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68-Year-Old Woman From Nashik Takes On Newspaper Waste, Converts It Into Dolls

68-Year-Old Woman From Nashik Takes On Newspaper Waste, Converts It Into Dolls

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June 18, 2019
What started as a hobby is now becoming a viable way of tackling waste paper for 68-year-old Meena Patankar who uses discarded newspaper to make dolls and other home décor items ...
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India’s ‘Mount Everest Of Trash’ – Ghazipur Is Set To Grow Taller Than The Taj Mahal, Here’s How You Can Help

India’s ‘Mount Everest Of Trash’ – Ghazipur Is Set To Grow Taller Than The Taj Mahal, Here’s How You Can Help

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June 13, 2019
In New Delhi, the dump site has been nicknamed 'Mt. Everest' due to its massive and increasing size, yet authorities and citizens fail to understand the importance of following rules of waste management ...
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National Green Tribunal Asks Army To Cooperate With Delhi Cantonment Board To Implement Solid Waste Rules

National Green Tribunal Asks Army To Cooperate With Delhi Cantonment Board To Implement Solid Waste Rules

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PTI
June 6, 2019
The National Green tribunal had earlier expressed concern over the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in the national capital, saying the situation was highly unsatisfactory ...
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A Small Act Of Recycling Can Make A Big Difference In Our Landfills, Says This 39-Year-Old Waste Warrior From Gujarat

A Small Act Of Recycling Can Make A Big Difference In Our Landfills, Says This 39-Year-Old Waste Warrior From Gujarat

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June 5, 2019
Sandeep Patel, an entrepreneur who is turning waste to wealth, aims to divert waste from going into the landfills by sorting and recycling it and putting it back in the economy ...
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Can A Film Set Be Made Eco-friendly? An Inspiring Short-film Using A Set Made Of Recycled Wastepaper Proves It Right

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June 4, 2019
Need to know how trees are saving the planet? Here’s a short film with eco-friendly set to tell you that ...
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Clean Goa Green Goa: Chief Minister Celebrated Statehood Day, With Cleanliness Vow, Waste Management Challenge

Clean Goa Green Goa: Chief Minister Celebrated Statehood Day, With Cleanliness Vow, Waste Management Challenge

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June 1, 2019
To mark the occasion of Goa Statehood Day on May 30, Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant took an oath to treat all waste generated by him at home and in the secretariat in a bid to promote waste management ...
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Over 25 States Face Rs. 1 Crore Environment Compensation For No Action Plan On Plastic Waste Disposal

Over 25 States Face Rs. 1 Crore Fine For No Action Plan On Plastic Waste Disposal

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PTI
May 28, 2019
The National Green Tribunal had earlier directed all states and union territories except Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, and Puducherry to submit an action plan for compliance of Plastic Waste Management Rules and furnish the same to the Central Pollution Control Board by April 30, 2019 ...
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Once A Dumping Ground, Neela Hauz Now A Soothing Site

Once A Dumping Ground, Neela Hauz Now A Soothing Site

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IANS
May 17, 2019
The Delhi High Court handed over the Neela Hauz area Delhi Development Authority for the lake's revival which collaborated with Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Systems and has breathed life into a dying water body ...
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Welcome To Wazirabad Bundh! In Gurgaon, Art Installations Made From Plastic Waste Invite Attention To Waste Problem

Welcome To Wazirabad Bundh! In Gurgaon, Art Installations Made From Plastic Waste Invite Attention To Waste Problem

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May 6, 2019
To create awareness about the continuous rise in waste generation and the impact of plastic, artists in Gurgaon create immersive art installations ...
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Over 89 Per Cent Municipal Wards Achieved Complete Door-To-Door Garbage Collection, Reveals RTI Query

Over 89 Per Cent Municipal Wards Achieved Complete Door-To-Door Garbage Collection, Reveals RTI Query

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PTI
May 3, 2019
As per an RTI response from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, as many as 3,409 wards in Andhra Pradesh and 10,831 wards in Uttar Pradesh are implementing the practice of door-to-door garbage collection under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) ...
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There are various ways in which different kinds of waste can either be recycled or upcycled or scientifically disposed of which is financially, technically & environmentally feasible

Nine More Decentralised Waste Management Plants In Delhi

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ANI
May 1, 2019
Under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, Municipal Corporation of Delhi has deployed Yasasu Green technology for 10 decentralised solid waste management projects for treating organic waste at source ...
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Muzaffarnagar Ups Its Swachh Quotient, Deploys Two Moving Vans With Video Cameras To Stop People From Littering

Muzaffarnagar Ups Its Swachh Quotient, Deploys Two Moving Vans With Video Cameras To Stop People From Littering

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April 29, 2019
In a bid to reduce the piling waste on the lanes of Muzaffarnagar and to make the citizens mindful of their habit of littering, the district administration has deployed two mobile vans to capture the garbage sites and litterers ...
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