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, …
Jaipur: Biodegradable bags, made of starch from maize, are likely to replace regular polythene bags in the state. After imposing effective ban on usage of plastic bags, government has been looking for a substitute. According to officials, biodegradable bags look to be the best available option which if swallowed, would …
Jaipur: To enforce total ban on plastic in the city, the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Monday continued penalising commercial establishments for using plastic bags. Raids were conducted in all eight zones of the city and Rs 3, 15, 000 was collected as fine from offenders. A senior JMC official …
Are you hooked on to websites selling used products or one of those who don't discard but resell? If the latest report by the Centre for Environment Education (CCE) is to be believed, you are doing a massive service for our planet and the humanity by reducing your carbon footprint. …
Jaipur: The Jaisalmer district collector has a new solution to the desert city's soaring mound of plastic waste. The collector has urged residents to donate old saris which can be recycled into carry bags. The first-of-its-kind initiative was kicked off on the sidelines of the World Environment Day on June …
Expensive alternative draws city residents to cheap plastic bags; vendors say not viable With merely one company in the country manufacturing biodegradable polythene bags and selling A-4 size for Rs 2.5 per piece, the efforts of making City Beautiful plastic-free appears to be a far cry. According to Rhythm Aggarwal, …
Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) has approved eco-friendly materials to be used as alternative packaging to plastic bags. Kebs Quality Assurance and Inspection Director Eric Chesire has said the bags are made of biodegradable materials that include canvas, polypropylene and clothes adding that they are now available in the market. …
NEW DELHI: Stepping up its efforts to finalise details of the proposed law on Ganga, a government's expert panel on Tuesday deliberated on finer points of the draft National River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Bill, 2017 which proposes penalty, including jail terms, for those who pollute the river or …
Researchers at The Ocean Cleanup - a Dutch foundation developing new technologies for ridding the oceans of plastic - say rivers carry an estimated 1.15-2.41 million tonnes of plastic into the sea every year, an amount that need between 48,000 to over 100,000 dump trucks to carry it away. The …
Pilibhit: People visiting the annual mela at the Siddh Baba (Lord Shiva) temple located inside the core area of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) are destroying the forest, the ecology and are also disturbing the wildlife. Thousands of people visit the shrine every day and dump garbage, including plastic and polythene …
Plastics in the marine environment have become a major concern because of their persistence at sea, and adverse consequences to marine life and potentially human health. Implementing mitigation strategies requires an understanding and quantification of marine plastic sources, taking spatial and temporal variability into account. Here we present a global …
While the city was abuzz with activities that promised to address and spread awareness on environmental issues, some young soorma Bhopalis made crusading for environment their way of life by starting with little stones before moving the entire mountain. So while the cyclathons, marathons, awareness walks and plantation drives otherwise …
From manufacturing cutlery made of betel leaves in Mangaluru and set ting up a company in Qatar to returning to India with a biodegradable solution to plastic bags, green crusader Ashwath Hegde, 24, has done it all. The founder of EnviGreen Biotech India Ltd, Bengaluru, who nurtures the dream of …
JAIPUR: The authorities of North Western Railways (NWR) have drawn up an innovative plan to generate energy from plastic bottles and cups that are disposed of at the Jaipur junction every day. The NWR would set-up a waste-to-energy plant that would generate energy from the plastic waste. The capacity of …
Visakhapatnam: Environment lovers and green organisations question the pollution created by the several tonnes of plastic that is generated during political and religious gatherings in the city. Currently, yellow plastic flags and flexi boards of politicians have flooded the city. Whenever a fest, religious or political programme happens, flags, festoons, …
MUMBAI: Leading pipe manufacturing companies and producers of non-toxic materials for PVC will be closely watched by Dalal Street traders in the coming days after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) asked the government last week to lay down standards against the use of toxic lead material in PVC pipes. Jan …
A caterpillar commercially bred for fishing bait has the ability to biodegrade polyethylene Scientists have found that a caterpillar commercially bred for fishing bait has the ability to biodegrade polyethylene. Polyethylene plastics, the toughest and most used item have become environmental nuisance globally and frequently found clogging up landfill sites …
At least 30 to 40 tonnes of plastic waste finds way into Lake Nakuru National Park every rainy season, posing danger to the wildlife and are a threat to one of Kenya’s most visited parks. The waste generated from Nakuru’s town centre and the neighbouring estates is swept into the …
The green panel also directed the MoEF Secretary to draw up a programme for phasing out lead from PVC pipes which is used to stabilise thermal degradation. Water passing through PVC pipes commonly used in most buildings may contain toxic materials like lead, which has a hazardous effect on human …
Around 200 students of class UKG participated in the rally. Holding placards, they appealed people to save water bodies and stop using polythene. Students of Presentation Convent here today took out a rally highlighting environmental concerns in Kashmir. Around 200 students of class UKG participated in the rally. Holding placards, …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jan Sahyog Manch Vs Ministry of Environment and Forest & Others dated 25/05/2017 regarding environment and ecological damage caused by the use of lead in manufacturing of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipes and other products. The Applicant Jan Sahyog Manch has …
