Polythene
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Gurugram's Sector-23 market set to become polythene-free by January
India | Dec 29, 2020, 11:18 AM ISTThe market has nearly 130 shops and more than 50 street vendors, who produce 45kg of plastic waste and polythene everyday.
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Polythene ban stops 'mishri' offerings at Ayodhya's Ram temple
India | Oct 31, 2019, 12:56 PM ISTDevotees, for security reasons, are allowed to carry "Prasad" that comprises only "mishri" (sugar crystals) and "ilaichi dana" (sugar balls) in transparent polythene bags. The sellers sometimes, add dried coconut pieces and peanuts in the prasad.
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To protect cows, Madhya Pradesh govt bans plastic/polythene bags from May 1
India | Apr 11, 2017, 05:34 PM ISTMadhya Pradesh government on Tuesday announced a ban on plastic/polythene carry bags across the state from 1 saying its consumption results in large number of cow deaths.
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UP government calls for a complete ban on polythene use
India | Dec 18, 2015, 11:33 PM ISTLucknow: Seeking to make Uttar Pradesh an environemt-friendly place, the government today decided to enforce the ban on the use of polythene across the state, a month after the Allahabad High Courts direction to prohibit
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Plastic ban around famous shakti shrine Tara Tarini
India | Feb 12, 2015, 12:27 PM ISTBerhampur (Odisha): Use of polythene and plastic carry bags has been banned in and around Tara Tarini, a famous shakti shrine and tourist destination, in Odisha's Ganjam district.This was decided at the coordination committee meeting
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30 Kg polythene recovered from dead cow's rumen in Rajasthan
India | Jan 14, 2015, 02:35 PM ISTBundi: Around 30 kg polythene was found in the rumen of a dead cow in Naina town of the district, a government veterinary official said. The 9-year-old cow was brought to the hospital on Monday