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9 years agoBellandur Lake Is Bengaluru’s Biggest Septic Tank, Says Green Tribunal Report As Toxic Froth Returns
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) report heavily criticised the role played by Bengaluru’s civic agencies in cleaning up the Bellandur lake
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9 years ago
Sanitation: Government’s Survey To Identify Manual Scavengers Across States Misses Deadline
The survey on manual scavenging aims to determine an accurate count of the number of people engaged in the profession across the states in India
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9 years ago
East Delhi Civic Body Plans Sustainable Waste Management Programme, 2,500 Households To Segregate Waste For Eight Months
EDMC plans to distribute colour coded dustbins to 2,500 households in Trilokpuri to encourage waste segregation
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9 years ago
Ganga Pollution: As Discharge Of Untreated Sewage Into Ganga Continues, Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Draw Flak From Green Tribunal
Despite expenditure of over Rs 2,000 crore under Ganga cleaning programmes and construction of five sewage treatment plants in Uttar Pradesh, untreated sewage continues to flow...
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9 years ago
Pollution Free Electric Autos For Garbage Collection, Hyderabad Tackles Two Problems With One Solution
Switching to electric autos from diesel trucks is expected to reduce 35 tonnes of carbon emissions per vehicle, in the next five years
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9 years ago
Berhampur In Odisha Taps Bollywood Personalities To Push Its ODF Cause
Launched in May 2018, ‘Mission ODF Berhampur’ seeks to make the city open defecation free by the end of this year
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9 years ago
Smaller Cities Are More Successful In Waste Segregation At Source, Says Centre For Science And Environment
The CSE Forum was launched in December 2017 to bring together cities and find sustainable solutions to the problems of waste management
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9 years ago
On #WorldEnvironmentDay, Mumbai Sees Launch Of Plastic Bottle Recycling Project
Mr Thackeray urged schools, colleges and institutions to hand over empty PET bottles for recycling
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9 years ago
Bengaluru To Get New Waste Treatment Plant, As City’s Civic Body Signs MoU With French Firm
The waste treatment plant will treat over 500 tonnes of daily and help strengthen Bengaluru’s attempts to treat waste scientifically
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9 years ago
On The Occasion Of World Environment Day 2018, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Urges People To #BeatPlasticPollution
The Chief Minister appealed to people across the state and urged them to do their bit towards building a pollution free Assam
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9 years ago
On #WorldEnvironmentDay, Chief Minister Raghubar Das Promises A Plastic Free Jharkhand By June 2019
The Jharkhand Chief Minister also pledged to plant five trees in public places and look after them for the next five years
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9 years ago
On The Occasion Of #WorldEnvironment Day, Poonam Mahajan Says That Little Actions Of Ditching Plastic Can Make A Large Difference
Poonam Mahajan said that a healthy green GDP of a country ensures that the country goes forward
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9 years ago
#WorldEnvironmentDay: Indians Are Taking Initiatives Towards Making Their Cities And Beaches Cleaner, Says UN Environment Head Erik Solheim
In India for the 45th World Environment Day, UN Environment Head Erik Solheim said that India’s response as global host for the occasion has exceeded expectations
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9 years ago
World Environment Day: Can India #BeatPlasticPollution With The Current Plastic Bans In Various States?
Though 20 states in India have either complete or partial ban on plastic bags, implementation has been poor due to easy availability, lack of enforcement and...
World Hand Hygiene Day: Dettol Banega Swasth India ‘Swasthya Mantra’ Video Podcast Launched
Dettol’s DIY Hygiene Workbooks Aim To Educate Children In India About Hygiene And Embed Good Habits
Folk Music For A Swasth India: Dettol Banega Swasth India Launches Hygiene Music Album In Tamil
Folk Music For A Swasth India: Hygiene at Neighbourhood
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...
