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Govt gears up to ban identified single use plastic by June end
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The Central Pollution Control Board has undertaken comprehensive measures to give effect to India's commitment to ban identified single use plastic items by 30th June 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said on Saturday.
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Punjab govt curbs use of plastic products in Health Ministry events
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 23 (ANI): The Punjab Directorate of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday issued an order directing its department to curb the use of bouquets and plastic bottles in Health Ministry events to reduce plastic waste and pollution.
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India achieved replacement, adopting alternative methods for single-use pl
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Replacement of single-use plastic items is important and India has practically achieved replacement and is adopting alternative methods, said Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Environment on Friday.
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Single-use plastic to be banned in Ambala from Nov 1
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ambala (Haryana) [India], October 30 (ANI): Single-use plastic and polythene bags will remain prohibited in Ambala, with effect from November 1, the Secretary of Municipal Corporation, Ambala City said on Thursday.
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Plastic ban generates employment for women in rural Rajasthan
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], Mar 14 (ANI): The bid by the states to combat the use of plastic is not only beneficial for the environment but has also brought favourable outcome to many women providing them with job opportunities, especially in rural belts.
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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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150th Gandhi Jayanti: Ludhiana carries out peace march to spread awareness
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): A peace march was carried out on Wednesday from Guru Nanak Stadium to Rose Garden to spread awareness about plastic ban, on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary.
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'Bunch of Fools' on mission to clean up Raipur; paints walls to spread awa
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): While most people enjoy leisure time during weekends, a group of around 90 members named "Bunch of Fools" are busy carrying out cleanliness drives in the city, painting its walls with messages to save the environment and spread awareness about th
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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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To save Earth, we'll have to take small steps: Varun Dhawan on single-use
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 22 (ANI): Bollywood powerhouse Varun Dhawan recently opened up about the efforts taken by the team of his upcoming film 'Coolie No. 1' in eliminating single-use plastic.
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PM Modi hails 'Coolie No. 1' team for supporting move to ban single-use pl
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the team of the upcoming Bollywood film 'Coolie No. 1', starring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan, for their "superb gesture", contributing to the movement to eliminate the usage of single-use plastic in the c
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