Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has banned the use of plastic bags in the city from Saturday. The decision was taken because the polythene bags weighing less than 35 microns were not appropriate from the health perspective and the industrialists were also reluctant to produce the plastic bags weighing more …
Acting on directions from the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), officials from the Tiswadi mamlatdar's office and Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) accompanied by police personnel began a drive in Panaji to seize plastic bags below 40 microns or those that are not properly labelled. The officials …
Even as Delhi has imposed a blanket ban on the use and manufacture of plastic carry bags, environmental action groups have expressed grave concern over the total lack of prohibitive measures for such bags in UP-NCR cities. Activists say that a ban in Delhi, placed for safeguarding and preserving environment …
Agencies To Monitor Big Stores First, Come Down Hard On Manufacturers From Friday New Delhi: The ban on plastic bags will finally be imposed in the city on November 23 but for the time being, only carry bags will be prohibited. The ban, notified in October, says that no person …
With piles of waste mounting in Alappuzha town, the municipality has decided to act tough by imposing a fine on those found throwing waste in public places. Waste dumps have been mounting in the town for the last few days following suspension of transportation of waste to the waste processing …
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, pulled up State Governments for tardy performance on sewage treatment and asked them to take action against industries polluting the river on Tuesday. He warned that time was running out to preserve the Ganga. Voicing concern over discharge of 2,900 million litres of sewage …
BHUBANESWAR: As the anti-polythene consciousness has begun to take root with cities like Cuttack and Bhubaneswar prohibiting use of such hazardous items, an environment friendly bio-polymer alternative is now at hand. The HaritaNTI Ltd, an international bio-plastics producer, has joined hands with cty-based Zillion Resources Pvt Ltd to launch 100 …
IMPHAL, Feb 7 – Manipur- based Centre for Research on Environmental Development (CRED), an NGO, has been awarded the Green Globe Foundation award 2012 for outstanding contribution at the grass root level critical issues of environment degradation besides generating mass awareness on pollution related issues. The award was handed over …
The present yard poses a threat to residents of Nagercoil Municipality It is high time the district administration explored ways to ensure safe and scientific disposal of garbage collected from the Nagercoil municipal limit and other extension areas either in the existing compost yard at Valampurai Vilai, situated in the …
Meet on waste management calls for total ban on plastic Implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) that makes manufacturers responsible for disposal of non-biodegradable waste generated by their products is among the recommendations made to the government by heads of urban local bodies at a workshop on ‘Decentralised waste management,' …
The Municipal Corporation will be holding meetings with hotel owners and grain market members for segregation of garbage at source in order to tackle the problems being faced in solid waste management in the city. The waste from the hotels and grain market is in large quantity and comprises of …
To ensure that its concerted campaign towards making Himachal Pradesh the country’s first “plastic-free” state is not faced with any hurdles, the state government is likely grant the traders time till till October 2 to stop the use of disposal plastic cups, plates and tumblers. According to a Cabinet decision …
Decision pending on allowing civic body to use dumping yard Conflicting positions aired by different stakeholders threaten to worsen the waste management problems faced by the Thrikkakara municipality. The municipality is obviously relaxed over the State government's decision to allow it to use the garbage yard of the Kochi Corporation …
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) will launch a massive campaign against use of plastic carry bags of thickness below 40 microns. The campaign will be launched at Gariahat market of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) by the state environment minister, Dr Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar, on 1 July. Campaigns will …
CHENNAI: The State government will impose a ban on the use of plastic carry bags made of virgin plastics or recycled plastics of less than 60 micron thickness and 8x12 inches size. In his address in the Assembly on Friday, Governor Surjit Singh Barnala said the government would lay special …
Treatment plant proposal awaiting government nod Kudumbasree units to revive, garbage collection, Ward-level awareness, meetings planned KANNUR: The Kannur municipality has taken steps to resume garbage disposal, Municipal Chairperson M.C. Sreeja said at a press conference here on Tuesday. Garbage disposal was affected following protests by residents near the civic …
No plastic carry bags will be seen in the city from July with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation imposing a complete ban on the use of plastic carry bags in the city. A decision to this effect was taken on Monday by the Mayor, Ms B. Karthika Reddy, after detailed …
Over 10,000 people clean 20 beaches in 43 km coastline Mangalore, Mangalore beaches were buzzing with people, this time not to party but to clean the coastline. The district administration as a part of Clean, Green and Progressive Mangalore launched
New Delhi: With its earlier efforts failing to put an end to use of plastic bags in the city, the Delhi cabinet on Monday passed a bill to do away with the very root of the problem. It banned manufacturing of plastic bags. Sources said that in another two months, …
