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, …
The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) has highlighted the findings of a new study by Trucost, a leading environmental research organisation, that finds the environmental cost of using plastics in consumer goods and packaging is nearly four times less than if plastics were replaced with alternative materials. The study …
Madurai: The ideas and perceptions of young minds on protecting the environment will be used to decorate the walls at important places in the Madurai Corporation soon. The Madurai chapter of Soroptimist International (SI), a volunteer service organisation for business and professional women, is working in co-ordination with the Madurai …
The Government of India notified Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules, 2016 by superseading Plastic Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011. As per the Rule ‘6(2)(d)’ of PWM Rules, 2016, processing and disposal of non-recyclable fraction of plastic waste shall be in accordance with the Guidelines issued by the Central Pollution …
The stern directive of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) totally prohibiting use of polythene bags and plastic material as well as their sale in and around Brahma Kund, Har-ki-Pauri, is being openly flouted during the ongoing Kanwar yatra. Local traders and vendors are openly selling and using plastic material, polythene …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satish Kumar Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 29/07/2016 regarding illegal dumping of plastic waste, Village Nilothi, Delhi. The applicant, owner of the property-Plot no. 20/6, Village Nilothi, Delhi has moved this application for desealing the property on the …
The numbers of polluting plastic beads commonly found in everyday face scrub have been revealed by scientists. Researchers at Plymouth University found that each time facewash is used, 94,500 “microbeads” can be released into the oceans. The small plastic balls, also found in toothpaste, are too small to be filtered …
Raipur: With ban on polybags proving to be ineffective, the revenue department and town and country planning department of Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) carried out a mega drive on Saturday to crack the whip on offenders. The team confiscated 30 kilogram of banned polythene bags from 50 shops located on …
Thiruvananthapuram: The city corporation has decided to introduce green protocol during 'karkidaka vavu'. The decision was made during a review meeting convened by mayor V K Prashanth here on Tuesday. The health wing of the city corporation has been directed to clean temple premises of Thiruvallom Parashurama temple before and …
Without even realising, you could be exposing yourself to plastic laden with harmful flame retardants. A recent study by Toxics Link, an environmental NGO, has discovered that around 300 tonnes of plastic with toxic brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are added to the plastic recycling stream everyday in India. The research …
Loopholes in the voluntary pledges by the biggest personal care companies to phase out polluting microbeads have been revealed in a report from Greenpeace, which says a legal ban is needed. Tiny plastic beads are widely used in toiletries and cosmetics but thousands of tonnes wash into the sea every …
Trash-free water at the Rio Olympics is not guaranteed but sailing competitors can at least expect a “fair” tournament, a top official said Wednesday. Barely two weeks from the start of the Games, the Brazilian hosts are scrambling to reassure competitors that the bay staging the sailing and windsurfing contests …
A total of 9,000 cases have been booked and 39,000 kilograms of plastic has been seized in Bengaluru ever since the ban on plastic came into effect four months ago. Furnishing details about the crackdown on plastic, forest and environment minister B Ramanath Rai said a penalty of Rs 52 …
The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation seized about 450 kg of plastic carry bags from various shops in the city limits. The carry bags were seized as part of the Corporation’s drive to make the capital city ‘plastic free’, an effort of the ‘Ente Nagaram Sundara Nagaram’ project. The civic body decided to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Money Goyal & Akash Seth Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 18/07/2016 regarding discontinuation of use of SMC/non-degradable plastic material. Counsel appearing on behalf of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India submits that …
BAREILLY: In a bid to discourage locals from using polythene, the administration is mulling to reward localities which become plastic-free zones. Authorities are also in the midst of clamping down on outlets that continue to use polybags. They are conducting fortnightly raids for the next three months. The first sweep …
Institute says plastic pellets could have been dropped accidentally during transportation; rules out possibility of terrestrial discharge of plastic through rivers PANJIM: Goa’s coast is now facing a bigger threat and marine organisms are at risk as large quantities of plastic debris wash ashore during the southwest monsoon period. The …
Nagpur: While it is the responsibility of a municipal corporation to publish the city Environment Status Report (ESR) every year before July 31, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) will miss the deadline for the second consecutive year. This year too, NMC has not even initiated the process to study Nagpur city's …
Recycling firm teams up with Ricardo to assess performance of Plaxx fuel as replacement for heavy fuel oil and diesel Swindon-based firm Recycling Technologies has teamed up with engineering consultancy Ricardo to assess the performance of its novel solution to turn rigid plastic waste into a fuel. Announced late last …
In exercise of powers confirmed by sections 6, B and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 ( 29 of 1,986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Hazardous and Other Wastes [Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. These rules may be called Hazardous and Other …
In exercise of powers confirmed by sections 6, B and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 ( 29 of 1,986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Hazardous and Other Wastes [Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. These rules may be called Hazardous and Other …
