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PM Modi shares inspiring 'Waste-to-wealth' stories from Aizawl, Puducherry
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared inspiring stories of individuals and organisations who are working on 'Waste to Wealth.'
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Asia's first city-wide wastewater surveillance system for COVID-precision
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], June 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Government of Karnataka through the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) with support from COVIDActionCollab (CAC) and its partners celebrated the successful completion of one year of service in the city.
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'Dive Against Debris': Parineeti Chopra collects plastic waste from ocean
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 18 (ANI): Bollywood diva Parineeti Chopra, who is a certified scuba diving instructor, was seen collecting plastic waste from the ocean in a video shared by the actor on her social media handle.
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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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Youngsters establish Garbage Bank for Waste Management in Virudhunagar
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 13 (ANI): A group of youngsters in Virudhunagar District have established a 'Garbage Bank', primarily focused on educating people about waste segregation, upcycling, and recycling with the slogan "No More Dumpyards".
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IFRL holds seminar on e-waste management in India
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Indian Federation of Reverse Logistics (IFRL) held a seminar to discuss draft rules related to e-waste management in India. During the seminar, the stakeholders stressed on seamless collection, channelization and segregation mechanism.
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'Not a single seat must remain unfilled': SC slams Medical Counselling Com
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to ensure that not a single NEET PG seat should go waste while slamming the board for "playing with the future" of medical students.
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Nepal authorities deploy security forces to clear garbage from Kathmandu
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhading/ Nuwakot [Nepal], June 7 (ANI): Authorities in Nepal deployed security forces on Tuesday to clear the garbage collected from the Kathmandu Valley as their agreement with the local residents of Sisdol in Nuwakot faced hurdles.
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Research: How a knee replacement impacts the planet
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) [US], June 7(ANI): According to the researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, a total knee replacement can greatly improve a patient's quality of life, but first the procedure itself will create nearly 30 pounds of waste, about half of which presents a biohazard
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BeTheChange Campaign by Bengaluru's Little Environmentalist Manya Harsha f
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 7 (ANI/GPRC): As the impacts of climate change intensify with each passing year, more and more young people are joining the movement for positive change. By leading the discussion around climate change, they are also spreading awareness and motivating others to take ac
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DBS Bank India launches its first credit card in partnership with Bajaj Fi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 7 (ANI/PR Newswire): DBS Bank India announced the launch of its first-ever credit card in India in partnership with Bajaj Finance Limited, co-branded as 'Bajaj Finserv DBS Bank SuperCard', powered by Visa. Designed to de-clutter customers' wallets, the Sup
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An initiative by Utkarsh Small Finance Bank on World Environment Day
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 6 (ANI/BusinessWire India): In commemoration of the 48th World Environment Day, Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited ("Utkarsh SFBL" or the "Bank") has initiated a cleanliness drive at Assi Ghat. This initiative held on June 05, 2022, was primarily to cre
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