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Odisha bans single-use plastic in all urban areas from Oct 2Odisha Forest and Environment Department in a notification issued on September 30 said the state government has prohibited manufacture, sel...
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...
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...
Polythene ban in national monuments, tourist destinations from Oct 2The minister, however, clarified that plastic bottles would not be banned but tourists would be asked to place them in the recycle containe...
Polythene ban in national monuments, tourist destinations from October 2There will be a complete ban on use of polythene in all national monuments and tourist destinations from October 2, tourism minister Mahesh...
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 ...
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...
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- J&K to put partial ban on plastic
Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to put a partial ban on use of polythene in the state and sought cooperation from the people to ma...
- 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...