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Georgia — South Fulton banned single-use plastics in 2019. [109] Atlanta banned polystyrene at city-owned buildings, including Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. [110] Illinois — Oak Park [111] and River Forest [112] have enacted bans. In 2023, the state legislature passed a ban affecting state agencies and universities. [113]
China banned expanded polystyrene takeout/takeaway containers and tableware around 1999. However, compliance has been a problem and, in 2013, the Chinese plastics industry was lobbying for the ban's repeal. [91] India and Taiwan also banned polystyrene-foam food-service ware before 2007. [92]
The Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act is a drug control law passed in 1988 by the Parliament of India. It was established to enable the full implementation and enforcement of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1985.
Alcohol prohibition in India. Alcohol is prohibited in the states of Bihar, Gujarat, Mizoram, and Nagaland. [1] All other Indian states and union territories permit the sale of alcohol. The directive principles of state policy (DPSP) in the constitution of India (article 47) state that "....the State shall endeavor to bring about prohibition of ...
The ban was lifted by the Supreme Court on 28 April 2013, after a special court screening. [112] 2014 – Kaum De Heere: A film based on Indira Gandhi's assassins Satwant Singh and Beant Singh was banned by Censor Board. Eventually the film was released through YouTube. 2014 - 47 to 84: Film based on the insurgency in Punjab, India was banned.
Legal opium production in India. Legal cultivation of opium for medicinal purposes is carried out in India, only in selected areas, under free licensing conditions. India is the world's largest manufacturer of legal opium for the pharmaceutical industry according to the CIA World Factbook. [1] India is one among 12 countries in world where ...
Glass wool. Glass wool is an insulating material made from glass fiber arranged using a binder into a texture similar to wool. The process traps many small pockets of air between the glass, and these small air pockets result in high thermal insulation properties. Glass wool is produced in rolls or in slabs, with different thermal and mechanical ...
5 June 2015 – The Andhra Pradesh Government also banned Maggi foods. [11] Also on 5 June 2015, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) [12] ordered a recall of all nine approved variants of Maggi instant noodles and oats masala noodles, suggesting that they were unsafe and hazardous for human consumption. [13] On the same day ...