Supporting Prime Minister's move to ban all single-use plastics, Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw on Friday, has requested PM Narendra Modi to ban flex banners as a part of nationwide plastic ban. She states that banners pollute in every way. During his Independence Day dress, PM Modi h declared ban of single-use plastics from October 2, marking Gandhi Jayanti. This is a part of Prime Minister's 'Swachh Bharat' mission.

Shaw wants to ban plastic flex banners

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While netizens have welcomed suggestion, many remain skeptical of its implementation:

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Mahindra boardrooms go plastic-free

In a similar vein, Mahindra CEO Anand Mahindra too me good on his promise to ban plastic bottles from Mahindra meeting rooms on Thursday. He tweeted photos of in-house re-fillable bottles developed by ‘Mahindra retail synergies group’. Previously in July, Mahindra was pointed by a Twitter user number of plastic bottles present in boardroom, suggesting that steel bottles would a better eco-friendly option. Mahindra h immediately taken te of eco-hazard and declared a ban on plastic bottles in his boardrooms.

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PM Modi helps plastic rag pickers, declares war on plastics

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, stepped into shoes of ragpickers who segregate plastic from trash on a daily basis in Mathura. PM Modi was in Mathura for inauguration of National Animal Disease Control Programme. He h also promoted Anti-Plastic drive at UNCCD-COP 14 summit in Greater ida on Tuesday. Visuals shared by Prime Minister show him sitting down on a brown crate with a few women ragpickers. PM Modi was seen interacting with women and he also got engd in segregating plastic from garb. This was done to send out a mess across nation to put an end to use of single-use plastic.

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