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Dharmendra Pradhan appeals to citizens to reduce use of single-use plastic
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], July 1 (ANI): Soon after the Central government banned the single-use plastic, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday appealed to people to avoid using it during the Jagannath Rath Yatra urging the citizens to turn the move into a "mass movement".
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Norway welcomes India's single-use plastic ban, praises PM Modi for 'impor
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Norway's charge d'affaires, Martine Aamdal Bottheim on Friday welcomed the Centre's decision of 'single-use plastic ban' in India and congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking the 'important step.'
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Ban on single-use plastic kicks in; Check the banned items and how much yo
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): In yet another significant step to reduce the menace of plastic pollution, the Centre has issued guidelines to states asking them to ban the use of select single-use plastics effective from July 1, 2022.
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Ban on single-use plastic comes into effect from today
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The ban on select single-use plastics by the Centre in order to reduce plastic wastage comes into effect from today.
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Delhi govt to organise 3-day mega fair to promote alternatives of single-u
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The Delhi government will organise a three-day mega fair to promote alternatives of single-use plastic from July 1 to 3 in Delhi's Thyagaraj Stadium, an official statement informed on Friday.
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Govt gears up to ban identified single use plastic by June end
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The Central Pollution Control Board has undertaken comprehensive measures to give effect to India's commitment to ban identified single use plastic items by 30th June 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said on Saturday.
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Election Commissioner plants saplings on World Environment Day
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey along with Secretary-General Umesh Sinha, Director General Dharmendra Sharma and other officers of the Election Commission of India planted saplings at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Manag
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Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation bans single-use plastic on Wor
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 5 (ANI): GVMC (Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation) completely banned the usage of single-use plastic from June 5 (Sunday) on the occasion of World Environment Day under corporation limits. Now, GVMC announced that major tourist spots as
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Delhi Secretariat to ban single-use plastic products from June 1
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Delhi Government has decided to ban single-use plastic products in Delhi Secretariat from June 1 onwards.
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Climate Angels Fund Partners with GoMassive to Launch ZeSUP Challenge - th
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi/Bengaluru/Mumbai [India], May 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Sustainability-focused Climate tech fund, Climate Angels has joined forces with GoMassive for its one-of-its-kind ZeSUP Challenge - the Zero Single-use Plastic Challenge for startups who are leading the fight against single-use plast
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Punjab govt curbs use of plastic products in Health Ministry events
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 23 (ANI): The Punjab Directorate of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday issued an order directing its department to curb the use of bouquets and plastic bottles in Health Ministry events to reduce plastic waste and pollution.
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Environment Minister launches 'Prakriti' green initiatives for effective p
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): In another step toward eliminating single-use plastic, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday launched "Prakriti", a mascot to spread greater awareness about small changes that can be sustainably adopted in the lifestyle for a better environme
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