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Gujarat To Come Up With Rs 5,500 Crore Deep Sea Discharge Scheme

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IANS
December 13, 2018
As per the proposed Deep Sea Discharge policy, heavy pipelines will be erected to go to the bottom of the oceans to release the treated industrial effluents ...
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Swachh India: More Toilets Posing Greater Challenges Of Untreated Sewage

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IANS
November 22, 2018
Globally, 57 per cent of the waste is not contained, transported or treated safely and 70 per cent of urban India's sewage goes untreated into rivers and seas ...
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IKEA Plans To Convert Rice Straw Into Home Products To Tackle Air Pollution From Stubble Burning In Delhi-NCR

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Written By: Aishwarya Upadhyay | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
November 19, 2018
IKEA has launched its “Better Air Now” initiative with the aim to contribute to the serious issue of air pollution, starting with converting the paddy straw into a renewable material source ...
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How Are The Cleanest Cities In India Planning To Manage The Waste Generated During Diwali Festivities

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Written By: Aishwarya Upadhyay | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
November 7, 2018
Here is how the best performing cities in the Swachh Sarvekshan plan to ensure a clean Diwali manage the waste generated during Diwali festivities ...
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Celebrate a green Diwali with eco-friendly incenses from floral waste

Save Ganga And Air From Pollution This Diwali: Opt For Incense Stick Made From Flower Waste

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Written By: Gopi Karelia | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
November 6, 2018
Ankit Agrawal and Karan Rastogi, through their social enterprise HelpUsGreen are recycling floral waste to make eco-friendly incense sticks. Here’s why you should opt for it this Diwali ...
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Celebrate ‘Green Wali Diwali’, Donate Paper Waste And Take Home An Air Purifying Plant

Celebrate ‘Green Wali Diwali’, Donate Paper Waste And Take Home An Air Purifying Plant

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Written By: Aastha Ahuja | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
November 3, 2018
To celebrate Diwali in an eco-friendly way, Noida based Wasteroots is running a week long (October 29 – November 4) campaign under which it is collecting paper waste and giving away plants in exchange ...
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IIT Delhi Students Give Eco-Friendly Touch To Cremation, Replace Wood Logs With Cow Dung Logs

IIT Delhi Students Give Eco-Friendly Touch To Cremation, Replace Wood Logs With Cow Dung Logs

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Written By: Aastha Ahuja | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
October 29, 2018
A team of students from IIT Delhi has come up with eco-friendly cow dung logs that aim at solving the problem of air pollution, deforestation and dumping of cow dung ...
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Plastic To Ride: Indonesians Swap Bottles For Bus Tickets

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Reuters
October 24, 2018
Surabaya is the first city in Indonesia to implement a scheme where citizens can exchange plastic bottles or cups for a free bus ride ...
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Delhi Air Pollution: EPCA Directs Industries To Stop Burning Waste In Narela, Bawana Industrial Belt

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ANI
October 23, 2018
To stop the industrial waste burning in the Narela and Bawana industrial belts in Capital Delhi, EPCA plans to enforce measures like night patrolling and levying fines in order to Delhi air pollution ...
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National Green Tribunal Summons Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Joint Secretary Over Implementation Of Solid Waste Management Rules

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PTI
October 23, 2018
The municipal solid waste management is a major challenge to environment protection as implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules remain an issue ...
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IIT Madras, University Of Southampton And British Council Join Hands For Waste Management Solutions

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Written By NDTV Education Team
October 19, 2018
The UK India Social Entrepreneurship Education Network is organizing the event in collaboration by the IIT Madras' Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CSIE) find, fund and support innovative and sustainable solutions that provide efficient ways to manage waste ...
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Durga Puja 2018 A pandal in Thane spreads the message of waste management in a unique way

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Theme In A Thane Durga Puja Pandal Grabs Attention Of Devotees

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Written By: Gopi Karelia
October 17, 2018
To spread the message of waste management, more than 12 lakh discarded peanut shells are reused to decorate a pandal in Thane district's Ulhasnagar area ...
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