KY Vijay Kumar | ENS
Chennai,

PLASTIC is an environmental hazard chiefly because it is nonbiodegradable. It cannot be decomposed by micro-organisms or by any biological process. It is a synthetic polymer that can be moulded into complex shapes. Elasticity makes it extremely popular as a packaging material.

T Muruganandam | ENS
Chennai,
THE only serious attempt to regulate the proliferation of disposable plastics in the State was made in 2002, when the then AIADMK government introduced a Bill on the subject in the Assembly.

Nalini Ravichandran | ENS
Chennai,

A tough law that bans lighting up in public places has put smokers on notice. City Police Commissioner R Sekar intends to enforce the law sometime this week. Whether or not he manages to do so, at least a step has been taken in the right direction.

A farm development scheme hurts farmers, favours industry The Centre recently came up with a new-fangled scheme for Maharashtra

Debabrata Mohanty Posted: Sep 25, 2008 at 0015 hrs IST

Bhubaneswar, September 24 Despite being the first state to have a dedicated disaster mitigation authority, Orissa

The enforcement of a ban on plastic bags will be extremely difficult because of a likely resistance from its manufacturers, according to the Environment Department of the City District Government Laho

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM; Forest Minister Binoy Viswom has said that the Forest Department will start a potable water project for Sabarimala named

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, September 17 A major study links a chemical widely used in plastic products, including baby bottles, to health problems in humans like heart disease and diabetes, but US regulator

Lahore High Court Justice Shabbar Raza Rizvi on Wednesday, in response to a petition, imposed a ban on the use of polythene bags throughout the province.

By Hemanthi Guruge
The Ministry of Environment and Central Environmental Authority together with a private company has launched an environment friendly bag.