Putting brains in plane wings
Plastics reinforced with carbon fibres are light and durable - very desirable if you are building an aircraft wing or fuselage. But the virtues of these composites go beyond weight and strength, says
Plastics reinforced with carbon fibres are light and durable - very desirable if you are building an aircraft wing or fuselage. But the virtues of these composites go beyond weight and strength, says
Plastic bags will not be allowed to bring and sell inside Hetauda muncipality area. The decision has been taken at the joint initiative of Hetauda muncipality and Makwanpur Chamber of Commerce and
The Brihanumumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to ask the State Government to ban plastic bags, especially for day-to-day use, in
Experts have called for more stringent penalties against indiscriminate dumping of wastes to tackle the country's growing solid waste menace. To curb the dumping of plastics, a primary component of
A new venture in making plastic pallets-which could ultimately replace the tens of millions of wooden pallets used around the world-has been formed between companies in the UK and
Recycling of four materials covered under a container-recycling law increased in 2000, but recycling of paper products and plastic containers lagged in their first year as only a limited number of
Reiterating its stand that the only issue of concern in the use of platics is their littering, the Tamil Nadu Plastics Manufacturers' Assoication (TAPMA) has appealed to the Chennai Corporation not
Leader of the Opposition, Luizinho Faleiro has asked the service institutions to launch a massive programme to eradicate plastic garbage in Goa and supplement the government efforts in this
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, which declared war on thin plastic bags on Independence Day last year, has begun raiding units manufacturing them illegally.
In a move that will gladden the hearts of environmentalists, the Union government is planning to convert restrictions on the use of plastic carrybags into a complete ban on the manufacture, sale and
A committee of experts will be constituted by the Tamil Nadu State Government "immediately" to go into all issues of manufacture and use of plastics. The committee, in which the industry and
A plastic filling that helps teeth repair themselves could soon cut visits to the dentist. US scientists announced the claim at a meeting of the American Chemical Society in Chicago yesterday. The
The West Bengal state environment department banned plastic bags, thinner than 20 microns in Calcutta and Salt Lake from September 15. The ban will be effected throughout the state from December
The Chief Minister of Goa Mr. Manohar Parrikar announced that his Goa government is working on a comprehensive scheme in cooperation with manufacturers and suppliers of plastic bottles, including
More than 400 elementary school children rushed to hospital after a chemical leak in April are suing a plastics factory in southeastern China, state media reported yesterday.
The district, Yamunanagar in Haryana has launched a one month campaign on the birth anniversary of Devi Lal for tackling the menace of plastic waste. Ms Renu Phullia, SDM, Jagadhri started the
The ban on the use of plastic bags came into effect in the city on Tuesday. However, both shopkeepers and the public remained ignorant of the implementation of the rule.According to the concerned
On second day of the implementation of the Delhi Plastic Bag (Manufacture, Sale and Usage) Act 2000 it was clear that the enforcement of the law will prove to be a herculean task for the Delhi
In spite of the ban on plastic carrybags, recent surveys have revealed that 500000 such bags are used every month in the Hatibagan area of north Calcutta alone. A double the number is used in Digha.
The campaign to curb the menace of polythene bags and plastic wastes launched by the district administration has failed to take off for the want of co-ordinated efforts on the part of the authorities