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GCPL and HICA join hands for an initiative to promote plastic waste dispos
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 3 (ANI/PRNewswire): With plastic waste regarded as the severest environmental concern, Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL), a leader in the household insecticide (HI) category in India, has joined hands with Home Insect Control Association (HICA), an ind
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Alliance, Grameen Creative Lab form partnership to address plastic waste i
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 16 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) today announced a partnership with the Grameen Creative Lab to support the development of zero plastic waste cities to reduce plastic waste leaking into the environment.
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Indore gets plastic waste management award
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Indore city was conferred with the plastic waste management award on Sunday with the Sindoda panchayat being declared as the first plastic-free area in the state recently.
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Odisha: Miniature artist creates 'Welcome 2020' to raise awareness about n
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Khordha (Odisha) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): In order to create awareness about non-biodegradable waste in the country, a miniature artist from Odisha's Khordha scripted -- Welcome 2020 -- artistically inside a glass bottle using waste plastic fibre.
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Kochi: Artist makes 'trap' installation to raise awareness against single-
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): To draw attention towards the increasing problem of single-use plastic waste in the country, a huge model made up of around 1500 plastic bottles called 'Trap' has been installed here on Tuesday.
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Haryana: Panchkula Municipal Corporation sets up booths offering milk pack
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], Dec 26 (ANI): Panchkula Municipal Corporation has set up vita booths across the city that offer milk packets to people in exchange of plastic waste.
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Odisha: New initiative offers meal in exchange for plastic waste
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): In a bid to enhance the plastic waste management and create awareness among people to curb pollution from such waste products, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has rolled out an initiative under which it will serve a meal in exchange for a h
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Cement Manufacturers Association elects President and Vice President at 57
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Dec 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA), the apex representative body of cement manufacturers in India, held its 57th Annual General Meeting (AGM) today. Two very high profile appointments were announced after the members and secretariat held its
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PM Modi lauds scuba divers for cleaning plastic waste from deep sea
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): In the 59th edition of his monthly radio address 'Mann ki Baat' on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined the issue of plastic waste flooding the water bodies and narrated an example of how a large amount of such waste was cleaned by a group of motivat
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One-third of plastic waste generated daily remains uncollected: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 23 (ANI): Nearly one-third of an estimated 30,000 tonnes of plastic waste generated daily remains uncollected, Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javdekar said on Friday and noted that the collection of this plastic was a key issue to address environmenta
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CSIR lab has developed technology to convert plastic waste into diesel: Ha
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 : Union Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan said on Friday that a CSIR lab has developed technology by which plastic waste can be converted into diesel and the process can be scaled up.
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CMA awarded by GOI under Swachhata Hi Seva 2019 campaign on single use pla
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) was felicitated at an event organized by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India, on November 19 in New Delhi.
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