Modi’s plastic straw ban leaves Indian consumers thirstyModi’s goal is part of a growing global attempt to eliminate one of the biggest environmental scourges on the planet.
21 Jul, 2022, 10.36 AM IST
Plastic ban: Companies switch to paper strawsMost companies have now put integrated paper straws with their small tetra packs after the government declined their pleas to extend the ba...
01 Jul, 2022, 05.58 PM IST
Companies scramble for imported paper straws, ask govt to extend plastic ban deadlineThe government's ban on single-use plastics, including plastic straw, is going to be effective from July 1, 2022.
20 Jun, 2022, 08.23 PM IST
Sipping your juice on the go may become a little complicated from next monthThe plastic straw that made it so convenient to consume the Amul Masti buttermilk, Frooti, Real juices and a host of other drinks straight ...
17 Jun, 2022, 04.56 AM IST
As July 1 ban closes in, beverage companies grasp at strawsThe alliance represents more than 15 companies, including Parle Agro, Coca-Cola, Parag, Dabur and CavinKare, along with packaging firms suc...
28 May, 2022, 09.59 PM IST
Beverage companies fear losing ₹10 packs to plastic straw banWhile the food industry has seamlessly moved to disposable wooden cutlery (mostly made using bamboo) by passing on the added cost to end-cu...
22 May, 2022, 08.57 AM IST
Plastic ban: Imported paper straws to have cost implications, says packaged food industryArguing that there is no viable alternative at present, industry body Action Alliance for Recycling Beverage Cartons (AARC) and Home-grown ...
13 Apr, 2022, 11.45 AM IST
Amul dairy says bracing for sales disruption due to straws banIndia last week refused to waive an impending ban on straws that are packaged with small juice and milk beverage packs, stoking fears in th...
11 Apr, 2022, 01.50 PM IST
Drinks firms spooked as Indian govt refuses to exempt some plastic straws from banIndia has rejected demands from large global and domestic beverage firms to exempt some plastic straws from a ban that takes effect on July...
08 Apr, 2022, 02.11 PM IST
Desi companies also hit by defence canteens’ ban on importsFor Bajaj Electricals, CSD has banned items ranging from chimneys and sandwich toasters to OTGs and gas geysers that are being shipped from...
30 Oct, 2020, 10.43 AM IST
Leading FMCG players start replacing Chinese raw materials with domestic onesSunil Kataria, CEO - India & SAARC at Godrej Consumer Products Ltd, said, “We are developing local sources for these imports. Since the wor...
01 Sep, 2020, 03.52 PM IST
Confusion over made in India goods, list of non-'swadeshi' items for CAPF canteens withdrawnStating that action is being initiated for the "lapse", Union Home Ministry officials said there were discrepancies in the list issued by t...
02 Jun, 2020, 08.29 AM IST
Companies curtail operations in NCR post NGT's pollution directivePlants of Coca-Cola, Dabur, Perfetti, HMSI, Hero MotoCorp have been hit after the National Green Tribunal banned industrial activity in and...
14 Nov, 2017, 12.17 AM IST
Poke Me: Any move to ensure safety of medicines is good. But a blanket ban on numerous products? (Readers react)While any initiative to ensure the safety and efficacy of medicines in India must be lauded, it is a big concern that India’s drug regulato...
26 Mar, 2016, 04.06 AM IST
FMCG learns Maggi lessons, eyes 2016 to regain lost groundBut the biggest hit came from ban on the popular Maggi noodles, which was subsequently lifted on court orders but led to greater scrutiny o...
17 Dec, 2015, 12.24 PM IST
ITC to double investment to Rs 1400 crore in Punjab food parkFMCG giant ITC Ltd today announced doubling its investment in Punjab from Rs 700 crore to Rs 1,400 crore.
18 Sep, 2015, 10.14 PM IST
FMCG companies like HUL, Dabur woo ragpickers to clean up sachets & lighter plastic packagingPartnership between profitable FMCG cos and penniless ragpickers is now offering a hint of a fix to 12,000 tonnes a day plastic junk pile-u...
22 Jan, 2013, 10.40 AM IST