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India will play a major role in United Nations Environment Assembly, says
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): As the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) commenced on Monday in Nairobi, Kenya, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that India will play a major role in the UNEA, stressing the government's commitment on the ban
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EU's ban on single-use plastic tableware, cotton buds comes into force
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The EU's ban on certain single-use plastic products, including plates, cutlery, food containers and cotton buds, entered into force on Saturday.
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MP High Court orders Kamal Nath govt to ban single-use plastic, polythene
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday ordered Chief Minister Kamal Nath government to impose an immediate ban on single-use plastic and polythene in the state.
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K'taka: Banana leaf vendors hope for good business after ban on single-use
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): After the central government imposed a ban on single-use plastic, banana leaf vendors in the south hope for good business in the coming days.
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DRDO completes a year of complete ban on single-use plastic bottles in its
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 2 (ANI) On this Gandhi Jayanti, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) marked one full year on a complete ban on single-use plastic bottles in the headquarters of the premier research agency.
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Union Minister Irani inaugurates world's largest Charkha, hails ban on sin
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday said that a small initiative of not using the plastic of single-use has been taken for the future generation, which would go a long way in saving the environment.
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Ban on single-use plastic in ministries of Power, Renewable Energy from Oc
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Single-use plastic will be banned in the Ministries of Power, and New and Renewable Energy from October 2, as per an order by Union Minister RK Singh.
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UNGA: PM Modi highlights India's steps to combat climate change
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 27 (ANI): Starting his speech by mentioning the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his UNGA speech outlined the steps being undertaken in India to combat climate change, including the sweeping ban on single-use plastic which is set to
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Nationwide awareness drive on single-use plastic ban to be launched: Gowda
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sept 26 (ANI): Around 80 CIPET centres across the country will organise a 15-day long awareness drive on the ban on single-use plastic from October 2, said Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda here on Thursday.
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Rajkot: Plastic manufacturers protest against proposed ban on single-use p
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India] Sept 25 (ANI): Rajkot Plastic Manufacturers Association (PMA) held a silent rally on Wednesday to protest against the proposed blanket ban on single-use plastic by the city Municipal Corporation (MC).
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Railway installs plastic bottle crushing machine in Mumbai Rajdhani Expres
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 19 (ANI): In an eco-friendly bid, the Western Railway for the first time has installed a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottle crushing machine in Mumbai Rajdhani Express.
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Modi segregates plastic with women rag pickers in Mathura
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sep 11 (ANI): Days afters advocating a complete ban on single-use plastic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday stepped into the shoes of rag pickers, who segregate plastic from the garbage on daily basis.
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