Minister hints at total ban on plastic in Karnataka
Plastic waste could well be passé in Karnataka if ecology and environment minister, Sogadu Shivanna, has his way.
“Over the next fortnight, the government will explore the possibilities of banning ma
Govt plans trial of plastic currency notes
The government has decided to conduct a field trial with one billion plastic/polymer bank notes to check the possibility of introducing plastic notes in India. The trials will be conducted in five places, including Mysore, Kochi, Shimla, Jaipur and Bhubaneshwar.
Officials seize plastic from shops
Tension prevailed at the Broadway bus terminus on Wednesday after a few shop owners gheraoed the corporation health officials who inspected the establishments to confiscate plastic items that did not
Gold for garbage on the beach
It was raining gold and silver coins in Marina Beach on Sunday. 150 persons who picked plastic bags and other plastic waste products in the Marina beach got lucky silver coins and three got one gram g
Endless plastic menace
Despite its claim that it is keen to address the plastic menace, the city corporation for the last several months dodged orders of the local self government department to implement the ban on plastic
Plastic-free Karaikal port soon
The Karaikal Port promoted by the MARG group will soon become a plastic-free zone. On the occasion of World Environment Day on Tuesday, employees of the port have decided to take a pledge to keep the
Apex court mulling total ban on plastic
The Supreme Court on Monday said it would consider whether to completely ban the use of plastic in the interests of animals and the environment.
An apex court bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi sai
Corp clueless on plastic bags
The city corporation is yet to act on the new directive issued by Local Self Government Department secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh, to fix the minimum price of plastic carry bags.
As per the directive