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To Reduce Plastic Waste And Save Water, South Delhi Municipal Corporation Bans Plastic Water Bottles In The Office

In an eco-friendly move, South Delhi Municipal Corporation has banned the usage of disposable plastic water bottles in their office

Plastic Ban: Eighteen States Have Completely Banned Plastic Bags, CPCB Informs NGT

National Green Tribunal5 years ago

Plastic Ban: 18 States Have Completely Banned Plastic Bags, Central Pollution Control Board Informs National Green Tribunal

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has recommended that all the State Pollution Control Board should take measures like ensuring shutdown of unregistered plastic manufacturing and recycling...

From Garbage Hill To Eco Park Delhi’s Okhla Landfill Hopes To Change For The Better

Landfill Crisis6 years ago

From Garbage Hill To Eco Park Delhi’s Okhla Landfill Hopes To Change For The Better

South Delhi’s pilot project of converting the Okhla landfill into an ecological park is underway, as about 6000 square metre of the 40 acre land has...

Level Of Toxic Matters Going Up In Rivers, Chemical Fertilisers Contaminating Groundwater: Central Government

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Level Of Toxic Matters Going Up In Rivers, Chemical Fertilisers Contaminating Groundwater: Central Government

As per the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, groundwater contamination in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha is at alarming level and only...

Home To Three World Heritage Sites, Agra's Pollution Level Remains Alarming: River Activists

News6 years ago

Home To Three World Heritage Sites, Agra’s Pollution Level Remains Alarming: River Activists

As per river environmentalist, there is a need of a comprehensive National Rivers Policy and a Central Rivers Authority to rejuvenate and conserve rivers and other...

Over Rs. 5,800 Crore Sanctioned For Cleaning 34 Polluted Rivers: Ministry Of Environment

News6 years ago

Over Rs. 5,800 Crore Sanctioned For Cleaning 34 Polluted Rivers: Ministry Of Environment

Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Babul Supriyo told the parliament that 351 stretches of polluted rivers have been identified by Central Pollution...

News6 years ago

Big Mumbai Clean-up: 6,400 Mumbaikars Together Collected 86,000 Kilograms Of Garbage, Courtesy This Beach Warrior

Mumbai came together for a big clean-up as warrior Chinu Kwatra successfully completed 100 weeks of his beach cleanliness drive initiative

News6 years ago

To Mark Five Years Of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan On October 2, A Unique Jog And Clean Activity To Cover 50 Cities

India to host a largest plog-run to mark 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2, 2019, covering 50 cities and 2.5 lakh people

Goa Makes COVID-19 Negative Certificate Mandatory For People Entering State

Goa6 years ago

Hotels Owned By Goa Tourism To Ban Single-Use-Plastic To Meet The State’s Goal Of Going Plastic Free By 2022

In a bid to fulfill its New Year resolution made in 2018 to make Goa free from plastic by 2022, Goa Tourism Development Corporation, a premiere...

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 2.0: Government Aims To Take On Mounting Waste Crisis, Go ‘ODF Plus’ Despite Cut In Budget Allocation

News6 years ago

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 2.0: Government Aims To Take On Mounting Waste Crisis, Go ‘ODF Plus’ Despite Cut In Budget Allocation

As Swachh Bharat Abhiyan saw a 25 per cent reduction in its budget allocation for the FY 19-20, a scheme called ODF Plus has been launched...

Researchers Develop Eco-Friendly Process To Remove Pollutants From Water

News6 years ago

Researchers Develop Eco-Friendly Process To Remove Pollutants From Water

The research team, led by Dr. Jae-woo Choi and Dr. Kyung-won Jung, utilised biochar, which is eco-friendly and made from agricultural byproducts, to develop a wastewater...

In A First, Central Reserve Police Force To Install Sanitary Pad Dispensers For Women Officers

Menstrual Hygiene6 years ago

In A First, Central Reserve Police Force To Install Sanitary Pad Dispensers For Women Officers In Combat

Funds have been sanctioned for Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to procure a total of 288 pad vending machines to improve menstrual hygiene among women personnel...

To Reduce Plastic Waste And Save Water, South Delhi Municipal Corporation Bans Plastic Water Bottles In The Office

Plastic Ban: 18 States Have Completely Banned Plastic Bags, Central Pollution Control Board Informs National Green Tribunal

From Garbage Hill To Eco Park Delhi’s Okhla Landfill Hopes To Change For The Better

Level Of Toxic Matters Going Up In Rivers, Chemical Fertilisers Contaminating Groundwater: Central Government

Home To Three World Heritage Sites, Agra’s Pollution Level Remains Alarming: River Activists

Over Rs. 5,800 Crore Sanctioned For Cleaning 34 Polluted Rivers: Ministry Of Environment

Big Mumbai Clean-up: 6,400 Mumbaikars Together Collected 86,000 Kilograms Of Garbage, Courtesy This Beach Warrior

To Mark Five Years Of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan On October 2, A Unique Jog And Clean Activity To Cover 50 Cities

Hotels Owned By Goa Tourism To Ban Single-Use-Plastic To Meet The State’s Goal Of Going Plastic Free By 2022

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 2.0: Government Aims To Take On Mounting Waste Crisis, Go ‘ODF Plus’ Despite Cut In Budget Allocation

Researchers Develop Eco-Friendly Process To Remove Pollutants From Water

In A First, Central Reserve Police Force To Install Sanitary Pad Dispensers For Women Officers In Combat

Highlights: Banega Swasth India Launches Season 10

Reckitt’s Commitment To A Better Future

Dettol Banega Swasth India Leads the Way for a Swachh and Swasth Maha Kumbh Mela 2025

Only Yes Is A Yes: Asia’s First Consent Café

Dettol School Podcast: Kids Turn RJs For Change

Self Care For New Moms And Kids Under Five, An Initiative By Reckitt Joins Forces With Government’s ‘Stop Diarrhoea Campaign’

India’s Unsung Heroes

This 34-Year-Old Doctor Is Delivering Healthcare At The Doorstep Of Senior Citizens With ‘Doctor On Wheels’

This Padma Awardee Is Ensuring ‘Health For All’ With Free Healthcare Services In Rural Parts Of Sundarbans

How Can India Improve Neonatal And Maternal Health? Padma Bhushan, Dr Neelam Kler Explains

“Hygiene Is The First Step Of Preventive Healthcare,” Says Padma Shri Prof. (Dr) Indira Chakravarty

Decoding Gut Health With Padma Awardee Dr Nageshwar Reddy