Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser for environment, forest and climate change in the interim government, has said that starting October 1, supermarkets will no longer be allowed to use or provide plastic ...

Replying to a question in the House. Patra said, "The then BJD government spent Rs 247.36 crore for around 2 crore jute shopping bags for distribution to around 96L odd PDS beneficiaries." Apart from ...

Textiles and Jute Affairs Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain today (15 September) sought cooperation from all to introduce jute bags across the country. "An initiative will have to be ...

According to sources from the Planning Commission and the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, the jute-based "Sonali Bag" was developed in 2016 as an eco-friendly alternative to polythene. The shopping bag ...

California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores.

Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores, but shoppers could purchase bags made with a thicker ...

The first official Thursday of fall has arrived! How are things in your neck of the woods? It’s still hotter than hot here in Orlando. Fall is a state of mind here and I do… View Post ...