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, …
Porvorim: Chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday announced the government's plans to amend the Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act 1996 to ban the use of plastic bags by vendors in Goa. "Government is considering amending the Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996," Parrikar said in response to a question raised …
Plastics have outgrown most man-made materials and have long been under environmental scrutiny. However, robust global information, particularly about their end-of-life fate, is lacking. By identifying and synthesizing dispersed data on production, use, and end-of-life management of polymer resins, synthetic fibers, and additives, we present the first global analysis of …
Bhopal: Though partially, the impact of the ban on polythene carrybags is visible at the ground level, not because of the administration's efforts, but due to untiring efforts of a few green crusaders in the city. Despite constraints, some self-motivated Bhopalis are doing their bit to ensure that the hazardous …
While banning the usage of plastic, the Central government had directed the state government to prepare a detailed action plan. Hyderabad: Union environment, forest and climate change ministry has asked the Telangana government to submit a report on action taken on plastic waste management by urban local bodies and its …
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has tightened its noose around the units making polythene bags. Regular checking in this regard is being conducted by the department. Chief engineer, PPCB, Ludhiana, said the use of polythene bag was completely banned and these are allowed only for industrial purposes. “Polythene bags …
PVC and chlorinated plastics are used in making plastic carry bags, gloves and blood bags. Hyderabad: The Telangana state government has imposed a ban on short-life Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and chlorinated plastics in the state. It has also banned burning of waste in open places after being directed to do …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Khalid Ashraf Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 11/07/2017 regarding the issue of synthetic, glass coated and Chinese manjha for kite flying which are injurious to human beings, birds and equally disadvantageous to the environment. …
Seychelles has banned the importation, sale and commercial use of plastic bags, cups, plates and cutlery. The importation ban took effect in January while the ban on its distribution, sale and commercial use took effect on July 1, 2017, the state news agency reported. “Since January, importation is restricted, however, …
To ensure the segregation of waste at the point of generation itself, the company engaged by the Municipal Corporation (MC) has distributed dustbins of two different colours in residential areas but no such effort seems to have been made in market places. A visit through the city roads reveals that …
Surat: A systematic plastic waste management in the city has begun with the commissioning of a plastic waste management plant at Bhatar. The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has provided two acres land for that plant that has been built by a private operator. The plant has started collecting 20 tons …
Eco warriors making efforts to discourage people from using polythene bags A team of eco warriors are making concerted efforts to make the city free from plastic bags. As the world observed International Plastic Bag Free Day on Monday, various organisations in the city stepped up their campaign to spread …
The National Green Tribunal today directed the authorities in the temple town of Vrindavan to strictly enforce the ban on the use of plastic bags, warning that two senior Uttar Pradesh officials in the area would be held liable in case of failure to implement it. A bench headed by …
The countdown is on until Kenya's national ban on plastic bags takes effect, with retailers across the country instructed to be ready to comply with the new law when it goes into force on 28 August. "We have served notice to manufacturers to declare their stock and are working with …
Efforts to create an even cleaner Seychelles have kicked into high gear after a country-wide ban on common plastic items went into effect over the weekend. Businesses had until Friday to ensure that no plastic plates, cuts, or Styrofoam takeaway boxes could be found on store shelves. The ministry of …
Kolhapur: The civic body will implement the general body's decision to ban use of plastics in the city from August 15 this year. The GB meet held in March this year unanimously decided to ban the use and sale of plastic in the city. The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) approved …
The East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) has been commended for banning plastic bags. Eala passed the Polythene Materials Control Bill 2016 that if it becomes a law it will totally ban the use of plastic bags across the East African Community. According to stakeholders here, plastic materials threaten the ecosystem. …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madhumangal Shukla Vs Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) & Others dated 03/07/2017 regarding improper and unregulated disposal of municipal solid waste in the city of Vrindavan, especially in front of the Tatiasthan, near river Yamuna and other places like …
Governments must stop exporting so much plastic waste to countries such as China and keep more in-country to be recycled into bottles to tackle the waste crisis, industry insiders say. A day after the Guardian revealed that a million plastic bottles are bought every minute across the world, experts aiming …
PANJIM: The State government has sanctioned Rs 5 crore to the newly formed Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) towards creating awareness programmes on segregation and treatment of waste at various levels, including educational institutions and to assist village panchayats in safe disposal of solid waste. “Sanction of the government is …
More than a third of seabirds in the North Sea and about a quarter of those in the Celtic Seas have suffered from “widespread breeding failure”, according to a new report. Marine birds are used as a way to gauge the health of the other sealife, as when they feed …
