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8 years agoIndia Can Reduce Air Pollution By 40% With These 13 Measures Suggested By A New Study
A new report by Louisiana State University researchers lays out 13 measures to reduce air pollution levels by 40% across India, avoiding 9 lakh premature deaths...
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8 years ago
Ahead Of 2019 Mahakumbh, Centre Asks UP Government To Clean All 35 Drains In Allahabad That Meet River Ganga
To clean all the 35 drains in Allahabad that meet the river Ganga, the NMCG suggested the state government officials to use bioremediation technique
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8 years ago
Looking Beyond Toilets: This Mumbai-Based Architecture Firm Addresses The Need For Sustainable Public Toilet Complexes
To change the perception of people, about public toilets, a Mumbai-based architectural firm has re-imagined 10 kinds of public toilets for bus stops, parks, railway stations,...
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8 years ago
Will Not Tolerate Pollution Of Punjab’s Rivers At Any Cost: Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh
The Chief Minister ordered stringent enforcement of the laws and regulations governing the discharge of effluents into the rivers
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8 years ago
Becoming ODF Isn’t Enough. This Gram Panchayat In Assam’s Dibrugarh District Shows What More is Required
The gram panchayat, which hosts more than 400 families, also boasts a plastic free environment and household level composting
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8 years ago
How Installation Of Solar-Powered Lights In Toilets Is Helping Towards Sustained Usage Of Toilets Among People In Ranchi
The non-availability of electricity in remote areas, resulting in no light to use toilets at night or early in the morning, led to decline in the...
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8 years ago
Mira Rajput Urges People To Come Forward And Clean Mumbai’s Juhu Beach
Mira Rajput through an Instagram post called upon citizens, organisations and individuals to come together and clean Mumbai’s Juhu beach
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8 years ago
Thousands Of Students Help Goa Waste Management Corporation Collect 17 Tonnes Of Segregated Garbage Every Month. Here’s How
Goa Waste Management Corporation kept four bins in the school premises so students could segregate and dispose the waste in the right bins
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8 years ago
Dumping Garbage On The Streets In Trichy? Then Beware. The Civic Body Rolled Out A Spot Fine Vehicle For Violation Of Waste Management Rules
The vehicle will inspect all four zones of the city, and the officer on board will have the authority to levy penalty for waste management violations...
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8 years ago
Amritsar’s Golden Temple Takes A Step To Go Plastic Free, Discards Plastic Bags For Prasad
To discourage the use of plastic bags in Punjab, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has introduced eco-friendly compostable carry bags to takeaway the ' karah...
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8 years ago
Punjab’s Beas Water Pollution Not Just Killed Countless Fish But Also Affected Its Ecosystem, Which Would Take Years To Recover
It would take years for Beas River's ecosystem to recover as the molasses leakage caused a massive damage to the aquatic life: Punjab Chief Wildlife Warden
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8 years ago
In Punjab’s Ecological Disaster, Sugar Mill Responsible For Beas River Pollution, Fined Rs 5 Crore: 10 Points
Leakage of molasses in the Beas River severely affected the river’s ecosystem, which according to Punjab Chief Wildlife Warden will take years to recover
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8 years ago
Over 160 Swachhagrahis Will Help Jharkhand’s Giridih District To Go Open Defecation Free By October 2018
The administration is hopeful that Swachhagrahis will motivate the marginalised communities to end the age-old practice of open defecation
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8 years ago
Mumbai Residents Deposited Over 120 Tonnes Of Plastic To Contribute Towards A Plastic Free Environment
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation urged the residents to get rid of the banned plastic by June 23, as its usage post the deadline will attract fine
Birds and Bees Talk Programme Launches Its First Return on Investment Report: Highlights
The Durex Birds and Bees Talk Programme Expands To Gujarat And Delhi Aiming To Transform 15 Million Adolescent Lives
NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth India Campaign Wins Gold At South Asian Digital Media Awards 2022
Meet The Gulabi Didis, 10,000 Plus Community Changemakers Fighting Against Maternal And Infant Mortality
Bengaluru’s Meghana Narayanan Is Helping Daily Wage Workers Avail Medical And Life Insurances
Meghana Narayanan’s project ‘Abhaya’ covers issues related to financial burden, lack of insurance coverage, monetary implications due to unprecedented events,...
Bengaluru’s Aniketh Is On A Mission To Address The Effects Of ‘Perfectionism’ On Youth’s Mental Health
Through his Project Ridere, Aniketh Kalagara works towards raising awareness among young children and their parents about the issue of...
Meet 15-Year-Old Ananya Who Is Raising Menstrual Health Awareness Among Rural Girls
Ananya Malde has formulated a comprehensive curriculum on menstrual health. She conducts awareness sessions among the girls in rural areas...
Meet ‘Appa’ Who Runs A Shelter For HIV Positive Children In Chennai
World AIDS Day 2022: Solomon Raj runs Shelter Trust, a home for the HIV positive people and by the HIV...
Replace Paper-Based Registry, Now Healthcare Is Just A Click Away With ‘Khushi Baby’ App
Khushi Baby works towards providing villages with digital health solutions. Their mission is to monitor and motivate community health, especially...
