The committee that met on Monday was set-up after state Chief secretary V C Pharka held consultations with top secretaries, to discuss strategy to enforce the order

Coimbatore: A concerted effort is on to enforce the ban on use of plastics in wedding halls. Coimbatore corporation imposed the ban in October and enforced segregation of waste in the halls.

MADURAI: Every source from which man has increased his power on earth has been used to diminish the prospects of his successors.

Packaging of milk is proving to be a major hurdle for the Maharashtra government which is working on a comprehensive ban on plastic bags from next April.

Environment department officials said the brand ambassadors would help reach out to a large number of people.

Shopian: An initiative started by a group of sensitive citizens on environmental issues has taken up the onerous task of cleaning the waste and dirt filled water bodies, markets, parks, springs and

It has also said ban on plastic carry bags and PET-bottled water will lead to mass unemployment and harm the nature because of cutting of more trees for making alternative paper bags.

Committee on Environment of Legislative Assembly today asked Industries and Commerce Department to strictly implement Committee’s directions and suggestions regarding environment protection measure

BENGALURU: Two governments are fighting to execute one road between Chitradurga and Bantwal.

Panaji: With the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi, continuing a stay on permissions for constructions within 100m of high tide line, a few projects approved by the Goa Coastal Zone Management A