Can the proposed ban on plastics on the Marina by Chennai Corporation be extended across the city?

Major issue: In the absence of proper disposal, plastics end up chocking waterways.

Satish Shile, Bangalore, DH News Service:

The government is set to ban the production of non bio-degradable plastic in the State.

A Bill to amend Karnataka Plastic Rules in this regard is likely to come up for discussion in the coming Assembly session.

Concrete policy to enforce ban alongwith providing people with alternatives is the only way out.

Drive against the use of polythene bags has become a costly affair for attendants of patients admitted in Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu

Eco-concerns drive demand for biodegradable bags on the global market, giving rise to the exports of shopping jute bags from Bangladesh.

Jute goods makers export around 100,000 shopping bags a month on average to different countries. They hope scope for more shipments will widen next year, as some European countries are set to ban polythene bags in 2010.

As many as 600 volunteers from different states will arrive here to

NEW DELHI: Not in the mood to fine or book those violating the ban on using plastics in the Capital just yet, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee proposes to carry out a massive awareness drive giving Delhiites a chance to comply.

New Delhi: If you are still using and accepting plastic bags in markets, it is time to switch over to other materials. More than six months after the plastic ban was notified in Delhi, the government has formulated a strategy of penalizing those who are violating the law with a maximum fine of Rs 1 lakh or 5 years imprisonment.

After opposing garbage dumping at Taleigao Plateau, Save Taleigao Democratic Front (STDF) action committee now intends to make Taleigao and Panjim

Jammu: The J&K Polythene Manufacturers and Traders Association has expressed anguish over the way the authorities concerned have been implementing the ban on polythene bags.

The association has lamented that the administration was unmindful of the adverse impact of the ban on a vast section of the people.

Greater Dhaka has been a major engine of growth and prosperity in Bangladesh, representing more than 40% of Bangladesh's national GDP. This rapidly growing city of 12 million inhabitants has also emerged as a major hub for over 7000 small and medium scale industries.