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News8 years agoPlastic Menace: How Much Plastic Are You Eating?
According to an expert, microplastics could pass into our blood or lymphatic system and end up in our organs, potentially having harmful consequences
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Ganga Clean-Up8 years ago
Plastic Pollution From Fishing Nets Threatening Ganges Wildlife, Study Finds
According to experts, the Ganges River supports some of the world's largest inland fisheries, but no research has been done to assess plastic pollution from this...
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News8 years ago
Environment-Friendly 'Kulhad' To Replace Plastic Tea Cups At Railway Stations
According to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, tea is given in ''kulhad'' at nearly 400 railway stations in the country today, and in future, the plan is...
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Environment8 years ago
With An Aim To Make The Tourist Town Of Vagamon Clean And Plastic-Free, Kerala Launches Green Check Posts
Vagamon, a British era plantation town in high range Idukki district in central Kerala, been chocked by plastic and other non-degradable waste dumped by the visitors
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Coronavirus Outbreak8 years ago
Plastic Pandemic: COVID-19 Trashed The Recycling Dream
According to experts, since 1950, the world has created 6.3 billion tonnes of plastic waste, 91 per cent of which has never been recycled
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Blogs8 years ago
Expert Blog: Exercise Plastic 'Upvaas' in the COVID World
'Upvaas' in Hindi means fasting; plastic 'upvaas' means limiting the use of single-use plastic and swapping it with eco-friendly alternatives
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Environment8 years ago
Environmentalist In Jammu Creates Vertical Gardens Using Plastic Bottles
With an aim to contribute to reduction in air pollution, environmentalist uses waste plastic bottles to create vertical gardens at various places
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Environment8 years ago
National Green Tribunal Recommends One District In Each State Must Comply Plastic Waste Management Rules
National Green Tribunal stated that at least one district in every state should be made a model for compliance of plastic waste management rules in the...
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News8 years ago
Swachh Survekshan 2020 Results: With Prime Focus On Waste Management, New Delhi Municipal Council Becomes The ‘Cleanest Capital City’
Swachh Survekshan 2020: From waste management, segregation, treatment, to creating awareness among people and switching to eco-friendly alternatives to single-use plastic, New Delhi Municipal Council is...
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Environment8 years ago
Waste Management: Citizens Of Gujarat’s Morbi District Can Now Get Household Utilities In Exchange For Plastic Waste
Gujarat’s Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban has launched a pilot project in the district Morbi to raise awareness about waste segregation by offering household items of everyday use...
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Coronavirus Outbreak8 years ago
COVID-19: Disposed Personal Protective Equipment Could Be Turned Into Biofuel, Say Indian Scientists
According to a study published in the journal Biofuels, billions of items of disposable Personal Protective Equipment can be converted from its plastic state into biofuels...
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Environment8 years ago
Kerala Youngsters Build Waiting Shed With Used Plastic Bottles, Sheets And Tyres
Named as Bottle Hub, the shed at the bus stop at Kinar near Thrippunithura in Kerala has been built by the members of a recreational club,...
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News8 years ago
Amazon India Scraps Single-Use Plastic In Packaging Across Centers
In October 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called on citizens to help end the usage of single-use plastic - seen as a pollutant - by...
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News8 years ago
PM Narendra Modi Urges Use Of Eco-Friendly Idols During Ganesh Chaturthi
In his monthly address to the nation, Prime Minister Modi requested the people to forgo the worship of such idols, which, after being immersed in rivers...
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Coronavirus Outbreak8 years ago
AIIMS Delhi To Convert Newly Constructed 'Burns And Plastic Surgery Block' Into Dedicated COVID-19 Facility
The decision by the AIIMS authorities comes after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that Delhi will need 1.5 lakh beds in healthcare facilities by July 31
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