Delhi latest to ban plastic bags
New delhi has banned the use of plastic bags in all shops, starting very soon.Notification has been sent out to all shopkeepers, and they are being given 10 to 12 days to fall into line.After that, traders will have to pay a penalty or spend five years in prison(What! ).That's the new law that the delhi government says it is ready to enforce.Civil servants said that punitive measures were needed after another law prohibiting plastic bags was ignored.However they do accept that the new ban will have to be implemented slowly.
This will be a huge change for this city of 16m people.Now residents use more than 10 m every day in the capital.The streets are littered with them and they clog up sewage pipes and are breeding grounds for malaria and dengue fever.Traders are being told to use jute, paper and cloth instead.However in a nation of small shops, the carry bag might turn out to be more expensive than the goods being sold.
While i agree that the penalty is ridiculous, it will draw attention to the disaster that discarded plastic has caused.Have you done any inquiry into the enormous"Island"Of plastic shreds that is located near the center of the pacific ocean gyre?It's roughly the size of texas, and is made up of trash, mostly plastics.These shreds are eaten by fish and birds, which then starve due to impaired digestive function.
Frequently the only way way to get attention for issues like this
Louis Vuitton Bags uk are to enact laws that have high penalties for violators.Once the laws are in place the penalties can be amended to a more enforceable level, but sometimes it takes a hammer to get some action out of an"Out of sight, out of mind"Population of consumers who value throwaway convenience over good environmental sense.
And while i, too, am disgusted by a lack of accountability for pols who willingly lie to their constituents, let's try to stay on topic.
Btw, i read that peta is mounting a campaign to save the lives of"Sea kittens" (Fish).They'll be spouting the evils of fish sticks to the grade school crowd to make their misguided points.The plastic pollution in the world's oceans is beyond critical.If peta wants to"Save the Sea kittens", let them start with throwing some serious time and money at the problems that are killing the seas.I don't care how many"Sea kittens"They manage to save, it's all for nothing if they don't have a clean home to live in.One day we're going to look around us and realize that there are no fish alive, anywhere.As goes the oceans, so goes life on this planet.
Luxury goes on Bharat Darshan
Never mind the chatter that the highend is starting to crack, international retailers are striving for greater control over operations in the country.Even as dlf, with its many associations with luxury brands, announced it would sever ties with giorgio armani and salvatore ferragamo, several big global retailers are vying for a toehold.
Londonbased toy retailer hamleys opened its second store in mumbai at infiniti mall, malad, at the end of august.The new outlet stocks hamleys own brands along with other national and international brands such as mattel, fisher
Ralph Lauren Outlet price, funskool and simba.
New yorkbased footwear label steve madden opened its first flagship store in new delhi midaugust at select citywalk, saket.Other than high heels, boots and stilettos, the outlet stocks the girl' collection for younger girls, big buddha bags and accessories, and the betsey johnson line of handbags.
L capital, which is a pe(Private equity)Firm created in 2001 with sponsorships from lvmh group and groupe arnault, is betting on the indian luxury space by setting up an enterprise in partnership with domestic designers.The pe firm is to rope in designers rohit bal and sabyasachi mukherjee along with specialist multidesigner retailer evoluzione for the new venture.
Premium fashionwear designer tarun tahiliani opened a boutique in hyderabad banjara hills.Tahiliani now has five flagship standalone boutiques two each in delhi and mumbai, and one in hyderabad.
The list goes on.Though the indian economy needs the kickstart of highearners lavish spending, there is no dearth of affluent consumers who are far from making changes in their lifestyle due to worries about inflation or the sliding economy.
High street offeringsin mumbai alone, the first half of 2012 witnessed the launch of several high street stores and luxe malls.Linking road in bandra in suburban mumbai witnessed the opening of stores such as guess, hush puppies and the hab, while colaba causeway and waterfield road in south mumbai had retailers such as pavers england and us polo association(Uspa)Setting up shop.
Uspa properties is a whollyowned subsidiary of united states polo association.The brand has been in the country for over two years and has been expanding.In 2010, uspa brand's wholesale sales totalled $7.12 million in India and $475 million worldwide.
In mumbai, palladium annexe, part of the existing palladium mall at lower parel in central mumbai, commenced operations with gucci, bottega veneta, jimmy choo, tumi, ermenegildo zegna and tag heuer opening stores.Incidentally, this is the first time ermenegildo zegna has stepped out of the confines of a fivestar hotel.
Not to be outdone, international automobile majors such as mini cooper, lamborghini and volksWagen opened independent shoWrooms.Mini cooper opened its flagship shoWroom at santacruz(W)While lamborghini and volkswagen took space at prabhadevi and hughes road respectively.
According to a report by cb richard ellis, a real estate services firm, luxury retailers are entirely focused on tier i locations, but continue to refine their strategy and product offering for india, which in select cases has seen them consolidate and reduce the size of some stores.
Several wellestablished international mass market brands have also entered tier ii locations, partly due to the lack of space in tier i markets, the report says.It adds that major apparel brands from the us and europe continue to try and enter or expand in major markets across the country.
Incidentally, hamleys entered the indian market through a franchise arrangement with reliance brands, a part of the reliance industries group.It opened its first store in the country in 2010 at high street phoenix, mumbai, and the second store in 2011 at express avenue mall, chennai.For the premium toy store, it has been a slow but steady progress, with the retailer being very choosy about store locations.
Booming businessthe national capital region too has not gone unnoticed with several international and local retailers expanding their presence.
Brands such as american fashion major bebe, footwear and accessories label steve madden, bmw and casual diner chili's launched new outlets in the southern pockets of the city.International donut and coffee chain dunkin donuts marked its india entry by launching three outlets(Connaught place, greater kailash and saket)In quick succession.
The luxury retail segment also gained traction, with footwear brands bally and christian louboutin and german shirt maker van laack launching their flagship stores in india at the dlf emporio mall in vasant kunj.
Though international retailers have followed the franchising route on account of fdi regulations when entering the country, most players prefer the joint venture or the silent partner route due to prevailing fdi regulations.
The luxury retail landscape is seeing some changes, but its wealthy clientele just can't have enough.A shortage of space will have these retailers setting up shop in different parts of the country, seeding it with their opulent offerings and ensuring that class gets across to the mass!
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