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, …
Debabrata Mohanty Posted: Sep 25, 2008 at 0015 hrs IST Bhubaneswar, September 24 Despite being the first state to have a dedicated disaster mitigation authority, Orissa
The enforcement of a ban on plastic bags will be extremely difficult because of a likely resistance from its manufacturers, according to the Environment Department of the City District Government Lahore (CDGL). A source within the CDGL said the bags have a
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, September 17 A major study links a chemical widely used in plastic products, including baby bottles, to health problems in humans like heart disease and diabetes, but US regulators said on Tuesday they still believe it is safe. The chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, is commonly used in …
Lahore High Court Justice Shabbar Raza Rizvi on Wednesday, in response to a petition, imposed a ban on the use of polythene bags throughout the province. The petition submitted by Khurram Khan advocate claimed that polythene bags were in common use without consideration of the fact that they posed a …
By Hemanthi Guruge The Ministry of Environment and Central Environmental Authority together with a private company has launched an environment friendly bag. Environment Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka noted Sri Lanka has faced serious problems due to the use of polythene. The use of polythene was a strong challenge for man, …
Nagercoil: The district administration has given a warning to all hoteliers and commercial establishments to ensure Kanyakumari, an international tourist spot, is free of pollution, especially plastic. A revenue team led by A.Vijaya Kumar (PA
Potential new concerns about the safety of bisphenol, a widely used chemical Several States are considering restricting BPA use No strong evidence of health hazards: government experts CHICAGO: The first major study of health effects in people from a chemical used in plastic baby bottles, food cans and a host …
Green Brigade Up In Arms TNN & AGENCIES London/New Delhi: Garbage is literally flying and hitting the roof thousands of kilometres away. A TV report about household waste collected weekly across Britain for recycling being shipped and dumped in India has the green brigade up in arms. As part of …
Plastic bottles are deadly for your brain Bisphenol A Found To Impair Learning & Memory Toronto: Plastic containers may be deadly for your brain. Canadian researchers have found that Bisphenol A (BPA), the chemical used in making plastic containers, might be responsible for impairing many brain functions such as learning …
A small Arctic gull has set a record as the bird most contaminated by two banned industrial pollutants, scientists said on Thursday. Eggs of the ivory gull, which has a population of about 14,000 from Siberia to Canada, were found to have the highest known concentrations of PCBs, long used …
Say no: Corporation officials distributing pamphlets to create awareness against use of plastic materials less than 20 microns on Kongu Main Road in Tirupur. Tirupur: The Corporation administration conducted a special drive on Monday to create awareness among traders against the use of plastic materials made of virgin or recycled …
In his legal opinion, UT Senior Standing Counsel Anupam Gupta advocates a complete ban Senior Standing Counsel, UT Administration, Advocate Anupam Gupta has cleared all legal doubts with regard to banning plastic and polythene carry bags in Chandigarh. In his detailed legal opinion, Gupta has strongly advocated a complete ban …
Just how harmful are baby bottles, eyeglasses and other bisphenol-A plastics? Patricia Hunt, who helped to bring the issue to light a decade ago, is still trying to sort it all out.
Supermarkets in Sri Lanka pitch in to eradicate plastic menace supermarkets in Sri Lanka have come together to discourage the use of plastic shopping bags. As part of a three-phase environmental campaign, they have joined hands with the Central Environmental Authority (cea) and introduced eco-friendly shopping bags, mostly made of …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The systematic and scientific disposal of plastic and biodegradable waste by the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation was the cream of all surprises gifted by the Corporation to Kochi Mayor Mercy Williams. Mercy attentively listened to a presentation by Corporation officials about this system and other aspects of solid waste management, cleared …
