'Seva saptah' will run from September 14 to 20 and people of the country should take the pledge of cleanliness, shunning the use of single use...
"Our in-house 'Mahindra retail synergies group' has come up with these re-fillable bottles to replace plastic bottles In our meeting rooms entirely," wrote Anand Mahindra
The Union minister allayed fears of job loss due to a potential ban on single-use plastic, saying that "new alternatives to plastic will create new employment...
'Superb Gesture' Tweets PM Modi as he lauds film crew ‘Coolie No 1’ efforts in beating plastic pollution and helping India get rid of plastic waste
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) raised concerns over pollution caused due to the erratic dumping and open burning of plastic waste and asked the Central Pollution...
As per a recent study published in Journal of Water Research, pieces of plastic break down further during treatment processes, reducing the performance of treatment plants...
At the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his commitment to ban single-use...
Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for shunning the use of plastics, the vegetable sellers of the capital city Agartala’s biggest vegetable market have taken...
PM Modi initiated the ‘make India #PlasticFree’ movement on August 15 and recently in his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat took his appeal of a...
In a bid to make Indore single-use plastic-free, the Municipal Corporation of Indore is bringing back ‘lotas’ and metal utensils in government offices and is setting...
World Health Organisation research shows that microplastics found in some bottled water seem to be at least partly due to the bottling process and/or packaging such...
The Ministry of Railways has urged the Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to set up plastic bottle crushing machines in major railway stations and increase...
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
