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  Gurugram's Sector-23 market set to become polythene-free by January

  India | December 29, 2020 11:18 IST

  The 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 | October 31, 2019 12:56 IST

  Devotees, 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 | April 11, 2017 17:34 IST

  Madhya 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 | December 18, 2015 23:33 IST

  Lucknow: 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 | February 12, 2015 12:27 IST

  Berhampur (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 | January 14, 2015 14:35 IST

  Bundi: 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