A spike in the use of non-woven bags made of polypropylene fabric and sold under the tag of ‘cloth bags’ in Ernakulam seems to have hit efforts to shift to eco-friendly carrybags following the ban on ...

Even though the ban on single-use plastic has been put in abeyance, Delhi has started changing its shopping habits. Fearing fines and challans, mid-scale markets like Sarojini Nagar, Lajpat Nagar and ...

Concerned over the rampant use of environmentally hazardous ‘non-woven’ plastic carry bags across the State, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to impose a complete ban on its use from ...

City businessmen on Wednesday met chief minister Bhagwant Mann to discuss their woes with the ban on manufacturing and sale of single use plastics (SUPs) and non-woven carry bags in Punjab. The ...

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday quashed the state government order banning the manufacture, transportation, sale and use of non-woven bags of 60 GSM (grams per square metre) and above, terming ...

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has informed the Madras High Court that an expert committee constituted by the Tamil Nadu government has made a recommendation to promote the use of ...