A senior official said they collected a total of Rs 2,000 in fines from shopkeepers across the markets they visited...

West Bengal Pollution Control Board has been making the appeal through social media campaigns since July 1...

Receipts that would be issued against penalties not with us yet, says official...

The ban must be accompanied by sensitisation and awareness measures directed both at law enforcement agencies and citizens...

We have been repeatedly appealing to traders in local markets not to use the carry bags or styrofoam items: Deputy mayor ...

Union environment minister urges West Bengal artisans to manufacture replacements...

Grocery, fruits, fish and meat in paper bags, clay pots and biodegradable plastic bags ...

Several fishmongers do not open stalls at Jadavgarh market on Friday ...

Traders felt that it could again be a repeat of previous attempts to ban the use of single-use plastics...

Several parts of township, including stretches of the Major Arterial Road, got flooded when the city was lashed by rain last week...