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Researchers invent new concept to degrade polythene
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 14 (ANI): Researchers from Botany department, Savitribai Phule Pune University have invented a new concept to degrade polythene.
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EC bats for environment friendly election campaign
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), March 10 (ANI): In its bid to conduct eco-friendly elections, the Election Commission (EC) has directed political parties and their candidates to desist from using environmentally hazardous publicity material like plastics and polythene in the election campaign for Lok
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Dressed in polythene bags, Odisha man raises awareness of plastic hazards
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): In an attempt to create awareness of how much waste is generated by plastic products, a 36-year-old resident of Mayurbhanj district is dressing himself using polythene bags and roaming on the streets of the district on his bicycle.
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Odisha bans polythene in 6 cities
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Nov 2 (ANI): Following a month-long deadline of an awareness campaign against the use of polythene and plastic bags, the Odisha government has banned the use of polythene in six major cities of the state.
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Kerala floods: Odisha CM announces additional financial aid
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Odisha (Bhubaneshwar) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced an additional financial assistance of Rs. 5 crores for the massive flooding in Kerala from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF). This is in addition to the 5 crores, sanctioned earlier
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Himachal: Local traders welcome ban on disposable thermocol plates
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 9 (ANI): The local traders have welcomed the Himachal Pradesh government's recent notification of banning the use and sale of thermocol cutlery across the state.
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Eco-friendly bags for 'parshad' at Golden Temple
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Apr. 1 (ANI): To discourage the use of polythene bags in Punjab, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has introduced eco-friendly compostable carry bags for the ' karah parshad' at the Golden Temple.
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Army waiting for body bags since 2001
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): The site of mortal remains of the victims of MI 17 V5 crash wrapped in cardboards and polythene jolted the country, but there is an even more startling fact coming out - the sources in the forces have revealed that the wait for body bags and the caskets i
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Hyderabad: Body of new born girl child found in poly bag
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana),[India] June 20 (ANI): The body of a new born girl child was found in a polythene bag in Hyderabad's Bahadurpura.
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Polythene ban near national monuments from Oct. 2
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.9 (ANI): Carrying forward the ambitious "Swachh Bharat" mission, the government has decided to prohibit the use of polythene in 100-metre radius of national monuments from October 2 onwards.
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