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Microplastics in India’s agriculture: A growing problem demanding urgent actionA new roadmap by NAAS emphasises national monitoring, improved waste management, and biodegradable alternatives to combat the growing crisi...- Are your Idlis safe? Karnataka Govt cracks down on food contaminationIdlis, a staple of South Indian cuisine, are under scrutiny after the Karnataka Food Safety Department found carcinogenic substances in sam...
- Karnataka bans plastic use in idli preparation after health concernsKarnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao announced actions against 54 individuals for using plastic during the preparation of idlis. Insp...
- Karnataka idli lovers, beware! 52 hotels used plastic to make it, health department raises cancer alarmThe Karnataka government is set to ban the use of plastic in idli preparation due to health risks. Inspections revealed that 52 hotels used...
- Choked by the plastic ban, MSME units gasp to find an answerThe ban on some plastic items threatens to force many MSMEs out of business. The first of a two-part series on this issue looks at the ques...
- BBMP to issue a war cry against plastic as ban turns ineffectiveThis time around, the BBMP, along with the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, is targeting manufacturers of single-use plastic in and...
- Plastic ban: E-commerce may win extra timeEcommerce firms wrote to the Internet and Mobile Association of India this month seeking its help to appeal to the state govt for an extens...
- Your Aadhaar number may soon be noted by prosecuting plastic squadFrom Saturday onwards if one is caught with plastic items that are banned in karnataka, state civic inspectors will note down all details p...
- Bengaluru still not a 'plastic free' cityThe state had imposed a ban against using carry bags in 2016 but there are several loose ends impeding its successful implementation.
- Ashwath Hegde goes green with edible "plastic-like" bagsEnviGreen Biotech's product might pass off as plastic bags to the uninitiated, but are 100% organic, recyclable - and even edible.
- Plastic carrybags completely banned in 17 states, UTs: GovernmentIn the country, 17 states and UTs have imposed complete ban on manufacture, stock, sale and use of plastic carrybags, through directions or...
- BBMP to pave the way for recycling through plasticThis is one way that plastic, on a large scale, can be recycled, and the blanket ban on plastics enforced last March be made more meaningfu...
- ET quick fix: How to make plastic ban much more effectiveRWAs and apartment associations should stock up reuseable tableware and cutlery to be used during events. This can be rented out to residen...
- Bengaluru struggles to enforce a porous plastic banThe ambiguity between the comprehensive ban and the mention of specific items has led to confusion, and thereby, exploited by business esta...
- Bengaluru: Lack of clarity on banning of plastic forks and plastic containersHealth officers and inspectors of every zone have been actively seizing shopping bags, covers, sheets, plastic cups and plates among others.
- In Bangaluru, Malls and citizen groups assisting BBMP in enforcing plastic banMalls in the city have expressed their intent to keep their premises plastic-free which came after a relentless drive by the BBMP named 'Se...
- Your shopping bag may just be plastic in disguiseThis is because these non-woven bags are made using polypropylene fibres, a plastic variant and is non-biodegradable.
- Ban on use of plastic hits food delivery businesses in BengaluruOn March 11, the government notified the ban. However, it is not the ban as such but the sudden announcement and the lack of time to shift ...
- Draft notification seeks complete ban on plasticKarnataka seems to be moving towards a complete ban on plastic, and plastic materials, that pose a threat to the environment.
- Be sympathetic to animals, ban plastic bags: Supreme CourtSupreme Court asked state governments to be sympathetic towards animals by banning plastic bags which are consumed by stray cattle making t...
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