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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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AIIMS takes pledge to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle plastic waste
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 2 (ANI): On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Wednesday conducted an awareness campaign to sensitise people against single-use plastic. To do so the institution has coined slogan- Reduce, Reuse and
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On Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, Jamia Millia Islamia goes plastic-fre
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 2 (ANI): On the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) was declared plastic-free from Wednesday, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to shun single-use plastic.
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South Central Railways bans single-use plastic to commemorate Gandhi Jayan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Indian Railways is celebrating Swachh Rail and Swachh Bharat and marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi by banning single-use plastic across its network beginning Wednesday.
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DRDO completes a year of complete ban on single-use plastic bottles in its
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 2 (ANI) On this Gandhi Jayanti, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) marked one full year on a complete ban on single-use plastic bottles in the headquarters of the premier research agency.
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Shun single-use plastic, carry own bags to market, says Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Urging people to shun single-use plastic, Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the plastic is hazardous for the environment across the globe and has also led to the death of many animals.
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Himachal launches policy to buy-back non recyclable, single-use plastic wa
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday launched a policy to promote buy-back of the non-recyclable and single-use plastic waste from the rag pickers and households. The new policy will be effective from October 2.
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Mother Dairy urges customers to buy 'token milk' to cut plastic use
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Mother Dairy has urged its customers to purchase 'token milk' which is Rs 4 (per litre) cheaper than the packaged counterpart in order to cut down single-use plastic.
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Union Minister Irani inaugurates world's largest Charkha, hails ban on sin
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday said that a small initiative of not using the plastic of single-use has been taken for the future generation, which would go a long way in saving the environment.
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Smriti Irani Inaugurates world's largest plastic-made charkha in Noida
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday inaugurated a 1,650-kg 'charkha' (spinning wheel) made of plastic waste in Noida on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary.
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Konkan Railway conducts cleanliness campaign as part of Swachhata Pakhawar
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 30 (ANI): In view of the ongoing Swachhata Mission (Pakhawara), Konkan Railway conducted intensive cleanliness drives, anti-littering awareness programmes at stations and in trains.
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