dumping has been a matter of headache not only for the environmentalists but also for those involved in waste management. However, for the women of Sidhhipur in Lalitpur, thanks to their Suiro campaign, waste plastic material is now an eco-friendly source of …
MARGAO, NOV 24 Even as the Margao Municipal Council is bracing up to handle the tones of waste on scientific lines, a new problem is raising its ugly head and staring at the Civic body. Miscreants
The state environment minister, Mr Sailen Sarkar, today introduced biodegradable bags, which would be popularly known as green bags in a sweet shop in front of Writers
The plastic waste management project, "Pilisaru Pola" is scheduled to commence work today (11) at 9.00 am at the Princess of Wales College, Moratuwa. Central Environmental Authority chairman, Udaya Gammanpila and the Moratuwa Municipal Council chairman, Saman Lal Fernando will be present to grace the occasion.
Komal Amit Gera / Chandigarh November 10, 2008, 0:16 IST Unaffected by the global meltdown, but still in a shambles. This is the plight of the small industries engaged in manufacturing polythene carry bags in Chandigarh. The administration vide notification dated July 30, 2008 by the department of Environment under …
Tirupur: A Corporation team led by Sanitary Inspector S. Elango seized about six tonnes of plastic materials with thickness of less than 20 microns from shops and commercial establishments during raids conducted in the city on Tuesday and Wednesday. Unit Official sources said that out of the total quantity seized, …
Rajkamal Goswami ATREE, which has long-term presence and stake in biodiversity conservation of KMTR along with the Tamil Nadu Forest Department has been actively campaigning to reduce plastic use in the reserve and monitor the impact of such a large congregation of people inside the forest for the last three …
A combination of high tax structure, debatable import duty policies, age-old legislations, lack of duty protection coupled with the overall economic slow down, presents a grim outlook for the plastics industry
The initiatives taken, both by Wal-Mart and Progressive Bag Affiliates need to be replicated across the world, including India. Imposing a ban on plastic bags as being advocated by some critics is not the solution
V. Venkatasubramanian Rummaging: Plastic waste accounts for major chunk of the garbage dumped at the Rengaswamykuluam transfer point in Kancheepuram. KANCHEEPURAM: A large quantity of
After imposing a ban on the use of plastic carry bags in the state, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has now asked different municipalities to have their own plastic recycling units. Moreover, airports, railways and shopping malls will have to make arrangements for collection of plastic wastes and …
Vidya Venkat CHENNAI: K.N. Shruti, a Std. XII student of Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School, has returned from a three-week expedition to the Arctic recently. This Young Indian Climate Champion, selected by the British Council through a nationwide competition, plans to campaign against the use of plastics in the city, …
KY Vijay Kumar | ENS Chennai, PLASTIC is an environmental hazard chiefly because it is nonbiodegradable. It cannot be decomposed by micro-organisms or by any biological process. It is a synthetic polymer that can be moulded into complex shapes. Elasticity makes it extremely popular as a packaging material. In its …
T Muruganandam | ENS Chennai, THE only serious attempt to regulate the proliferation of disposable plastics in the State was made in 2002, when the then AIADMK government introduced a Bill on the subject in the Assembly. Solidly backing the Bill on the floor of the House, the then Chief …
Nalini Ravichandran | ENS Chennai, A tough law that bans lighting up in public places has put smokers on notice. City Police Commissioner R Sekar intends to enforce the law sometime this week. Whether or not he manages to do so, at least a step has been taken in the …
