Gurjeet Singh Khalsa brought down from 400-foot BSNL tower in Patiala after 560 days protestActivist Gurjeet Singh Khalsa ended his 560-day protest atop a 400-foot BSNL tower after the Punjab government enacted a new anti-sacrilege...
How to keep bananas fresh for weeks without turning blackBananas ripen quickly due to ethylene gas. Simple tricks can slow this process. Wrapping stems in foil or plastic helps. Keep bananas away ...
11,000 litres of milk dumped into Narmada; netizens furiousA viral video shows nearly 11,000 litres of milk being poured into the Narmada river, sparking outrage. Critics condemn the act as harmful ...
MP to ban plastic bags to save cowsThe Madhya Pradesh government decided on Tuesday to ban plastic and polythene bags across the state from May 1, saying it is leading to cow...
Madhya Pradesh bans plastic/polythene bags from May 1The government clarified that the ban would not be meant for bucket and other plastic materials and is restricted to plastic carry bags onl...
Use of polythene bags banned in Ghaziabad from January 22On the orders of Uttar Pradesh government following an Allahabad high court directive, the district administration here has banned use of p...
Attempt to illegally import over 8,300 kg polythene bags foiledThe Excise and Taxation department foiled two attempts of illegally importing polythene bags in Jammu and Kashmir by recovering over 8,300 ...
Agra bans plastic bags to curb pollutionWith an aim to curb the rising pollution in Yamuna, the Agra district administration has decided to strictly implement the ban on use of po...
- HP plans to use polythene waste in cement plants
While the use of polythene is continuing in the state despite ban, its proper disposal without harming the environment has become a challen...
- Orissa HC bans use of plastic, polythene tricolour
The Orissa HC has asked the state government to take appropriate steps to ban selling and distribution of the national flag made of any mat...
- Comply with polythene ban order: HC
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed the state government to comply with the ban as ordered by the court earlier in r...
- Lord Krishna's birthplace now polythene-free
Amid a drive to make river Yamuna pollution free in the holy city, a trust today claimed it had made Lord Krishna's birthplace free of poly...
- HC notice to govt on polythene ban
The Rajasthan High Court has issued show cause notice on state government asking why the use, manufacture and sale of polythene be not bann...
- Visible results of ban on polythene bags in Himachal
A month after a ban was imposed on the usage of polythene bags in Himachal Pradesh, the results are already visible in the hill state.
- Ban on use of polythene to remain in J&K
Maintaining that the ban on the use of polythene in the state would remain in force, J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah has said a committee ...
- Kota to ban recycled polythene bags
In a drive against production and use of re-cycled polythene bags, the Kota Municipal Corporation will launch a campaign and conduct raids ...
- No recycled polythene from May 1
In a significant ruling, the Orissa high court imposed a blanket ban on manufacture, import, storage and use of recycled polythene in the s...