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Hyderabad: Plastic bottle crushers installed at select railway stations
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Telangana], June 29 (ANI): In a bid to protect the environment, South Central Railways has installed machines for crushing and recycling plastic bottles at select stations in Hyderabad.
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BMC collects Rs 3,90,000 fine on 4th day of plastic ban
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 27 (ANI): After the Maharashtra government enforced a ban on plastic in the state, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday seized 255.400 kilogram of plastic and collected Rs Rs 3,90,000 in fine.
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Maharashtra plastic ban: Restaurant delivers food in steel lunch boxes
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 26 (ANI): A restaurant in Pune has started delivering food in steel lunch boxes after the Maharashtra Government imposed a ban on the use of plastic in the state.
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This plastic alternative could solve pollution problem
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 24 (ANI): A new bio-renewable and bio-degradable plastic alternative has been synthesised by experts that can help solve the plastic waste problem, a new research has claimed.
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BMC collects 591 kg of plastic following ban
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 24 (ANI): Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has collected 591.67 kilograms of banned plastic and around Rs. 3,35,000 as fine on Sunday, following the plastic ban in the state.
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UP: Frogs get 'hitched' to please rain God
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jun 24 (ANI): A wedding ceremony of two plastic frogs took place here, in the hope of an early monsoon.
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Maharashtra environment minister hails plastic ban in state
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jun 23 (ANI): Maharashtra environment minister Ramdas Kadam on Saturday lauded the decision of the state government of imposing a ban on the use of plastic in the state.
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Delhi: Massive fire breaks out in plastic godown
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jun 19(ANI): A massive fire broke out in a plastic godown in Amar Colony located in Nangloi's Kamruddin Nagar on Monday night.
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K'taka students create awareness against plastic pollution
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kalburagi (Karnataka) [India] June 18 (ANI): Striving to raise awareness against the use of plastic, as many as 32 students from Karnataka's Kalaburagi spend three to four hours every week to clean the city.
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Who's responsible for marine litter?
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], June 15 (ANI): Turns out, the general public is more responsible for global concerns such as increasing litter in water bodies than industries and retailers.
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Telangana govt. bans plastic in civic offices
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 14 (ANI): The Telangana government has instructed municipal bodies across the state to stop usage of plastic.
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No respite for Shimla from plastic and environmental hazards
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)[India] Jun 10(ANI): The plastic and domestic waste due to the flooding of rainwater is resulting in environmental hazards with the blocking of roads and drains in the suburbs of Shimla.
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