88% ‘hard-to-recycle’ plastic: PolyCycl’s bet on turning waste into valueIndia's plastic waste problem is being tackled by PolyCycl's innovative chemical recycling. The technology transforms difficult-to-recycle ...
01 May, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
Mann ki Baat: PM Modi lauds 'people's participation' in strengthening Swacch Bharat MissionLauding the efforts of the local people of Visakhapatnam against the single-use plastic with an aim to keep the environment clean as part o...
27 Feb, 2022, 01.06 PM IST
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...
08 Aug, 2017, 08.36 PM IST
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...
12 Apr, 2017, 06.36 AM IST
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...
11 Apr, 2017, 04.27 PM IST
MP: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan announces total ban on polythene bags; lauds SIMI encounterChouhan, in his Republic Day address, also praised the MP Police for its swiftness in neutralising eight SIMI suspects who escaped from loc...
26 Jan, 2017, 01.07 PM IST
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...
16 Jan, 2016, 01.05 PM IST
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 ...
28 Sep, 2015, 02.55 PM IST
Polythene bags banned in Mathura, VrindavanLegal action would be taken against sellers and buyers of the banned goods with immediate affect, District Magistrate Rajesh Kumar said tod...
10 Dec, 2014, 01.56 PM IST
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...
20 Jun, 2014, 04.11 AM IST
- 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...
15 Dec, 2013, 06.45 AM IST
Explore use of bio-degradable plastic bags: National Green Tribunal to statesThe National Green Tribunal has directed all of the states to explore the use of bio-degradable plastic bags.
09 Aug, 2013, 04.04 PM IST
- 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...
15 Dec, 2012, 04.15 AM IST
- Activists urge people to use cotton bags, not polythene
Continuing their ongoing campaign to create awareness about keeping the Ganga free from pollution, members of Ganga Sewa Abhiyanam on Tuesd...
31 Oct, 2012, 05.20 AM IST
- 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...
05 Mar, 2011, 09.23 PM IST
- Thousands form human chain against polythene bags
Thousands of people, including school children, made a human chain stretching about 17 km this morning as part of the campaign launched by ...
19 Dec, 2010, 05.31 PM IST
- 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 ...
06 Aug, 2008, 04.13 PM IST