A day after banning all forms of chewable tobacco in the capital, the government has approached the Delhi high court seeking to enforce a similar curb on plastic bags.

At least 30 kg of plastic can be found from the stomach of every cow or buffalo which dies in India, Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar has said.

CHENNAI: Researchers examining elephant dung in the Nilgiris have found plastic, tetra packs and small cups made of thermocol in the poop, leading to concerns about enforcement of rules for visitor

BHILAI: Steel city Bhilai has already discarded the plastic ban imposed on January 1. People have been seen using plastic carry bags while corporation is still trying hard to enforce the ban.

Scientists are looking for -- and finding -- little bits of plastic in a lot of places lately: ice cores, deep sea sediments, coral reefs, crab gills, the digestive system of mussels, even German b

KATHMANDU, March 23: The Environment Committee under the Legislature-Parliament has asked the stakeholders for implementation of the ban of plastic bags in the Capital city from mid April.

National Green Tribunal wants curbs imposed on plastic packaging; hearings to begin soon

All EU countries will have to cut the use of throwaway ‘plastic poison’ carrier bags by 80 per cent following a vote yesterday.

Plastic bags could soon be history as federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt signals he's ready to use the "bully pulpit" of national government to enforce an Australia-wide ban.

MANAKAMANA, Feb 26: Manakamana Temple in Gorkha district, one of the most famous pilgrim sites in Nepal, is struggling to live up to its reputation due to heaps of plastic waste littered all around