The Karnataka government is set to ban the use of plastic in idli preparation due to health risks. Inspections revealed that 52 hotels used...

The 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...

This time around, the BBMP, along with the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, is targeting manufacturers of single-use plastic in and...

Ecommerce firms wrote to the Internet and Mobile Association of India this month seeking its help to appeal to the state govt for an extens...

From Saturday onwards if one is caught with plastic items that are banned in karnataka, state civic inspectors will note down all details p...

The state had imposed a ban against using carry bags in 2016 but there are several loose ends impeding its successful implementation.

EnviGreen Biotech's product might pass off as plastic bags to the uninitiated, but are 100% organic, recyclable - and even edible.

In the country, 17 states and UTs have imposed complete ban on manufacture, stock, sale and use of plastic carrybags, through directions or...

This 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...

RWAs and apartment associations should stock up reuseable tableware and cutlery to be used during events. This can be rented out to residen...

The ambiguity between the comprehensive ban and the mention of specific items has led to confusion, and thereby, exploited by business esta...

Health officers and inspectors of every zone have been actively seizing shopping bags, covers, sheets, plastic cups and plates among others.

Malls in the city have expressed their intent to keep their premises plastic-free which came after a relentless drive by the BBMP named 'Se...

This is because these non-woven bags are made using polypropylene fibres, a plastic variant and is non-biodegradable.

On 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 ...

Karnataka seems to be moving towards a complete ban on plastic, and plastic materials, that pose a threat to the environment.

Supreme Court asked state governments to be sympathetic towards animals by banning plastic bags which are consumed by stray cattle making t...