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Tamil Nadu Calls For Eco-Friendly Ganesha Idols To Avoid Water Pollution
With Ganesh Chaturthi set to be celebrated on August 27, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has issued a set of guidelines urging devotees to opt for eco-friendly idols and to ensure that immersion activities do not pollute waterbodies.
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Is India Ready For Plastic Ban? Why Stocks of Juice Packs Are Running Out
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a reputation for imposing policies suddenly on an unprepared nation, but when he pledged in 2019 to eliminate single-use plastics, food and beverage makers had years to prepare.
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Centre's Ban On Single-Use Plastic Items Lacks Preparation: Delhi Minister
The Centre did not prepare enough to provide people alternatives and shift manufacturing units to green options before banning single-use plastic and the curbs cannot be imposed forcibly, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has said.
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Delhi Sets Up Control Room To Monitor Plastic Ban; Rs 1 Lakh Fine For Violation
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has set up a control room to monitor the implementation of the ban on 19 identified single-use plastic items and will start shutting units violating it from Monday, officials said.
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Delhi Government to Engage With E-Commerce, Food Delivery Firms Over SUP Ban Implementation
The Delhi government plans to engage with various e-commerce firms and food delivery platforms, including Zomato, Swiggy, Amazon and Flipkart, for effective implementation of the ban on single-use plastic (SUP) items in the capital, officials said on Saturday.
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Delhi Gives 10-Day Grace Period To Comply With Single-Use Plastic Ban
The Delhi government has decided to be lenient towards those violating the ban on single-use plastic (SUP) items for the initial 10 days and has launched a massive campaign to create awareness against the use of such commodities.
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Nearly 700 Kg Single-Use Plastic Items Seized In Delhi On Day 1 Of Ban
Civic authorities on Friday seized nearly 700 kg of plastic items and issued over 350 challans in its jurisdiction in view of the countrywide ban on single-use plastic (SUP), an official statement said.
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Amul Urges PM Modi To Delay Plastic Straw Ban. Here's Why
India's biggest dairy group Amul has written to the government urging it to delay a planned ban on tiny plastic straws, saying the move will have a "negative impact" on farmers and milk consumption in the world's biggest producer of the commodity.
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US' Plan To Ban Single-Use Plastics On Public Lands By 2032
The United States will phase out single-use plastics in national parks and other public lands over the next decade, President Joe Biden's administration announced Wednesday as part of actions on World Oceans Day.
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How Mumbai Civic Body Is Asking People To Avoid Plastic On Halloween
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai always has a quirky way of getting across its messages to netizens.
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Zomato Changes Setting On App To Reduce Plastic Waste; Twitter Applauds
Zomato makes some changes in their APP's settings to reduce plastic wastage. Now, we need to 'opt in' to get cutleries along with our order. Read on for details.
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Plastic Sticks Used In Balloons, Candies May Be Banned From Next January: Centre
Candy sticks and ice-cream sticks made of plastic may get phased out from January 1, 2022, the Centre informed Parliament on Friday.
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Aaditya Thackeray Says Maharashtra To Be Single-Use Plastic Free By May 1
The Shiv Sena-led government will make Maharashtra single-use plastic free of by May 1, Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray told the legislative council on Friday.
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Top Court Issues Notice To Poll Body On Use Of Plastic During Elections
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Election Commission of India, Centre and others on a petition seeking a ban on the use of election campaigning material made of plastic.
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Lok Sabha Speaker's Request To MPs On Single-Use Plastic
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today suggested that the members of Parliament should take a pledge to ban single-use plastic in a bid to encourage people for the same.
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Tamil Nadu Calls For Eco-Friendly Ganesha Idols To Avoid Water Pollution
With Ganesh Chaturthi set to be celebrated on August 27, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has issued a set of guidelines urging devotees to opt for eco-friendly idols and to ensure that immersion activities do not pollute waterbodies.
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Is India Ready For Plastic Ban? Why Stocks of Juice Packs Are Running Out
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a reputation for imposing policies suddenly on an unprepared nation, but when he pledged in 2019 to eliminate single-use plastics, food and beverage makers had years to prepare.
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Centre's Ban On Single-Use Plastic Items Lacks Preparation: Delhi Minister
The Centre did not prepare enough to provide people alternatives and shift manufacturing units to green options before banning single-use plastic and the curbs cannot be imposed forcibly, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has said.
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Delhi Sets Up Control Room To Monitor Plastic Ban; Rs 1 Lakh Fine For Violation
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has set up a control room to monitor the implementation of the ban on 19 identified single-use plastic items and will start shutting units violating it from Monday, officials said.
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Delhi Government to Engage With E-Commerce, Food Delivery Firms Over SUP Ban Implementation
The Delhi government plans to engage with various e-commerce firms and food delivery platforms, including Zomato, Swiggy, Amazon and Flipkart, for effective implementation of the ban on single-use plastic (SUP) items in the capital, officials said on Saturday.
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Delhi Gives 10-Day Grace Period To Comply With Single-Use Plastic Ban
The Delhi government has decided to be lenient towards those violating the ban on single-use plastic (SUP) items for the initial 10 days and has launched a massive campaign to create awareness against the use of such commodities.
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Nearly 700 Kg Single-Use Plastic Items Seized In Delhi On Day 1 Of Ban
Civic authorities on Friday seized nearly 700 kg of plastic items and issued over 350 challans in its jurisdiction in view of the countrywide ban on single-use plastic (SUP), an official statement said.
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Amul Urges PM Modi To Delay Plastic Straw Ban. Here's Why
India's biggest dairy group Amul has written to the government urging it to delay a planned ban on tiny plastic straws, saying the move will have a "negative impact" on farmers and milk consumption in the world's biggest producer of the commodity.
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US' Plan To Ban Single-Use Plastics On Public Lands By 2032
The United States will phase out single-use plastics in national parks and other public lands over the next decade, President Joe Biden's administration announced Wednesday as part of actions on World Oceans Day.
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How Mumbai Civic Body Is Asking People To Avoid Plastic On Halloween
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai always has a quirky way of getting across its messages to netizens.
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Zomato Changes Setting On App To Reduce Plastic Waste; Twitter Applauds
Zomato makes some changes in their APP's settings to reduce plastic wastage. Now, we need to 'opt in' to get cutleries along with our order. Read on for details.
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Plastic Sticks Used In Balloons, Candies May Be Banned From Next January: Centre
Candy sticks and ice-cream sticks made of plastic may get phased out from January 1, 2022, the Centre informed Parliament on Friday.
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Aaditya Thackeray Says Maharashtra To Be Single-Use Plastic Free By May 1
The Shiv Sena-led government will make Maharashtra single-use plastic free of by May 1, Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray told the legislative council on Friday.
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Top Court Issues Notice To Poll Body On Use Of Plastic During Elections
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Election Commission of India, Centre and others on a petition seeking a ban on the use of election campaigning material made of plastic.
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Lok Sabha Speaker's Request To MPs On Single-Use Plastic
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today suggested that the members of Parliament should take a pledge to ban single-use plastic in a bid to encourage people for the same.
