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Air Pollution4 years agoPlastic Crisis: Quantum Of Plastic Carry Bags Not Reduced Despite Ban, Said The Comptroller And Auditor General
The performance audit report of Comptroller and Auditor General on 'Solid Waste Management in Urban Local Bodies’ found that there is mismanagement of plastic waste the...
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Karnataka4 years ago
National Green Tribunal Slaps Rs. 50 Crore Penalty On Karnataka For Neglecting Bengaluru Lakes
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has also asked Bengaluru’s civic body to deposit Rs. 25 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), of which Rs....
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Karnataka5 years ago
Once Infamous As A Littering Spot, Bengaluru’s Jakkur Lake Is Now Known For Its Lush Greenery
A group of citizens from Bengaluru came together in 2014 to end the littering menace near the Jakkur lake through weekly cleanup and tree plantations drives
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Karnataka5 years ago
How This Man From Bengaluru Is Educating Women About Menstrual Hygiene With The Help Of Other Women
What started with improving the state of menstrual hygiene in India by providing safe menstrual products has turned into an awareness programme
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Karnataka5 years ago
GPS Helps Unearth Rs. 400 Crore Garbage Scam In Bengaluru
Contractors responsible for collection and disposal of garbage had given an "inflated number of vehicles", nearly 1000 vehicles existed only on paper
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Karnataka5 years ago
How Much Will You Pay For Pollution Caused: Top Court To Graphite India
The Supreme Court also pulled up the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) for "doing nothing" to curb pollution in Bengaluru even as the city was...
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Air Pollution5 years ago
Contribute Towards Cleaner Air And Get Marks: Karnataka’s New Initiative To Encourage Tree Plantation
As per a proposal submitted by Karnataka’s Department of Forest Environment and Ecology, students will have to plant 10 saplings each and nurture them for at...
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Karnataka5 years ago
Bengaluru Woman Gives Green Spin To Dasara Golu – Festive Display Of Dolls, Exhibits 7 Steps To ‘SwachaGraha’
From refusing single use plastic, practising composting at home, to producing natural cleaners at home, 57-year-old Vani Murthy’s Dasara Golu has everything you need to live...
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Karnataka5 years ago
#BYOCSelfie Challenge: How Bengalureans Have Started A War Against Single-Use Plastic Cutlery
In a bid to put a full stop on the use of disposable cutlery, a trio from Bengaluru initiates a #BYOCSelfie Challenge, asks people to carry...
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Karnataka5 years ago
The Ugly Indian: A Bengaluru Group That Is Determined To Beautify Urban Spaces
'The Ugly Indian' is an anonymous group of volunteers based in Bengaluru, who believe in working together for cleaning the dirty spots of the city.
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Karnataka5 years agoFour Years Of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Karnataka Aims Big This October 2 By Going ODF
Karnataka’s rural areas show commendable progress in achieving the first goal under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan – Open defecation free, on the other side urban Karnataka poses...
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Karnataka5 years ago
Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas On Gandhi Jayanti, Few In Bengaluru To Jog And Clear Garbage To Fight Littering
Organised by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, 3-km plogging (jogging and picking up garbage activity) will be conducted at 50 locations across Bengaluru to eradicate plastic...
The Agenda Behind Dettol’s Climate Resilient School Project That Aims To Tackle The Climate Change Crisis In India
On World Environment Day, India’s First Climate Resilient School Launched By Dettol In Uttarakhand
Dettol Launches India’s First Climate Resilient School In Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
World Hand Hygiene Day: Dettol Banega Swasth India ‘Swasthya Mantra’ Video Podcast Launched
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...
