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.

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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

Wine connoisseurs who turned their noses up at screwtop caps replacing corks now have a new innovative to sniff at -- plastic wine bottles designed to resemble glass but with a 29 percent smaller carbon footprint.

Australian winemaker Wolf Blass has claimed that selling wine in plastic bottles, instead of glass bottles, would reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Wolf Blass on Tuesday launched its Green Label, offering a dry white and a cabernet shiraz in plastic PET bottles.

The Government will provide financial support to the smaller industries to set up Effluent Treatment Plants (ETP), said State Minister for Environment & Forest Advocate Mostafizur Rahman.

He was addressing a discussion organised by Bangladesh chamber of Industries (BCI) on May 02.