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Water Pollution and Its Impact On Environment And Health
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Join 13-Year-Old Swachh Warrior Who Has Started A Battle Against Plastic Straws
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Crackdown On Plastic On World Environment Day
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Actor Dia Mirza Urges All To Say 'No' To Plastics
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Aditya Mukarji: The 14-year Old Swachh Warrior
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A Movement Against The Usage of Plastic Straws
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News8 years agoStubble Burning: States Asked To Ensure Non-Stop Supply Of Paddy Straw For Ex-Situ Utilisation
Paddy straw burning in Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh is a major reason behind the alarming spike in air pollution levels in the national capital in...
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News8 years ago
Single-Use Plastic Ban: Large FMCG, Agro-Food Companies Switch To Paper-Based Straws
The government's ban on single-use plastics, including plastic straw, is going to be effective from July 1, 2022
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News8 years ago
Single-Use Plastic Ban: Street Vendors In Delhi Start Switching To Green Alternatives
Street vendors and hawkers involved in the food business use cheap disposable plates, cups, glasses, forks, spoons and straws to serve food
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News8 years ago
Gave Enough Time To Industry, People To Prepare For Ban On Single-Use Plastic: Union Minister Bhupender Yadav
Starting July 1, single-use plastic items including earbuds, plastic sticks for balloons, flags, candy sticks, polystyrene (thermocol), plates, cups, glasses, spoons, straws, plastic or PVC banners...
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News8 years ago
Don't Impose Blanket Ban On Single-Use Plastics From July 1: Thermoformers And Allied Industries Association
Starting July 1, 19 identified single-use plastic items including earbuds, plastic sticks for balloons, flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, polystyrene (thermocol), plates, cups, glasses, forks, spoons,...
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News8 years ago
Amul Urges Environment Ministry To Postpone Plastic Straw Ban By One Year
Citing the paucity of paper straws, leading dairy firm Amul has urged the environment ministry to postpone the ban imposed on plastic straws by one year
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Air Pollution8 years ago
India Struggles To Put Out Crop Waste Fires That Fuel Air Pollution
In 2018, the Central government established a fund to help farmers get rid of rice paddy straw but it has failed to address stubble burning, say...
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News8 years ago
Plastic Sticks Used In Balloons, Candies, Ice-Cream May Be Banned By January 1, 2022: Government
Single-use plastic (including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene) items like plates, cups, glasses, forks, straw, container, plastic/PVC banners less than 100 microns and stirrers are expected to...
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News8 years ago
As The New Decade Begins, World’s Busiest International Airport In Dubai Is All Set To Eliminate Single-Use Plastics
Dubai’s two Airports are imposing a ban on plastic cutlery, drinking straws, take-away food packaging and polythene bags from restaurants and shops at the two of...
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Air Pollution8 years ago
Sweden Offers Alternatives To Tackle Stubble Burning, Launches Project To Produce Green Coal From Paddy Straw
Sweden is showing the way to turn the troublesome stubble into green coal or energy pellets that can be used as fuel. A pilot project in...
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News8 years ago
A 10-year-old Deer In Thailand Dies After Choking On 7 Kilos Of Plastic Waste
A total of 7 kilos of plastic waste ranging from coffee bags, instant noodle flavoring bag, plastic bags, to straw was found in a dead deer’s...
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News8 years ago
Home Minister Amit Shah And Other Political Leaders Lend Support to PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Say No Plastic’ Campaign
Single-use plastic that covers cups, straws, among others are likely to be banned from October 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a mass movement against...
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Air Pollution8 years ago
Air Pollution: Viable Alternative Emerges To Burning Paddy Straw In Punjab
In a bid to cur pollution caused by the practice of stubble burning, Worldwide Fund for Nature India is working in collaboration with a private firm...
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News8 years ago
Starbucks To Go Big On World Environment Day In India, Will Switch To Compostable & Recyclable Packaging
In a bid to cut down plastic waste, all the 138 stores of TATA Starbucks Pvt Ltd across India will switch to eco-friendly cutlery, stirrers, cups,...
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News8 years ago
Leading Properties In Jaipur Go Green, To Follow The Sustainable Route
The hospitality industry of one of India’s main tourist hub, Jaipur is adopting green alternatives like paper straws and organic farming, to not just to go...
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