After Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh to ban plastic from July 15
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has announced a ban on plastic in the state effective July 15, days after Maharashtra announced a plastic ban from June 23. Yogi has urged citizens to stop using plastic cups, glass, polythene from the said date. Interestingly, former CM Akhilesh Yadav had banned plastic in UP in December 2015.