Maha govt tweaks policy on single-use plastic, allows straws, cups, plates made from compostable materialsPravin Darade, Secretary of the Environment and Climate Change Department, on Friday told reporters that a panel which studied the ban on s...
03 Dec, 2022, 11.18 AM IST
Post lockdown, tourism rebooted along Goa's beaches — and so did litterAccording to the research study titled "Spatio-temporal assessment of Covid-19 lockdown impact on beach litter status and composition in Go...
20 Mar, 2022, 09.06 AM IST
Kerala govt bans single use plastic from January oneAfter considering environmental and health issues related to mounting plastic waste, the government decided to ban single-use-plastic produ...
21 Nov, 2019, 10.43 PM IST
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...
01 Oct, 2019, 07.35 PM IST
How Tamil Nadu government built a house using reinforced thermocol in 40 daysThe building cost ₹15 lakh, which is 30% less than what is spent using conventional construction methods.
16 Oct, 2018, 12.26 PM IST
Railways, metro, airports authorised to implement plastic ban: Maharashtra to High CourtIn April, a division bench of Justices A S Oka and Riyaz Chagla refused to stay the notification after observing that the court cannot igno...
03 Aug, 2018, 05.02 PM IST
Thermocol for decoration, fish storage not banned: Ramdas KadamConfusion was prevailing in the public over usage of thermocol and other plastic items after the ban was announced.
25 Jun, 2018, 06.58 PM IST
Plastic ban: India stares at loss of Rs 15,000 crore & 3 lakh jobsoffenders.Those who violate the ban for the third time will.
24 Jun, 2018, 06.14 PM IST
Plastic ban in Maharashtra comes into effect from todayThe state government, in a notification on March 23, had clamped down on the use of plastic in a bid to fight pollution cause due to its ex...
23 Jun, 2018, 09.43 AM IST
Maharashtra plastic ban from tomorrow: All you want to knowOn March 23, the Maharashtra government had issued a notification, imposing a ban on the manufacturing, use, sale, distribution and storage...
22 Jun, 2018, 02.33 PM IST
All guns blazing, DefExpo left with jetsam of trash in wakeA month ago, this was the venue of DefExpo 2018, the center of attraction for defence and allied industries, drawing people from across the...
18 May, 2018, 11.23 AM IST
Maharashtra's plastic ban may render 3 lakh people joblessThe state had issued the Maharashtra Plastic and Thermocol Products notification that banned the manufacture, use, storage, distribution, s...
03 Apr, 2018, 09.00 PM IST
- Pilgrims' litter puts jumbos on plastic diet
Researchers examining elephant dung in the Nilgiris have found plastic, tetra packs and small cups made of thermocol in the poop, leading t...
30 Mar, 2015, 02.28 PM IST
Government to strengthen laws to combat plastic hazard: JavadekarLinking the drive against plastic to 'clean-India' campaign, environment minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government will take a n...
17 Dec, 2014, 10.56 PM IST
- Water bodies getting polluted due to immersion
Year after year, religious festivals culminate with idol immersions in lakes and rivers.
11 Oct, 2012, 03.34 AM IST
Stop picnics, start eco-tourism in Sundarbans: Bengal forest deptThe state forest department wants all tourist agencies in the Sunderbans, including boat owners, to spell out the dos and don'ts to tourist...
19 Jun, 2012, 01.13 PM IST
- Evidence is weak, I didn't kill Karkare, Salaskar: Kasab
Kasab today asserted before Bombay HC that police had not been able to prove beyond reasonable doubt he had killed police officers Hemant K...
09 Dec, 2010, 06.23 PM IST