plastic ban

Nations sign up to end plastic pollution

Representative Image NAIROBI: At the United Nations Environment Assembly held in Nairobi on March 2, Heads of State, environment ministers…

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Tamil Nadu goes green with launch of ‘Meendum Manjappai’ scheme

Representative Image CHENNAI: Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M K Stalin launched ‘Meendum Manjappai’ scheme on Thursday, December 23, to…

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Kurnool plans to ban single-use plastic covers from Aug 1

Representative Image KURNOOL: BY Ramaiah, Mayor, Kurnool Municipal Corporation (KMC), said that the city will be undertaking stringent action against…

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‘No ban on the manufacturing of single-use plastic in India’

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The movement against the ban on plastic in India has met with a bump on the…

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After Flipkart and Air India, Amazon India too bans single-use plastic

Representative Image BENGALURU: Amazon India, on September 4, said that they will replace all single-use plastic product used in its…

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Air India to impose ban on single-use plastic from October 2

Representative Image MUMBAI: Air India has banned the use of single-use plastic in all of its flights. The ban would…

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25 tonnes of single use plastic items seized in Salem

Representative Image SALEM: 25 tonnes of banned plastic items were seized by Salem Corporation officials, on July 24, from private…

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Collector of Kochi imposes plastic ban at Fort Kochi

Representative Image KOCHI: S Suhas, the newly appointed District Collector of Kochi has banned all non-recyclable plastic in Fort Kochi…

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Inspection teams formed to seize banned plastic in Tirunelveli

Representative Image TIRUNELVELI: The Tirunelveli Corporation have formed inspection teams to conduct daily raids and surprise checks in suspected business…

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KSPCB bans ‘compostable’ plastic bags

Representative Image BENGALURU: Following a recent discovery by experts which highlighted that compostable bags do not actually compost the waste,…

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