Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, July 21 (IANS) In the wake of two disturbing burning incidents in the last few days, the Odisha government on Monday imposed a blanket ban on the sale of petrol in plastic bottles across the state. The government held discussions with officials of various departments, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Maharashtra Horticulture Minister Bharat Gogawale on Wednesday informed the Assembly that a decision to ban plastic flowers imported from China will be announced this week. MLA Mahesh Shinde raised the issue of farmers’ agitation on this issue in the Assembly through a point of order. Responding … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Guwahati, July 1 (IANS) A day after a plastic water bottle was hurled at Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s convoy during his visit to Golaghat, police on Tuesday detained six individuals, including Congress workers, sparking a political clash between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress. Among those detained are … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Vapi, July 1 (IANS) A worker died while eight others were injured when an iron shed at a plastic goods manufacturing unit in Umargam, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation in Vapi, collapsed on Tuesday. Three of the workers have suffered critical injuries in the incident. Preliminary investigation suggests the collapse was … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 11 (IANS) The Southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Tamil Nadu government to file a comprehensive report on the cleanup operations following a significant spill of plastic nurdles that washed ashore reaching Dhanushkodi. The spill originated from a cargo ship that sank off … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Nice (France), June 10 (IANS) India on Tuesday called for an urgent global action on ocean health with Union Minister of Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh pushing for global ocean pact and unveiling major strides in deep-sea exploration, marine plastic clean-up, and sustainable fisheries. Representing India at the third United Nations … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 10 (IANS) A plastic nurdle spill from the sunken cargo ship MSC ELSA 3 has spread into the newly declared Dhanushkodi Greater Flamingo Sanctuary in Ramanathapuram district, threatening one of India’s most fragile coastal ecosystems. The MSC ELSA 3, a Liberian-flagged vessel, sank off the Kochi coast a … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Gandhinagar, June 6 (IANS) Gujarat Environment Management Institute (GEMI), under the Forest and Environment Department, concluded a statewide campaign themed #BeatPlasticPollution, which ran from May 22 to June 5. According to data released on Friday, as many as 1,640 citizens came together to clean 12 beaches across Gujarat, collecting more … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) On the occasion of World Environment Day on Thursday, a campaign to eradicate single-use plastic was conducted at Girgaon Chowpatty in the presence of the state Environment and Climate Change Minister Pankaja Munde. The Environment Department has taken steps to protect “Mother Earth”, and Minister Munde … Read more
