CHANDIGARH: Haryana Minister of State for Environment and Forests Kiran Choudhry on Tuesday directed all regional officers of the State Pollution Control Board to strictly enforce the ban on use of plastic bags in the State and launch prosecution against the violators.

Over 2,000 eco-friendly bags distributed

For a cause: Executive Director, IOB, G.Narayanan, distributing eco-friendly bags at the flower show in Udhagamadala on Sunday.

A Harvard University study supports what many public health specialists have long assumed: Hard plastic drinking bottles containing bisphenol A are leaching notable amounts of the controversial chemical into people's bodies.

The government has issued fresh instructions to its officials to strictly enforce the ban on plastic bags in the capital
Delhi government has issued fresh instructions to its officials to strictly enforce the ban on plastic bags across the capital.

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant an interim stay on the January 7 notification, banning plastic bags from public places in the Capital.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant an interim stay on a Delhi Government notification imposing a complete ban on use of plastic bags in the Capital.

The All-India Plastic Industries

New Delhi: As part of its efforts to improve the city

The tough U.S. fuel economy standards announced by President Barack Obama on Tuesday represents a bonanza for companies that supply hybrid technology and other gas-conserving components needed to meet the new benchmarks.

Coca-Cola Co said on Thursday it has developed a new plastic bottle that is partly made from sugar cane and molasses, raising the bar in the battle for the most environmentally friendly packaging.

Coke will test the new bottle in North America with Dasani bottled water and certain carbonated brands later this year. The test will expand to the vitaminwater brand in 2010.

The City Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a measure making Chicago the nation

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