A report led by United Nation agencies UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO), found that 6.2 million children worldwide died in 2018 before their 15th birthday because of infections and preventable diseases, and more than 290,000 women died due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth in 2017 ...
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The Environment Secretary C K Mishra has directed all the states and union territories to completely ban all types of plastic carry bags, thermocol disposable cutlery and discourage the use of plastic made items like artificial banners, flags, flowers, water bottles, plastic folders among others ...
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Rashtriya Poshan Maah: As and when a child grows, his/her diet has to be modified, keeping in mind the requirement of energy, protein, vitamins, iron, and calcium, among other nutrients. Here is how you can do it ...
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A Supreme Court bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra questioned Centre’s Attorney General K K Venugopal, as to why proper protective gear like mask and oxygen cylinders were not being provided to people engaged in manual scavenging ...
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A ban on single-use plastic will be imposed from October 2 this year, which has prompted the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), an industrial lobby group to urge the government to conduct a consultation with industries on finalising the items to be banned and items to be exempted ...
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Vaitarna Ashramshala school in Nashik, which did not have a functional toilet for their female students and teachers, now has a unique toilet made of discarded plastic bottles and bamboo ...
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Actor Vicky Kaushal said that the members of film industry are making an effort to reduce the use of plastic and have started opting for sustainable items like steel bottles instead of plastic bottles ...
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