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Modi renews call to shun single-use plastic by 2022
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said plastic is a major threat to sanitation and conservation of animal and environment and renew his call for stopping the use of single-use plastic by 2022.
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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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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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After PM's call, glass jars replace plastic water bottles at BJP headquart
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 29 (ANI): In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call to shun single-use plastic, his party BJP has replaced plastic water bottles with glass jars at party headquarters here.
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Modi congratulates India's first plogger Ripudaman for initiative to make
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded India's first plogger, Ripudaman Belvi for taking the unique initiative to make India a litter-free and garbage-free place.
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