Madhya Pradesh has banned production, storage, transport, sale and use of polythene bags. The Madhya Pradesh Assembly today passed a bill imposing a complete ban on plastic carry-bags in the state.
Jaipur: The first windmills of Jaisalmer came up in 2001. Since then, the desert has become among the largest windfarms in the world. The spread of this "sustainable" energy source, however, has not come
US scientists have calculated the total amount of plastic ever made and put the number at 8.3 billion tonnes. It is an astonishing mass of material that has essentially been created only in the last
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.
<p>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
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
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 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,
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
<p>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
