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Hyderabad-based activist comes up with 'Bring Plastic, Take Sapling' campa
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov 28 (ANI): In an attempt to reduce the use of plastic, a Hyderabad-based activist has started a campaign called 'Bring Plastic, Take Sapling' which aims at replacing plastics with greenery.
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PM Modi lauds scuba divers for cleaning plastic waste from deep sea
Updated : 6 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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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Lok Sabha speaker asks MPs to take pledge against single-use plastic
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday suggested that the members of Parliament should take a pledge to shun single-use plastic in a bid to encourage people for the same.
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Kerala govt bans manufacturing, sale and storage of single-use plastic fro
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Kerala Government, in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday, decided to ban the manufacturing, sale and storage of single-use plastic products from January 1, 2020.
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CMA awarded by GOI under Swachhata Hi Seva 2019 campaign on single use pla
Updated : 6 years, 3 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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Dehradun: Plastic banks established to collect waste from grass root level
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Nov 18 (ANI): A state-based environmental action and advocacy group has established 'Plastic Banks' in capital city Dehradun in order to effectively deal with the plastic waste that is getting generated at grass root levels.
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Telangana: Mulugu District Collector offers 1kg rice in exchange of 1 kg p
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mulugu (Telangana) [India], Nov 18 (ANI): In a bid to make Mulugu district free from the use of Single-Use Plastic, District Collector, Mulugu is offering 1 kg of rice in exchange of 1 kg of plastic waste.
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'Climate warrior' Bhumi now part of Versova beach clean-up
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Nov 13 (ANI): Actor Bhumi Pednekar seems to be going all lengths to take her pan India campaign, Climate Warrior, to new heights!
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J-K: Man installs machine to reuse plastic waste in road constructions
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Nov 9 (ANI): In a unique initiative, a man has set up a factory which recycles plastic material and uses the same for the construction of roads at Battal Ballian village in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district.
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Reliance Foundation collects 78 tonnes of waste plastic bottles for recycl
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 9 (ANI): Reliance Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), has collected more than 78 tonnes of waste plastic bottles for recycling in a record-setting drive.
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