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, …
Of the 8,300 million tonnes of plastic produced from 1950 to 2015, only 7% has been recycled while more than half has been discarded in landfill or leaked into the environment. Companies, organisations, and governments are taking measures to tackle plastic pollution. However, there is currently no standard methodology to …
Microplastics are increasingly found in drinking water, but there is no evidence so far that this poses a risk to humans, according to a new assessment by the World Health Organization. However, the United Nations body warned against complacency because more research is needed to fully understand how plastic spreads …
Thiruvananthapuram: A project to keep prime tourism destinations across the state free of plastic and garbage, piloted by the Responsible Tourism (RT) Mission, together with stake-holders in tourism sector, was launched on Wednesday. Tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran flagged off the ‘Clean Kerala Initiative’, aimed to promote good practices like ‘Green …
Vistara will stop giving plastic water bottles on board its flights, in a bid to reduce plastic usage. The airline, which had earlier banned chewing of gutka on its flights, on Wednesday said it “plans to remove all individual-sized 200ml water bottles from its flights, This initiative was implemented on …
Haridwar: Despite the National Green Tribunal's (NGTs) ban on the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags in the pilgrim cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh, the use of polythene bags is going on unabated in the pilgrimage town of Haridwar during the kanwar yatra with traders rampantly using them in the kanwar …
There should be 100% implementation of the plastic ban from September 1. This was the direction of Subhash B. Adi, who heads the Karnataka chapter of the National Green Tribunal, to Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun. He also suggested amending the bylaws of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 to increase the …
Illegal melting units too a menace A few minutes past midnight, a fire starts on a plot, fenced off with bamboo sticks, in the middle of a field in Kanonda village in Haryana. A mound of wrappers, spread over at least 150 sq m, is set on fire by five …
BENGALURU: Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun on Wednesday held a detailed discussion with heads of various schools and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials from Bengaluru west to spread awareness on plastic ban and usage of clay Ganesha. After the interaction, Gangambike told reporters that a roadshow will be soon organised to …
Plastics are an important material in the economy but present a challenge for waste management, resource efficiency and the environment. Low rates of recycling and high rates of environmental leakage represent key sustainability challenges for plastics as well as product designers and producers. The chemical composition of plastics, including their …
To make Patiala plastic-free city, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) in association with the Municipal Corporation today launched a clean-up drive ‘Swachhta Shramdaan’. The PPCB officials and people from different walks of life collected polythene and waste material from Badi-Nadi bridge on the Patiala- Chandigarh road. As many as …
TRICHY: A state-level conference to discuss the ill-effects of plastics on environment was held on the National College campus here on Sunday. The daylong conference was organised by Trichy, Perambalur and Tirunelveli-based non-government organisations (NGOs) working on environmentalism. The focus of the conference was success stories of various organisations in …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has pulled up 52 companies — including Amazon, Flipkart, Danone Foods and Beverages and Patanjali Ayurved Limited — for not specifying a timeline or a plan to collect the plastic waste that results from their business activities. The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, (which …
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmin Fouad announced on Sunday that the ministry has begun work on phasing out plastic bags due to the environmental danger they pose, adding that hypermarkets have already begun replacing plastic bags with eco-friendly and biodegradable alternatives. Fouad said that the Energy and Environment Committee in …
PATNA: After a blanket ban on polythene carrybags of all sizes, the state government plans to ban single-use plastic and polystyrene (thermocol) products such as plates and cups in keeping with the Centre’s commitment to make the country plastic-free by 2022. Deputy CM Sushil Modi, who also holds the environment …
While the ban has been in force since June 23, 2018, Kadam admitted that the enforcement of the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections had impacted its implementation. Maharashtra is set to intensify its crackdown on those violating the plastic ban. State Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam announced …
VISAKHAPATNAM: The India Youth For Society (IYFS)- an NGO working in the city is organising a workshop on, 'plastic-waste handling and controlling measures' at the Gandhi Centre in Dr LB College on Saturday. According to the organisers, the workshop is aimed at educating the participants about segregation of waste at …
Hon'ble NGt vide its Order datad April 24, 2019 in the matter of Original Application No. 606/2018 directed Central Pollution Control Board to do a Gap Analysis of the Action Plans/Compliance Reports submitted by Chief Secretaries in compliance to its Order date January 16, 2019. Two states viz. J&K; and …
Do ensure to vacuum your beautiful couches and curtains regularly. Use wet mops as it helps reducing the fine dust. - Studies suggest incense sticks and scented candles release chemicals that can cause skin allergies and even heighten risk of respiratory illness. Avoid them. - Carpets can capture a lot …
Plastic manufacturers from state who got closure notice for violating plastic waste management rules get relief Close to 10,000 plastics manufacturing units in the state got relief on Wednesday, when the state pollution watchdog gave them an additional 180 days to come up with an action plan for disposal of …
Mumbai/Surat: “Plastic waste is a great impediment to tourism,” said former United Nations environment chief Eric Solheim on Tuesday morning in Surat. His statement sounded a gong for action. As flamingos later pecked away at a parched Tapi river bed, the unrelenting afternoon soon notwithstanding, UN Earth champ, Mumbai’s Afroz …
