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Litter, plastic waste at Mangaluru's Panambur beach causes concern
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 25 (ANI): Concerns about environmental degradation of the Panambur beach, near Mangaluru have been raised due to waste material, including plastic, littering the area.
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Centre notifies amended rules for identified single use plastic items
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): The Central Government on Friday notified Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, prohibiting identified single-use plastic items. This amended rule will curtail the adverse impacts of littered plastic on both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
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KVIC's unique plastic mixed handmade paper gets patent for invention to re
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has secured Patent registration for its innovative plastic-mixed handmade paper developed to reduce plastic menace from nature.
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Ricron Panels from India receives the Nestle Creating Shared Value Prize
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Ricron Panels, an innovation-driven company from India, that converts low-value plastic waste into quality sustainable materials for furniture, building, and construction applications, today announced that it has received the Nestle Creat
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Delhi artist makes artwork with plastic, diverts 250kg from landfills
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Delhi-based artist, Manveer Singh uses plastic waste as a raw material to create artwork and has utilised 250 kg of plastic in three years, diverting it from being dumped at landfills.
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Hyderabad start-up introduces eco-friendly water boxes instead of plastic
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 3 (ANI): In view of increasing plastic waste, a Hyderabad-based start-up introduced eco-friendly water boxes instead of plastic water bottles.
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20 markets in Delhi to go plastic-free: SDMC
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Thursday said that it will declare 20 markets as single-use plastic-free in its jurisdiction.
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Forest dept staff, locals clear two tonnes of plastic waste from Kabini ba
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], June 25 (ANI): In a move to protect the environment, forest department staff and local residents cleared two tonnes of plastic waste from Kabini backwaters near Mysuru.
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Geocycle to undertake cleaning of Jojari river in Rajasthan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 21 (ANI): Geocycle India, the in-house waste management arm of ACC and Ambuja Cements, is collaborating with Rekart Innovations to remove plastic waste from Jojari riverbed in Pipar city of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.
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Govt has taken effective measures to manage plastic waste: Prakash Javadek
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a clarion call to phase out single-use plastics by 2022, and the government has taken effective measures to manage plastic w
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Southern Naval Command celebrates World Environment Day with focus on wast
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 5 (ANI): Southern Naval Command (SNC) on Saturday celebrated the World Environment Day, focusing on waste segregation, plastic waste removal/recycling, afforestation, and mangrove restoration, under the theme of 'Ecosystem Restoration'.
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China biggest generator of plastic waste globally: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 23 (ANI): China is the biggest generator of plastic waste as it generated about 18kg (40lbs) of plastic waste per person during the year 2019, according to an Australian study.
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