 | Meendum Manjapai campaign: Tamil Nadu plans 14 green alternatives to get rid of plasticPrincipal Secretary (Environment) Supriya Sahu said that the next phase of the campaign will be raising awareness about alternative materials such as jute and banana fibre. |
 | Guntur civic body partners with NGOs to inch up ban on plastic; distributes cloth bagsThe civic body’s efforts have reaped results as most of the shop vendors now use only cloth bags, besides encouraging consumers to bring their own bags from home. |
 | Task force teams conduct special drives to enforce ban on plastic bags in GunturThe officials informed that along with hefty fines, legal cases will be filed under the National Tribunal and Solid Waste Management Act against the manufacturers if they do not follow the regulations |
 | England plans ban on single-use plastic plates, cutleryUnder proposals in a 12-week public consultation, businesses and consumers will need to move towards more sustainable alternatives. |
 | Telangana government draws up plan to stamp out single-use plasticMAUD Dept to execute ban on plastic less than 120 microns thick from July 1, 2022 |
 | Action plan to enforce ban on plastic in CapitalThe corporation council has come up with an action plan for the complete eradication of plastic use in city. |
 | Draft notification on banning plastic of less-than-100-micron thickness issued: Centre to SCThe submission was made by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati before a bench comprising Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice Aniruddha Bose. |
 | Manufacture, sale, and use of single-use plastic items banned from July 1, 2022: CentreThe thickness of plastic carry bags will be increased from 50 microns to 75 microns from September 30, 2021, and to 120 microns from December 31, 2022, according to the notification dated August 12. |
 | Uttarakhand: NGO recycles 6,772 MT of plastic waste in Dehradun in three yearsThe NGO, Indian Pollution Control Association, has been working in the domain of plastic waste management in 30 states and Union Territories for the last 20 years. |
 | Opposition to corner Fadnavis government on Nanar refinery, farm loan waiver at Maharashtra Assembly's monsoon sessionThe opposition Congress and NCP have been critical of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, and are planning to corner the government over it during the session, which will conclude on July 20. |
 | Maharashtra relaxes plastic ban for retailersThe relaxation granted to small retailers is on the lines of a similar exception already available for branded products. |
 | Raj Thackeray questions haste over plastic ban and silence of Maharashtra CM FadnavisThackeray referred to the fine amount “as an attempt to collect election funds from plastic manufacturers. |
 | Maharashtra traders unhappy with plastic ban; Mumbai civic body collects Rs 2.95 lakh fineThe BMC inspected over 8,000 shops in the city since the statewide ban on the use of plastic items, including carry-bags and thermocol, came into effect on June 23. |
 | Retailers, vendors feel the heat of single-use plastic ban in MaharashtraSeveral companies that deal in home delivery of food through apps and websites are feeling the pinch due to the ban as single-use plastic carry bags are largely used in this emerging sector. |
 | Maharashtra plastic ban: 72 fined, Rs 3.6 lakh collected in NashikNashik Municipal Corporation stated that various civic teams fanned out across the six municipal divisions of the city and fined violators as per the provisions of the plastic ban notification. |
