Garbage collection rickshaws to hit Delhi
The environment-friendly scientific garbage collection rickshaw, developed jointly by the Asian Institute of Transport Development and Indian Plastic Institute, will be introduced in the Capital
The environment-friendly scientific garbage collection rickshaw, developed jointly by the Asian Institute of Transport Development and Indian Plastic Institute, will be introduced in the Capital
The Delhi Government is all set to table the Bill banning recycled plastic bags in the coming Budget session of the Delhi Assembly beginning March
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has assured plastic processing units operating in Delhi that they would not be asked to close down if they followed the norms prescribed for controlling
The plastic bag could soon be a thing of the past in Nepal. According to Minister of State for Population and Environment Bhakta Bahadur Balayar, the government is contemplating banning polythene
If a visitor to the famous hillshrine, Sabarimala, deviates from the route, he will come across the unseemly sight of elephant-dungballs entwined in plastic scattered throughout the forest tracts.
The Delhi High Court allowed the decision of the Union Government to ban the use of recycled plastic carrybags and containers for packaging and supplying food
The Union government has put a ban on using "recycled" plastic carry bags and containers for packaging and supplying foodstuff, the Delhi High Court has been informed today by the Ministry of
Made of plastic and standing six feet tall, retail cigarette racks seem an unlikely flash point for a multimillion-dollar legal brawl among the titans of the tobacco business. But
The Ministry of environment and forests has finalised the rules to regulate the manufacture and use of plastics. The final draft has been sent for gazette notification. It will come into force from
Nine months after the hurricane called Mitch raged across Central America and prompted an unprecedented outpouring of aid, most survivors at Casitas volcano in Posoltega still camp in plastic huts
Recycled carry bags made from cheap plastic will soon be banned by the government. The ministry of Environment and Forests has sought clearnce from the Election Commission to notify the ban on the
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has urged the Election Commission to impose curbs on use of non-biodegradable plastics as campaign material for the coming
France's health and consumer affairs ministries said yesterday they were withdrawing, for one year, plastic toys for children under three that are made with certain phtalates, or
China's leading industries and commerical city of Shanghai is busy drafting a regulation on stopping white pollution, a big headache caused by discarded plastic packing materials. According to an
Will there finally be some headway in checking the plastic menace ? Hopefully , yes. In the next one week, Union environment minister Suresh Prabhu says he expects to notify rules banning the use of
The nationwide plastic ban that has been enforced from June 2 could probably give traditional Bhutanese paper manufacturers a stronger foothold in the local market. Optimistic, that the market will
A waste disposal association for Akiruno and two other neighboring municipalities in western Tokyo has been burning plastic waste for more than 20 years, it was learned Wednesday. The revelation
In a major breakthrough, a burns a dn plastic surgeon of VS Hospital has successfully modified the conventional Chinese technique for treating patients with second and third degree burns by
Konkan Railway(KR) has banned the use of plastic packaging on its trains from Saturday, the World Environment
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has banned stacking of inflammable material such as plastic goods and polythene bags in jhuggi clusters. The ban has been imposed because such collections have