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Can This Smart Bin Made By 13-year-old School Children Solve India's Growing Garbage Issues?

Can This Smart Bin Made By The 13-year-old School Children Solve India’s Growing Garbage Issues?

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Written By: Anisha Bhatia | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
June 23, 2017
A group of 13-year-old boys are on a mission to make Ahmedabad swachh, apart from educating the masses about the importance of cleanliness in the city, these swachh warriors came out with a solution by making a smart bin
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Save The Planet, Make A Green Switch: This Woman Is Fighting The Plastic Menace And Has Made Cutlery From Sugarcane

Save The Planet, Make A Green Switch: This Woman Is Fighting The Plastic Menace And Has Made Cutlery From Sugarcane

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Written By: Anisha Bhatia | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
June 21, 2017
Your choices affect the environment! India produces around 15,342.6 tonnes of plastic waste per day, thanks to Samanvi Bhograj who is fighting the plastic menace with her innovation
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These IT Professionals Show India How To Turn Waste Plastic Bags In To Fashionable Handbags

These IT Professionals Show India How To Turn Waste Plastic Bags Into Fashionable Handbags

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Written By: Anisha Bhatia | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
June 21, 2017
Plastic waste is growing at an uncontrollable pace in our country. Hopefully, with more projects like these, we can get one step closer to a plastic-free future
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Waste Management Solutions Via Agra: These Two Engineers Are Attempting To Bring A Paradigm Shift In The City

Waste Management Solutions Via Agra: These Two Engineers Are Attempting To Bring A Paradigm Shift In The City

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Written By: Anisha Bhatia | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
June 19, 2017
Two engineers are trying to ensure Agra steps up its waste management game. Here’s what these waste champions are doing
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Problems Of Segregation: Why Waste Segregation Is Not Catching Up In Chandigarh

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
June 19, 2017
Despite being ranked as the 11th cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan 2017, waste segregation is yet to become the norm in Chandigarh
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Mumbai’s Commercial Building Marches Forward To Save The Deonar Landfill, Pledges To Reduce 16,000 Kilos Of Wet Waste By End Of This Year

Mumbai’s Commercial Building Marches Forward To Save The Deonar Landfill, Pledges To Reduce 16,000 Kilos Of Wet Waste By End Of This Year

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Written By: Gopi Karelia | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
June 19, 2017
Mittal Chambers in Nariman Point generates nearly 50 kilos of wet waste on a daily basis and the aim is to compost atleast 15 per cent of it
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Comic Book Returns: Buland Babu Is Here To Teach India The Importance Of Human Waste Treatment In A Way That Engages People

Comic Book Returns, This Time To Teach India The Importance Of Human Waste Treatment

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Written By: Anisha Bhatia | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
June 20, 2017
Make way, Buland Babu is here to teach India the importance of human waste treatment in a comical way
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National Green Tribunal Levied A Fine Of Rs 2 Lakh Per Day On UP State Industrial Development Corporation

National Green Tribunal Levied A Fine Of Rs 2 Lakh Per Day On UP State Industrial Development Corporation

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PTI
June 15, 2017
National Green Tribunal slapped a fine of Rs 2 Lakh per day on UP State Industrial Development Corporation as they did not comply with directives of making the sewage plant functional which resulted in industrial pollution
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100 Tonnes Of Solid Waste Collected At Lake Titicaca, Peru

100 Tonnes Of Solid Waste Collected At Lake Titicaca, Peru

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IANS
June 13, 2017
During a clean-up drive at Lake Titicaca in Peru, the volunteers collected over 100 tonnes of solid waste which is polluting the lake
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“Yes, I Menstruate”: A Group Of School Students Work Towards Menstrual Hygiene For Rural Women, Create Reusable Sanitary Pads

“Yes, I Menstruate”: A Group Of School Students Work Towards Menstrual Hygiene For Rural Women, Create Reusable Sanitary Pads

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Written By: Anisha Bhatia
June 7, 2017
To promote menstrual hygiene and save our depleting planet, a group of school students in Rajkot designed an affordable DIY environmental pad using waste cloth. Know all about these swachh crusaders' innovation
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Gujarat Bats For Eco-Friendly Mechanisms To Dispose Waste On World Environment Day, Will Soon Introduce Waste-To-Energy Plant

Gujarat Bats For Segregation And Scientific Mechanisms For Waste Disposal On World Environment Day

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Written By: Gopi Karelia
June 6, 2017
To implement door-to-door waste segregation, Ahmedabad will deploy 1,000 trucks which will collect wet and dry waste separately from July onwards
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For Swachh Bharat To Be A Reality Till People Stop Littering And Start Recycling: PET Packaging Association for Clean Environment

For Swachh Bharat To Be A Reality People Should Stop Littering And Start Recycling: PET Packaging Association for Clean Environment

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IANS
June 9, 2017
PET Packaging Association for Clean Environment urged people to segregate recyclable waste from the general waste and that only then India can achieve its Swachh Bharat goals
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