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Smriti Irani Inaugurates world's largest plastic-made charkha in Noida
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday inaugurated a 1,650-kg 'charkha' (spinning wheel) made of plastic waste in Noida on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary.
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Delhi govt stops operations at 2 water treatment plants due to high-ammoni
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that high-ammonia levels due to industrial waste being dumped into the Yamuna river at Panipat in Haryana forced his government to shut down operations at Chandrawal and Wazirabad water treatment plants.
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India very near to achieve open defecation-free target: Jal Shakti Ministe
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 27 (ANI): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday said that India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has almost achieved the open defecation free (ODF) target.
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Awareness drive on plastic waste management held at J-K's Srinagar
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 27 (ANI): The Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj on Thursday organized one-day awareness program on plastic waste management in Srinagar.
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Model using empty bottles to help understand plastic waste disposal manage
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Sept 26: Contributing towards the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative of banning single-use plastic, Uttarkashi's District Magistrate (DM) is constructing a model using empty bottles which will help in understanding plastic waste disposal management.
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Indian teenager representing Asia on the Board of the State of Youth
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Sept 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): Ashoka: Innovators for the Public is proud to announce that their 'Ashoka Young Changemaker Garvita Gulhati and Founder of Why Waste?' has been chosen to be on Board of the State of Youth amongst eight other inspirational young individual
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Khattar govt only did event management: Kumari Selja
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 22 (ANI): With Haryana Assembly elections at the doorsteps, Congress state president Kumari Selja on Sunday fired a salvo at Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar led BJP dispensation alleging that it has wasted thousands of crores of public money on event management and
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WAWE summit will motivate and empower women: Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 18 (ANI): Human Resource Development Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Wednesday praised Waste Management Accelerator for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs (WAWE) summit initiative stating that it will empower women and encourage entrepreneurship among youngsters.
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Railways to conduct "Massive Shramdan" drive, focus on collection of plast
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Indian Railways will undertake one more drive of "Massive Shramdan"on September 17 with main focus on "Collection of Plastic Waste", said a release.
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WB: Forest Range Officer creates garden using plastic bottles, rubber tyre
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], Sept 15 (ANI): A forest range officer (FRO) of Pirakata Range under Midnapur division has created a beautiful garden using 1,100 waste plastic bottles and rubber tyres.
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Uttar Pradesh to use plastic waste into road construction
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 12 (ANI): After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to reduce plastic use, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday said that the state's Public Works Department (PWD) will use plastic waste into the construction of roads in five cities in
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Modi segregates plastic with women rag pickers in Mathura
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sep 11 (ANI): Days afters advocating a complete ban on single-use plastic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday stepped into the shoes of rag pickers, who segregate plastic from the garbage on daily basis.
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