Delhi govt plans to phase out single-use plastic in 2022
3 years ago

Delhi govt plans to phase out single-use plastic in 2022

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Delhi government plans to phase out single-use plastic such as bags, cutlery, films, banners, wrappers in three phases next year, beginning with thermocol and plastic sticks used with balloons, flags and candy, according to its draft alternatives to single-use plastic policy. The official said the draft policy is also open for public feedback and suggestions, both for alternatives available and the mechanism through which these single-use plastic items could be recycled or utilised. The Centre notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, on August 12 this year, which made it mandatory for the thickness of plastic bags of 50 microns to be increased to 75 microns from September 30, 2021 onwards, and later to 120 microns from December 31, 2022. In addition, the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of 20 single-use plastic items will all be banned from July 1, 2022, according to the rules.

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'Seize Plastic Items Having Less Than 120 Micron Width', Meghalaya HC Issues Directions To Govt Until Plastic Substitutes Are Developed
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Seize Plastic Items Having Less Than 120 Micron Width', Meghalaya HC Issues Directions To Govt Until Plastic Substitutes Are Developed

Live Law  

While hearing a Public Interest Litigation seeking a complete ban on single-use plastic in the State, the Meghalaya High Court issued directions to the State Government to be followed until plastic substitutes are fully developed and implemented in the market. Mukerji and Justice W. Diengdoh directed the State Government to follow the following policy: " to issue administrative orders or …

Tiruchi Corporation cracks down on circulation of single-use plastics in commercial establishments
5 months ago

Tiruchi Corporation cracks down on circulation of single-use plastics in commercial establishments

The Hindu  

The Tiruchi City Corporation has launched an enforcement drive to check the use of single-use plastics and other banned products used for packaging in shops. So far, over 430 kg of single-use plastics from 412 shops across five zones and levied penalties amounting to ₹3.06 lakh. Single-use plastics such as cups and covers were seized from eateries, textile shops, roadside …

The Cure for Disposable Plastic Crap Is Here—and It’s Loony
5 months, 1 week ago

The Cure for Disposable Plastic Crap Is Here—and It’s Loony

Wired  

A plastic bag might be the most overengineered object in history. Some years back, I stopped by a French deli to buy some big chunks of cheese and carried them home in a plastic bag. There’s plastic in grocery bags, obviously, but also in yoga pants and car tires and building materials and toys and medical products. A significant chunk …

Plastic mess: On India’s waste problem
5 months, 1 week ago

Plastic mess: On India’s waste problem

The Hindu  

India, like other large economies, faces a significant plastic waste problem. According to a 2020-21 report by the Central Pollution Control Board, four million tonnes of plastic waste are generated annually. Recyclers, who have networks to collect plastic waste, recycle the waste and receive validated certificates for each tonne recycled. Addressing the root causes of plastic waste and enhancing the …

Will alternatives to plastic bags step up the fight against waste?
6 months ago

Will alternatives to plastic bags step up the fight against waste?

The Hindu  

The switch to the alternatives to the banned plastic products has yielded mixed results in Tamil Nadu. A shopkeeper at Parry’s Corner says, “We have shifted from selling plastic items to printing invitation cards, selling greeting cards and paper and cloth bags since the Tamil Nadu government banned the single-use plastic. But, on Anderson Street, you will still find many …

2 years after ban, single-use plastic still a common sight in Delhi
6 months, 1 week ago

2 years after ban, single-use plastic still a common sight in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

It has been two years since the country-wide ban on 19 single-use plastic came into force to phase them out but little has changed on the ground — indicating the need for stricter enforcement, and the lack of cheaper alternatives — spot checks by HT on Monday found. The ban was notified on July 1, 2022, after which enforcement teams …

A ban on single-use plastics takes effect in Hong Kong in a bid to reduce pollution
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A ban on single-use plastics takes effect in Hong Kong in a bid to reduce pollution

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong has long been a major producer and consumer of great food, and a great amount of plastic and Styrofoam to go with it. A pedestrian carries takeaway food plastic bags in Hong Kong, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. A customer collects a takeaway food plastic bag at Kuen Fat Kitchen in Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 10, …

A ban on single-use plastics takes effect in Hong Kong in a bid to reduce pollution
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A ban on single-use plastics takes effect in Hong Kong in a bid to reduce pollution

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That’s going to change as new legislation aiming to …

No microplastics: new rules queer the pitch for ‘biodegradable’ plastics
9 months, 2 weeks ago

No microplastics: new rules queer the pitch for ‘biodegradable’ plastics

The Hindu  

The Environment Ministry has introduced rules that make it harder for makers of disposable plastic ware to label such products as ’biodegradable’, introducing a stipulation that they must not leave any microplastics behind. Biodegradable plastic and compostable plastic are projected as the two broad kinds of technological fixes to India’s burgeoning problem of plastic waste pollution. No microplastics A new …

Trash talk: The big problem with tiny packs
10 months ago

Trash talk: The big problem with tiny packs

Hindustan Times  

It may have an expiry date of February 2025, but the tiny packs in your purse, your travel pack and elsewhere in your home will likely be around, in some form or another, for at least 500 years. “One of the first barriers is the glass,” says Alexis Hocken, a chemical engineering doctoral candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, …

Products from recycled plastic in India not safe, says new study
10 months ago

Products from recycled plastic in India not safe, says new study

Hindustan Times  

Products made from recycled plastic may not be as safe as one may think, according to a new study that has found a cocktail of toxic chemicals in recycled products in Delhi. The study by environmental NGO Toxics Link, titled “Is Plastic Recycling Safe?” that was released on Tuesday, revealed that of the tested products, 86% of toys and 67% …

How can we kick our plastic habit? Readers weigh in
10 months, 3 weeks ago

How can we kick our plastic habit? Readers weigh in

LA Times  

It’s Tuesday, Feb. 20. I use powdered clothes detergent that comes in a cardboard box to avoid bulky plastic liquid detergent containers.” — Kevin G., Long Beach “I keep cloth bags in my car and one in my purse. Sometimes my children laugh at my reused Ziploc bags, but I just remind them I’m trying to leave the world in …

Crackdown on single-use plastics: Coimbatore Corporation imposed fine of ₹ 7 lakh on businesses in January
11 months, 1 week ago

Crackdown on single-use plastics: Coimbatore Corporation imposed fine of ₹ 7 lakh on businesses in January

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore Corporation has taken decisive steps to curb the use of banned plastic bags and single-use plastics, imposing fines totalling ₹ 7,01,550 across the zones in the city last month. The penalties were levied on 115 out of 142 shops in the city’s flower market, and 2,311 businesses found in violation, and seized 569 kg of single-use plastics during …

‘Plogman on India’ Ripu Daman Bevli and residents clean up streets of Coimbatore
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Plogman on India’ Ripu Daman Bevli and residents clean up streets of Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Ripudaman Bevli, began plogging seven years ago. Last year, we cleaned up beaches across Chennai and worked with the Tamil Nadu government for the International Coastal Clean-Up Day.” He says he would now like Indians to participate in #PlasticUpvaas, a social media challenge. “Disposables and single-use items completely overwhelm our lives, so we give people a mantra of #PlasticUpvaas to …

Delhi govt bans firecracker sales to curb pollution as part of ‘winter action plan’
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi govt bans firecracker sales to curb pollution as part of ‘winter action plan’

Hindustan Times  

Delhi environmental minister Gopal Rai announced on Monday that the government has once again decided to ban all types of crackers because of the pollution level increase during winter. At a press briefing, Rai said that this decision was made by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal as part of the ‘winter action plan’ aimed at controlling pollution, which typically peaks in …

Delhi govt re-imposes ban on sale, use of firecrackers ahead of Diwali
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi govt re-imposes ban on sale, use of firecrackers ahead of Diwali

Live Mint  

The Delhi government has re-imposed a ban on firecrackers ahead of the festive season. Police have been directed to issue a circular on behalf of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee that no license is issued…” said Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Monday. Last year, the government had announced that bursting firecrackers on Diwali in the city would attract a …

Delhi govt bans production, storage, sale, use of firecrackers to curb pollution in winter
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi govt bans production, storage, sale, use of firecrackers to curb pollution in winter

India TV News  

Delhi government has banned the manufacturing, sale, storage and use of all kinds of firecrackers in the national capital as part of an action plan to curb pollution in winter, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Monday. He said that to tackle pollution, the Delhi government has started working on the winter action plan. He further said that Delhi has …

Single-use plastic waste from food delivery apps could be reduced with one tweak
1 year, 4 months ago

Single-use plastic waste from food delivery apps could be reduced with one tweak

ABC  

Food delivery apps are a blessing. Key points: Adding a "green nudge" to food delivery apps could promote more sustainable behaviours from users Changing the default setting to "no cutlery" on a Chinese food delivery app saw the share of no-cutlery orders increase by 648 per cent Researchers say this tweak could cut out 21.75 billion single-use plastics annually in …

International Plastic Bag Free Day 2023: Date, history, significance and celebration
1 year, 6 months ago

International Plastic Bag Free Day 2023: Date, history, significance and celebration

Hindustan Times  

International Plastic Bag Free Day is observed annually to raise awareness about the harmful impacts of single-use plastic bags on the environment and the day serves as a reminder to individuals, communities and businesses worldwide to take action and reduce their reliance on plastic bags. International Plastic Bag Free Day 2023: Date, history, significance and celebration On this day, various …

India is moving away from single-use plastics
1 year, 6 months ago

India is moving away from single-use plastics

Hindustan Times  

Estimates suggest that about seven billion of the 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic produced between 1950 and 2017 became plastic waste, ending up in landfills or dumped. The ministry of environment, forest and climate change adopted a two-pronged strategy to tackle unmanaged and littered plastic waste by placing a ban on single-use plastic items and effective implementation through extended producer …

Use of plastic bag continues even after ban
1 year, 6 months ago

Use of plastic bag continues even after ban

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore Corporation seized nine tonnes of single-use plastic in the city in the last five months and even as officials continue to seize the plastic, its use continues across the city. “Middlemen who buy plastic items from Raja Street or Thomas Street visit us at the markets to sell a pack of 100 covers for ₹ 100 whereas paper …

240 tonnes of plastic dumped in Delhi everyday: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

240 tonnes of plastic dumped in Delhi everyday: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Capital currently generates over 1,100 tonnes per day of plastic waste, but only around 870 TPD is being recycled or managed, leaving a gap of 242 TPD, or 22% of Delhi’s plastic waste load which ends up either in drains, at landfill or finding its way to the Yamuna, the latest data shows. Read here: Environment needs our urgent …

Most complaints about single-use plastic came from Delhi: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Most complaints about single-use plastic came from Delhi: Report

Hindustan Times  

On July 1, 2022, the ban on 19 single-use plastic items came into force. Four months later, Delhi had logged 634 complaints on the Central Pollution Control Board’s app — the highest in the country — but only 59% of them have been redressed, according to the Centre for Science and Environment ’s annual State of Environment report. CSE had …

Delhi: AIIMS Delhi bans use of single-use plastic in hospital premises, campus
2 years ago

Delhi: AIIMS Delhi bans use of single-use plastic in hospital premises, campus

Live Mint  

AIIMS Delhi has banned single-use plastic items in the Hospital premises and in the campus. According to the office memorandum issued by Dr Srinivas, Director, "AIIMS New Delhi to chip in and Ban Single-Use Plastic items in the Hospital Premises and in the Campus, in accordance with plastic waste management rules and also to prohibit the sale and distribution of …

Use of banned single-use plastics on the rise in Coimbatore city
2 years, 3 months ago

Use of banned single-use plastics on the rise in Coimbatore city

The Hindu  

Despite the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change amending the Plastic Waste Management Rules and imposing a ban on manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of single-use plastic items from July 1, 2022, the banned plastic is used widely across the city. Many of the retail vegetable vendors at Anna Market on Mettupalayam Road continue to use the …

The need for plastic de-addiction
2 years, 3 months ago

The need for plastic de-addiction

Hindustan Times  

“It cannot be right to manufacture billions of objects that are used for a matter of minutes, and then are with us for centuries.”--Roz Savage The catla fish swimming serenely could not have foreseen the plastic band wrapping around its body and entrapping it. The sea turtle feasting on what seemed like a new delicacy could not have imagined that …

Pollution scare! Delhi govt bans production, sale, use of firecrackers till January 1
2 years, 4 months ago

Pollution scare! Delhi govt bans production, sale, use of firecrackers till January 1

India TV News  

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said the production, sale, and use of all types of firecrackers will be banned in the national capital till January 1. "Production, storage, sale, and use of all types of firecrackers are being completely banned so that people's lives can be saved," Rai tweeted. Rai said an action plan will be drawn up …

Winning the war on single-use plastic
2 years, 4 months ago

Winning the war on single-use plastic

The Hindu  

February 27 was no regular Sunday for the employees of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. A surprise was in store for them from none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who in his Mann Ki Baat address lauded the civic body’s Cloth Bag Challenge initiative launched in schools to motivate schoolchildren to adopt alternatives to plastic bags. The words of encouragement …

Andhra Pradesh: Implementation of single-use plastic ban ineffective in Kurnool, Anantapur
2 years, 4 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Implementation of single-use plastic ban ineffective in Kurnool, Anantapur

The Hindu  

The implementation of the ban on single-use plastic has been the most ineffective in undivided Kurnool and Anantapur districts with the supply lines of carry bags, packing material for hotels and small restaurants/eateries continuing uninterrupted. While the Kurnool Municipal Corporation has been at the forefront in implementing it for a long time, during the current phase of the ban from …

20 tonne of seized plastic heads to Delhi’s waste-to-energy plants
2 years, 5 months ago

20 tonne of seized plastic heads to Delhi’s waste-to-energy plants

Hindustan Times  

Over 20,000 kilograms of banned single-use plastic has been seized by the 48 Delhi Pollution Control Committee and the Delhi government’s revenue department teams since July 1, when 19 SUP items were banned nationwide, has made its way to the three waste to energy plants in Okhla, Narela-Bawana and Ghazipur. Of the total plastic waste, 587 tonnes was single-use plastic, …

Single-use plastics: The next five steps
2 years, 5 months ago

Single-use plastics: The next five steps

Hindustan Times  

On July 1, India banned single-use plastics, and pushed a new regulation on plastic bags, requiring them to become thicker over time. The government, especially the Bureau of Indian Standards, must set minimum standards to ensure alternatives can be reused and contain zero-toxicity, keeping the circular economy principles in mind. Moreover, composting can create local jobs, particularly for waste-pickers, who …

Ban on single-use plastic: More sustainable restaurants are on the menu in Bengaluru
2 years, 5 months ago

Ban on single-use plastic: More sustainable restaurants are on the menu in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Once as ubiquitous a find as any, single-use plastic is now being cracked down upon, under the nationwide ban on items such as plastic sticks on balloons, cutlery, straws, wrapping film on sweet boxes, invitation cards etc. “We have already started using paper bags to pack namkeen takeaways and within a week, we will use up our existing stock of …

Do single-use plastic bans work?
2 years, 6 months ago

Do single-use plastic bans work?

BBC  

Do single-use plastic bans work? Getty Images The problems caused by plastic waste are rapidly increasing around the globe, but it still serves a useful purpose in food packaging. In the end it often turns out to be more polluting to use cardboard wrapping than plastic, when the entire food production chain is taken into account – Romane Osadnick The …

Explained | Enforcing the single-use plastic ban
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained | Enforcing the single-use plastic ban

The Hindu  

The story so far: A ban on the use of single-use plastics that was notified by the Union Environment Ministry on August 2021 came into effect on July 1 this year. The notification said national and State-level control rooms would be set up to check illegal manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of banned single use plastic items. The …

India's 'Green' Ban Takes Place Within Covid Confines: A Dive Into 'Pandemic of Plastic' & What We Can Do
2 years, 6 months ago

India's 'Green' Ban Takes Place Within Covid Confines: A Dive Into 'Pandemic of Plastic' & What We Can Do

News 18  

India has now banned several single-use plastic products – including plastic straws, disposable cutlery, and earbuds – among some keenly used items. The most commonly used products during the pandemic were clear plastic gloves, disposable masks, PPE kits and increase in food packaging. These centres were sent only yellow bags, as a result PPE kits, gloves, masks with food waste …

Delhi govt to urge Centre to reduce GST on raw materials for alternatives to single-use plastic
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi govt to urge Centre to reduce GST on raw materials for alternatives to single-use plastic

India TV News  

Highlights Delhi government will request Centre to reduce GST on raw materials. Single-use plastic ban: In light of the ban on single-use plastic items, the Delhi government will request the Centre to reduce GST on raw materials for the production of alternatives, said Environment minister Gopal Rai on Sunday. After some stakeholders drew the minister's attention to high GST rates …

Single-use plastic ban: Noida authority's 'anti-plastic drive' culminates in Sector-77 today
2 years, 6 months ago

Single-use plastic ban: Noida authority's 'anti-plastic drive' culminates in Sector-77 today

India TV News  

Highlights Anti-plastic drive was conducted on Sunday by Noida authority to create awareness Noida authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari also participated in the awareness drive on July 3 Along with the awareness campaign, a musical band performance was also held Single-use plastic ban news: As per the guidelines from Uttar Pradesh administration, an anti-plastic drive was conducted by the Noida authority …

Andhra Pradesh: GMC intensifies enforcement of ban on single-use plastic
2 years, 6 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: GMC intensifies enforcement of ban on single-use plastic

The Hindu  

The Guntur Municipal Corporation has intensified its enforcement of the ban on single-use plastic in the city as it has come to light that many vendors are yet to comply with the new rule. “We are making it clear that any shops, vegetable vendors, fruit vendors, malls and other establishments using single-use plastic would be fined ₹5,000. The 2013 notification …

Delhi government gives 10-day grace period to comply with single-use plastic ban
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi government gives 10-day grace period to comply with single-use plastic ban

Live Mint  

The Delhi government has decided to be lenient towards those violating the ban on single-use plastic items for the initial 10 days and has launched a massive campaign to create awareness against the use of such commodities and promote their alternatives. Authorities will issue warning notices to units found violating the ban on 19 SUP items till July 10 and …

One Plate Poha For 1kg Plastic: Cafe Where You Can Pay With Waste Opens Up in Gujarat
2 years, 6 months ago

One Plate Poha For 1kg Plastic: Cafe Where You Can Pay With Waste Opens Up in Gujarat

News 18  

As of July 1, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has prohibited the manufacture, import, stocking, and sale of single-use plastic. Following the nationwide ban, a café in Gujarat has come up with an amazing way to tackle the plastic waste. The district administration of Junagadh is set to inaugurate a café called Natural Plastic Cafe, where they …

First day of single-use plastic ban: Less awareness, no enforcement
2 years, 6 months ago

First day of single-use plastic ban: Less awareness, no enforcement

The Hindu  

The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board may have declared that single-use plastic items cannot be used from July 1, but in various parts of the city, SUP usage went on as usual owing to a lack of awareness. “The remaining stock which has come with plastic sticks will be returned to the distributors free of cost and then we will …

Six years down the lane, single-use plastic ban not so effective in Bengaluru
2 years, 6 months ago

Six years down the lane, single-use plastic ban not so effective in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The whole country might now cut down on its single-use plastic products, but Karnataka was the first State to impose a ban on these products in as early as 2016. Although the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike came up with enforcement plans, over the years, the movement floundered, especially in the last two years …

Enforcing the plastic ban well
2 years, 6 months ago

Enforcing the plastic ban well

Hindustan Times  

The world is choking on plastics. On Friday, India took a leap forward to contain this scourge by operationalising the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, which bans the manufacture, import, stocking, sale, distribution, and use of single-use plastic items. In 2015, the government said India generated 9.5 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, but the Centre for Science and …

Did you know single-use plastic is banned from July 1?
2 years, 6 months ago

Did you know single-use plastic is banned from July 1?

The Hindu  

Karnataka State Pollution Control Board may have declared that single-use plastic items will not be used from July 1, but, in many parts of Bengaluru, citizens as well as retail vendors, especially hawkers, are not aware of the ban. This is a good decision since plastic is not reusable.” However, among hawkers, the search for an alternative is a cause …

Cups, straws, spoons: India starts on single-use plastic ban
2 years, 6 months ago

Cups, straws, spoons: India starts on single-use plastic ban

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as part of a federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people. But India’s federal environment minister Bhupender Yadav said at a press briefing in New Delhi that the ban had been in the pipeline for a year. A nationwide …

Single-use plastic ban violation to invite fine of up to Rs 1 lakh or jail term, says Gopal Rai
2 years, 6 months ago

Single-use plastic ban violation to invite fine of up to Rs 1 lakh or jail term, says Gopal Rai

Firstpost  

The Delhi minister said the government will issue warning notices to units found flouting the ban on 19 identified SUP items till 10 July and thereafter take punitive action against repeat offenders. New Delhi: Violation of the ban on single-use plastic items in Delhi will invite a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh or a jail term of up …

'We Want to Go Green, But...': Ban on Single-use Plastic with No Cheap Option Leaves Vendors Anxious
2 years, 6 months ago

'We Want to Go Green, But...': Ban on Single-use Plastic with No Cheap Option Leaves Vendors Anxious

News 18  

The Centre’s ban on certain single-use plastic items came into force on Friday, the violation of which will invite punitive action, including a fine or a jail term or both. The identified SUP items include earbuds, plastic sticks for balloons, flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, polystyrene plates, cups, glasses, forks, spoons, knives, straws, trays, wrapping or packaging films around sweets …

Ban on single-use plastic items comes into effect from today
2 years, 6 months ago

Ban on single-use plastic items comes into effect from today

Hindustan Times  

The ban on single-use plastic items, including wrapping or packaging films, plastic cutlery, straws, and plastic sticks for balloons and earbuds, came into effect on Friday even as manufacturer associations have said they are not prepared to implement it immediately due to a lack of alternatives. Ahead of the ban implementation, the Union environment ministry officials on Thursday held a …

Green Revolution 2.0: Starting Today, Bid Adieu to Plastic Straws & Cutlery as India Readies for Cleaner Future
2 years, 6 months ago

Green Revolution 2.0: Starting Today, Bid Adieu to Plastic Straws & Cutlery as India Readies for Cleaner Future

News 18  

It is clogging our cities, killing marine life, turning into an eyesore and getting increasingly cumbersome to get recycled. The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021, prohibit the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of a notified list of single-use plastic items, including straws, plastic cutlery and candy sticks, packaging on sweet boxes, cigarettes packets, invitation cards, polystyrene and expanded …

Haryana bans single-use plastic
2 years, 6 months ago

Haryana bans single-use plastic

Firstpost  

The state government has taken resolute steps for mitigation of pollution caused by littered single-use plastic Chandigarh: The Haryana government said it has decided to ban single-use plastic in the state from 1 July. To phase out single-use plastic items by 2022, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had issued a notification in August last year, banning …

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