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I-T Dept conducts searches on groups engaged in digital marketing, waste m
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The Income Tax Department recently conducted searches on two groups engaged in digital marketing and waste management in several states, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said on Sunday.
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Kuwait launches green cleanup campaign
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kuwait City (Kuwait), October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Kuwait launched on Saturday a cleanup campaign in Hawalli Governorate to help protect the environment and recycle the waste.
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Durga Puja: After immersion of idols, Yamuna in Delhi littered with waste
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Despite the restrictions imposed by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on the immersion of Durga idols and other religious material at public places, the Yamuna ghat at ITO was littered with waste on Saturday morning.
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Kerala: Grocery store encourages customers to bring their own container to
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Kochi (Kerala) [India], October 13 (ANI): A grocery store in Kerala's Kolencherry is encouraging customers to bring their own containers and bottles for shopping and minimise the use of plastic.
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NITI Aayog, UNDP launch handbook to promote sustainable management of plas
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): NITI Aayog and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India launched a handbook to promote sustainable management of plastic waste in the country, said a release from NITI Aayog on Tuesday.
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Cabinet approves continuation of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) till 2025-2
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the continuation of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) till 2025-26, with a focus on sustainability of Open Defecation Free (ODF) outcomes, achieving scientific processing of solid waste in all cities, and managing wastewa
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Attero Recycling plans to double its e-waste management capacity by 2022
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): E-waste recycling company Attero Recycling is planning for doubling its electronic waste processing capacity by the end of the next year.
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J-K govt starts cleanliness drive to beautify Hokersar wetland, make it ha
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 10 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir government has started a cleanliness drive to remove solid waste from the Hokersar wetland on the outskirts of Srinagar city in order to restore its beauty and make it habitable for migratory birds.
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NGT directs Joint Committee to file action taken report on plea against du
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal has directed a joint committee to furnish the action taken report (ATR) in an application filed against unscientific dumping of municipal solid waste in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad.
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PIL challenges tender document for setting up 2 Common Bio-Medical Waste T
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was moved in Delhi High Court challenging the tender document which was issued by the Delhi Government through the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for the purposes of "setting up and operating" two Common Bio-Med
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Environment ministry to come up with draft policy on electronic waste soon
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will soon come up with a draft policy on electronic waste, sources said.
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India processing 70 pc of daily waste, aims to process 100 pc: PM Modi
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New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday pointed out that India is processing about 1 lakh tonnes of waste every day, which is 70 per cent of the daily waste produced by the country.
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