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Several residents of the Nilgiri district filed a petition that due to the huge number of tourists who visit Ooty, the hill station is become dirtier due to the immense amount of plastic waste they leave behind. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Ooty to ban single-use plastics from August 15

To curb the huge amount of plastic waste generated by tourists, the district administration has planned to ban the entry...

25 Jun 2019 6:33 PM IST

The deadline for the plastic ban is June 23

Mumbai plastic ban losing momentum

The BMC collects penalty amount ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 25,000 along with a three-month jail term.

9 Jun 2019 7:40 AM IST

The plastic ban order of the Maharashtra government is likely to make nearly 3,00,000 people jobless as industry urged the government to come out with a solution, an industry official said here.

Cigarette butts among 12 plastic items that could be banned by Centre:...

The government, however, has not come up with a timeline to enforce it but Paswan said that it would be banned in a...

14 Sept 2019 11:21 AM IST

$Particle concentration ranged from \zero to more than 10,000 likely plastic particles in a single bottle\ (Photo: AFP)$ Metros

Bottles to be exempted from plastic ban for time being

Ramdas Kadam had announced the plastic ban a few months earlier and chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had given him his...

16 March 2018 6:48 AM IST

The plastic ban order of the Maharashtra government is likely to make nearly 3,00,000 people jobless as industry urged the government to come out with a solution, an industry official said here.

Civic body to act against concerned area officials

The state governement had imposed plastic ban on March 23 that came into effect on June 23.

23 Dec 2018 1:37 AM IST

The civic body is now planning to invite tenders for the disposal of banned plastic.

BMC seizes more than 30 tonnes of plastic

Civic body to invite tenders for disposing materials.

23 Dec 2018 1:35 AM IST

$Particle concentration ranged from \zero to more than 10,000 likely plastic particles in a single bottle\ (Photo: AFP)$ India

UGC directs varsities to ban plastic cups, bottles

The commission has also asked varsities to conduct networking activities on mass awareness on disposal of plastic and...

20 May 2018 5:12 AM IST

The girls had failed to get admission in the Mahanand Mission Harijan (MMH) college due to high percentage of merit. (Photo: PTI)

UGC directs universities to ban use of plastic on campus premises

The directive comes as India is global host of this year's World Environment Day celebrations, theme for which is 'Beat...

19 May 2018 4:11 PM IST

The Central Railway mainline has inducted four Bombardier trains so far.

CR give manufacturers till May 29 to pitch green plan

The CR on Wednesday held a meeting with manufacturers, including those selling packaged water.

18 May 2018 1:44 AM IST

The global energy consumption will be doubled because of increased production (Photo: AFP)

Researchers ban that a ban on plastic can triple the emission of...

Waste products from production of such materials are all bad for the environment and melting activities can cause...

3 Dec 2018 7:58 PM IST

The Supreme Court had recently reiterated its ban on plastic bags, saying that they are a bigger threat to the country than nuclear bombs. (Representational image)

Maharashtra bans plastic bags, becomes 18th state to do so

The ban proposal was cleared by the Maharashtra cabinet on March 15.

25 March 2018 11:49 AM IST

The Supreme Court had recently reiterated its ban on plastic bags, saying that they are a bigger threat to the country than nuclear bombs. (Representational image)

BMC awaiting state directive on plastic ban

The BMC is also mulling over starting public awareness campaigns in BMC schools about plastic ban.

21 March 2018 3:03 AM IST