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"Fine those who throw garbage," J-K Chief Secy Arun Kumar
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta has issued clear instructions to the officers to sensitize people about the cleanliness of their surroundings and also fine those who throw garbage in their surroundings endangering the environment.
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Ukraine conflict: Following dam collapse, Odesa's coastline turns into 'ga
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Infected waters from a breached dam poured downstream, closing beaches in the Odesa area of southern Ukraine and creating a "genuine threat" to locals, reported CNN.
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Roads in several parts of Dharamshala choke amid rising tourist footfall
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Tourist footfall has increased in Dharamshala and people continue to throng hill stations amid summers. This has also led to accumulation of litter and garbage on busy streets of Dharamshala.
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Low-intensity explosion near Ludhiana court complex, probe launched
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A low-intensity explosion took place at a godown located near the district court complex of Ludhiana in Punjab, reportedly after a heap of garbage was put on fire on Thursday, the police said.
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On World Environment Day, HP CM launches a campaign to raise awareness abo
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
We have over 100 workers today taking part in the campaign, and we have divided the city into five major zones. We collect 80 tons of garbage on a daily basis; we will also start a plantation drive and adopt one zone. All 40 councilors of Shimla MC will participate in it. We would try to
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Plastic garbage becoming "threat" in Himalayan regions: Environment Scient
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"The littering of plastic is becoming a serious threat. We are receiving 200 tons of plastic in the forest of the Himalayas. If the Himalayan region is not preserved the entire downstream area will get affected. More than 700 million people will get affected. Dumping plastic in soil decrease
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"It's an election to clean garbage, filth of SP, BSP": CM Yogi on UP civic
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Attacking the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ahead of the municipal elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath on Monday said the UP civic body polls is an election to clean the garbage, filth and anarchy of SP and BSP.
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Bengaluru-based Worm Rani inspires youngsters to turn kitchen waste into '
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Vani Murthy, aka Worm Rani, conducts a campaign to convert kitchen waste into manure and helps keep Bengaluru garbage-free. With over two lakh followers on social media platforms, she urges people to make use of this manure which she calls Black Gold.
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Effect of our cleanliness campaign is now visible in Yamuna river: Delhi L
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
While addressing the mediapersons, LG VK Saxena said, "Today is a historic day. For the first time, 25-30 boats moved together in Yamuna. From Signature Bridge to ITO, we travelled the entire 11 km by boat in the Yamuna. Plastic or any garbage was not seen in Yamuna anywhere in this entire a
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"Public will soon end the pollution spread by BJP," says Akhilesh Yadav in
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
While participating in the tribute meeting of the late former SP district president Babulal Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav said, "UP CM is your neighbour. There is no arrangement of garbage or drains. House tax is being collected yet they could not get the drains cleaned. Roads are littered with garb
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Garbage Fire: NGT awards Rs. 100 cr environment compensation against Kochi
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has awarded Rs. 100 crores in environmental compensation against Kochi Municipal Corporation for alleged continuing neglect of its duties resulting in a fire at a waste dump site in Kochi.
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Bhalswa Sanitary Landfill to be cleared by March next year: CM Kejriwal
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Speaking to media persons after the inspection, CM Kejriwal said, "it was after the 2019 order of the NGT that work began to remove waste from this landfill site.
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