Stacking of plastics banned
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
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
The fate of the important bill to ban plastic bags in the city hangs in the balance as a section of the bureaucracy and the ruling Congress legislators are at loggerheads over the issue.Even as the
Using conducting plastics as the sensing material, scientists in the capital claim to have come up with a new class of sensors to detect the presence of microbes in food and in poisonous gases in
Men's shirts containing fibres recycled from plastic bottles are selling well, thanks to promotional campaigns and growing environmental awareness among consumers. And with more municipalities in
The Environment Department of the Maharasthra government has issued a notification on March 8, prohibiting the production of polythyene (plastic) bags having thickness of less than 20 microns for new
The Delhi government will soon bring a legislation to ban the use of plastic bags in the city, chief minister Sheila Dikshit told the assembly on Wednesday. This came up during a discussion on the
The strict implementation of the ban on the use of recycled plastic bags by the state government is beginning to have an effect with the Capital town looking a little cleaner. Shimla deputy
In a bizarre experiment that demonstrates the surprising plasticity of the body cells, scientists have converted mice's brain cells into blood cells. The transformation has medical significance
The Rajasthan Tourism Department has directed all its hotels, restaurants, and cafers on national highways to minimise the use of plastic bags, containers and other material which are not
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. of Japan has developed a processing system that turns plastics in shredder dust into gases and carbides through a carbonization process. The system bakes
The government today announced an end to carrying food in recycled plastic bags from the third week of January. Speaking to reporters at Writers Buildings, environment minister Manab Mukherjee said:
The West Bengal government has banned 'use of recycled and coloured plastic bags for carrying or packing food items. The ban that comes into effect this month follows a circular from the Union
Plastic can be made bio-degradable, it seems. The Central Tuber Crops Research Insitute at Thiruvananthapuram has developed a cheap method to do so and commerical production is likely soon. S K
The Kanpur branch of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association has urged the Centre to take necessary steps to ban polythene bags, plastic tubes for tooth paste, shaving cream, liquid medicine bottles
A novel polymer coating could make heart operations safer by helping doctors keep track of medical devices used in heart surgery. The plastic works by reflecting ultrasound scans, enabling surgeons
UK advertising watchdogs have upheld an advertising campaign by the UK and European plastics industries promoting the safety of PVC despite complaints by the public that the claims were untrue
The Maharashtra Government's Environment Department has prepared a draft notification to ban plastic carry
Fears that chemicals used in PVC toys are poisoning toddlers are unfounded, according to Dutch scientists who have developed the first standard test to evaluate the risk posed by plastic
The Delhi High Court notice on a public interest litigation seeking directions for an immediate ban on the use of coloured plastic bags might force the government to rethink its earlier proposal
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's proposed ban on the manufacture, distribution and use of polytherne carry-bags in Mumbai has led to protests from associations representing the plastic