'Reports of hitherto 'atmanirbhar' breadwinners having to stand in line for a plastic bag of khichdi or, travelling thousands of kms with nothing but packets of biscuits, have not moved the prime......
The effect of the near-total ban on single-use plastic in Maharashtra is being felt mostly in retail and unorganised markets, besides adversely impacting app-based food delivery units in Mumbai.......
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday banned manufacture, sale and use of all plastic bags, saying they choked drainage systems during recent monsoon rains.Environmental groups welcomed the ban,......
The development comes after a recent notification from the Union home ministry, which has permitted companies to resume manufacturing operations and reopening of shops in red, green and orange......
Retailers, especially food and grocery chains, are clearly unhappy, saying the ban is impractical Avinash Gokhale, a resident of Dadar in Mumbai, purchases loose milk from the local dairy every......
The notification bans carry bags, one-time use of polyethylene, straws and thermocol Fearing closure of 4,000-odd units, plastic manufacturers have urged the government of Maharashtra to review......
Waste pickers in Pune force corporates and the municipality to address safe disposal of sanitary napkins, notes Soma BasuFor two years, a waste pickers’ cooperative in Pune had been trying to......
How the Government uses Union Budget to usher in speedy recovery for India and at the same time balance the fisc, which is slowly going out of proportions, remains to be seen Union Budget 2009-10......