It is now more than 5 years since the government of Nagaland first announced its intention to ban single use plastics in view of the grave environmental and ecological threats posed by rampant use of plastic items and its resolve to make Nagaland plastic free. The government subsequently announced a complete ban on single-use plastics …
Kohima, July 18 (MTNews): Deputy Commissioner Kohima, Shanavas C, IAS launched a video on ill effects of Single Use Plastic (SUP) at his office chamber, Kohima on 18thJuly 2022. Launching the video, Shanavas said the decision of coming up with the video for public awareness was taken in the last District Task Force meeting …
Tuensang, July 16 (MTNews): Tuensang Chamber of Commerce & Industries (TCCI) in collaboration with Tuensang Town Council (TTC) organized a seminar on Single-Use Plastic and waste segregation at GHSS auditorium, Tuensang on July 16 with ADC and Administrator Tuensang Town Council Thungchanbemo Tungoe as resource person. The seminar was attended by members of All …
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Kohima, July 11 (MTNews): The Kohima District Task Force (DTF) for implementation of total ban on all single-use plastic in Kohima has fixed penalty for defaulters not complying with Government’s Order on banned identified single-use plastic items in both the rural and urban areas of the district. According to a DIPR report, this was …
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Mokokchung’s restaurants, stores, and stalls were spotted plastic-free as the town encountered the first day of the latest nationwide ban on single-use plastics today. However, threat exists in the fringes or outside of the MMC jurisdiction, despite what may be considered a laudable achievement within the MMC jurisdiction. Chuchamo Humtsoe, Addl. Deputy Commissioner and …
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The Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 forbid the production, importation, stockpiling, distribution, sale, and use of specific single-use plastic (SUP) goods with effect from July 1, 2022. Single-use plastics will no longer be allowed from July 1, 2022, according to a notification from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), a government agency under the …
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