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What’s choking the ban on single-use plastic? | Mint Primer
India marked an ambitious ban on the use of a select group of low-utility plastic items with high litter potential, ranging from earbuds to plastic cutlery and ice-cream sticks
28 Oct 2022Single-use plastic items to be banned within a year: Govt tells Lok Sabha
Single-use plastic items to be phased out by September 30 this year include carry bags made of virgin or recycled plastic less than 120 microns in thickness and non-woven plastic carry bags less than 60 GSM
2 min read23 Jul 2021Is government’s plan to ban plastic driving up shares of Cheviot?
In the last three months, Cheviot Company's stock has gained over 32%. The shares jumped 7% to close at ₹806.75 on BSE on WednesdayShares of Ludlow Jute & Specialties rose 29% in the last three months and ended 1.9% higher at ₹62.50 on BSE on Wednesday
1 min read6 Nov 2019Opinion | Go green, all ye etailers
Data may be hard to come by, but no one doubts that the home delivery of products large and small has resulted in a spike in plastic consumption
1 min read14 Oct 2019Plastic ban won’t work, reshaping its economics will
Mint explains how changing the economics of plastic can be an alternative to bans—or complement them
2 min read9 Oct 2019Against single-use plastic, not plastic-free India, says PM Modi
'Some people, by mistake, are talking about plastic-free India. I have not said this. I have said that single-use plastic, which comes to use only once, causes a lot of problems'Troubles with single-use plastic came to the fore during floods in various parts of the country this year
1 min read30 Sep 2019Amid Modi push, companies take steps to eliminate single-use plastic
India is likely to impose a nationwide ban on plastic bags, cups, small bottles, straws and some types of sachets next monthAmong the steps taken by firms are introduction of alternatives to plastic in their stores and committing to recycling PET waste
3 min read26 Sep 2019Plastic ban in Mumbai: Here's a list of what's banned, what's not
The banned items include less than 200 ml drinking water PET bottles having liquid holding capacity, plastic mineral water pouchBottles with a larger size than 200 ml with MRP printed have been allowed in Mumbai
1 min read26 Sep 2019As promised by Anand Mahindra, refillable bottles instead of plastic in meeting rooms
Anand Mahindra took to the social media site to share the pictures of the bottles that have replaced the plastic onesWith over 7 million followers on Twitter, it did not take long for Mahindra's tweet to go viral
1 min read17 Sep 2019Congress’ Jairam Ramesh bats against ban on single-use plastic
The Centre plans to ban use of single-use plastic products like straws, drink stirrers, buds, cups, certain polythene bags, wrappersThe government is yet to set a deadline for the ban
1 min read11 Sep 2019Popular Topics
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared