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Delhi Air Quality Improves To ‘Poor’, CPCB Directs Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, To Submit ‘Action Taken’ Report

Central Pollution Control Board has asked for a report of the actions taken by Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to prevent illegal dumping and burning of...

News6 years ago

Meet 58-Year-Old Man From Manipur Who Is Using Plastic Waste To Make Brooms

A 58-year-old innovator from Manipur has found a way of re-using the disposed of plastic water bottles to combat the problem of plastic pollution in the...

Air Pollution6 years ago

Air Pollution: EPCA To Work With Insurance Companies To Ensure Mandatory Linking Of PUC With Vehicle Insurance

A vehicle without a ‘Pollution under control’ certificate is liable for prosecution under the Motor Vehicles Act

To Make Urban Uttar Pradesh Open Defecation Free By 2022, Additional Assistance Of Rs 12,000 Will Be Given Per Toilet

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Secretary, MoHUA, Durga Shanker Mishra Gives A Thumbs Up To The Urban Local Bodies For Their Swachh Contribution

Highlighting that Urban India will be able to become open defecation free by October 2, 2019, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Durga Shanker Mishra...

Puducherry Commits To Eliminate Single Use Plastics, Will Impose A Ban From March 1

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Puducherry Commits To Eliminate Single-Use Plastics, Will Impose A Ban From March 1

To gift a plastic-free state to the future generations, Puducherry government has decided to ban the production, sale and use of single-use plastic products including non-biodegradable...

Sudarsan Pattnaik’s Sand Art On National Youth Day Inspires Youth To Aim For Green Environment

News6 years ago

Sudarsan Pattnaik’s Sand Art On National Youth Day Inspires Youth To Aim For Green Environment

On the occasion of Swami Vivekananda's 156th birth anniversary which is also celebrated as National Youth Day, Padma Shri Awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik created sand art at...

Air Pollution6 years ago

Environment Ministry Rolls Out The Much Awaited National Clean Air Programme To Combat Air Pollution in 102 Cities

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change maintains that the National Clean Air Programme will not be legally binding but besides aiming to reduce air pollution,...

Government’s National Clean Air Programme Launched, Here’s What Experts Have To Say

Air Pollution6 years ago

Government’s National Clean Air Programme Launched, Here’s What Experts Have To Say

As government launches National Clean Air Programme with an aim to beat air pollution, green bodies and experts welcome the move, while others say that the...

The Bhogi Bucket Challenge in Madurai aims to discourage people from burning their household waste during Pongal

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Madurai Introduces Bhongi Bucket Challenge For A ‘Pollution And Waste Free’ Pongal

Under the ‘The Bhogi Bucket Challenge’, buckets will be placed at 50 spots across Madurai where citizens can deposit their household waste and get cloth bags...

Mumbai marathon will be conducted on January 20 and will see over 46,000 participants

Maharashtra6 years ago

Why Go Zero Waste? Mumbai To Organise A Waste-Free Marathon To Spread Awareness

From cutting down on plastic bottles by arranging for water dispensers, distributing cloth bags to segregating waste on site, here’s how Mumbai Marathon hopes to make...

Air Pollution6 years ago

IIT-Kanpur Scientists Develop Low-Cost Air Pollution Sensor

According to Professor Tripathi, an air quality sensor of this calibre usually costs around Rs 1-2 crore in the international market, but the scientists at IIT-Kanpur...

Air Pollution: Delhi's Air Quality Deteriorates To 'Very Poor' Again; Weekend Rain May Bring Relief

Air Pollution6 years ago

Air Pollution: Delhi’s Air Quality Deteriorates To ‘Very Poor’ Again; Weekend Rain May Bring Relief

Air pollution level in Delhi has increased again after a little relief of two days as Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) records an air quality of...

Delhi Air Quality Improves To ‘Poor’, CPCB Directs Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, To Submit ‘Action Taken’ Report

Meet 58-Year-Old Man From Manipur Who Is Using Plastic Waste To Make Brooms

Air Pollution: EPCA To Work With Insurance Companies To Ensure Mandatory Linking Of PUC With Vehicle Insurance

Secretary, MoHUA, Durga Shanker Mishra Gives A Thumbs Up To The Urban Local Bodies For Their Swachh Contribution

Puducherry Commits To Eliminate Single-Use Plastics, Will Impose A Ban From March 1

Sudarsan Pattnaik’s Sand Art On National Youth Day Inspires Youth To Aim For Green Environment

Environment Ministry Rolls Out The Much Awaited National Clean Air Programme To Combat Air Pollution in 102 Cities

Government’s National Clean Air Programme Launched, Here’s What Experts Have To Say

Madurai Introduces Bhongi Bucket Challenge For A ‘Pollution And Waste Free’ Pongal

Why Go Zero Waste? Mumbai To Organise A Waste-Free Marathon To Spread Awareness

IIT-Kanpur Scientists Develop Low-Cost Air Pollution Sensor

Air Pollution: Delhi’s Air Quality Deteriorates To ‘Very Poor’ Again; Weekend Rain May Bring Relief

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