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Mandatory For People To Undergo Medical Examination Before Entering Himachal Pradesh: CM Jai Ram Thakur

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ANI
April 28, 2020
Mandatory For People To Undergo Medical Examination Before Entering Himachal Pradesh: CM Jai Ram Thakur
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Any individual entering the state of Himachal Pradesh will have to undergo a complete medical examination followed by a home quarantine, said Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur ...
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No Masks, Gloves, PPE Kits: Health Workers Putting Lives At Risk In Himachal Pradesh

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ANI
April 13, 2020
Ganjam district administration had given suggestion for development of the aerosol boxes to protect the medical professionals who get directly exposed to the virus
Coronavirus Outbreak Himachal Pradesh News
At Mahatma Gandhi Medical Services Complex in Himachal Pradesh’s Rampur, health workers are forced to reuse the masks and gloves while treating COVID-19 patients ...
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Swasth Report Of Himachal Pradesh: Making A Steady Progress Himachal Improves In Malnutrition Under 5 Status

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November 26, 2019
Swasth Report Of Himachal Pradesh: Making A Steady Progress Himachal Improves In Malnutrition Under 5 Status
Healthy India Himachal Pradesh Malnutrition Swasth India Swasth Report Cards
In a span of 10 years, Himachal Pradesh has shown commendable improvement in infant mortality rate, under 5 mortality rate, and cases of malnutrition among children as per National Family Health Survey 4 (2015-16) ...
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Plastics: Himachal Government To Buy Back Plastic Waste

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IANS
September 16, 2019
Plastics: Himachal Government To Buy Back Single-Use Plastic
Himachal Pradesh News Plastic Waste
The Himachal Pradesh government will now purchase waste from ragpickers, individuals collecting plastic waste from households and urban local bodies ...
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On World Environment Day, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Announced Non-Recyclable Polythene Buy Back Scheme

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June 17, 2019
On World Environment Day, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Announced Non-Recyclable Polythene Buy Back Scheme
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After a ban on single-use plastic, Himachal Pradesh plans to introduce buy back scheme for consumers to sell plastic waste to reduce the amount of non-recyclable plastic waste including plastic packaging ...
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Be Mindful Of Your Trash If You Trek In The Mystical Kheerganga As Forest Department Intensifies Anti-Waste Measures

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May 9, 2019
Be Mindful Of Your Trash If You Trek In The Mystical Kheerganga As Forest Department Intensifies Anti-Waste Measures
Himachal Pradesh News
With an aim to check littering and maintain cleanliness in the Kheerganga trek route, the forest department of Himachal Pradesh has decided to charge Rs. 50 from each trekker from this month ...
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Earth Day 2019: Climate Change Can Affect Food, Water Security, Say Experts

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IANS
April 22, 2019
Lauding IIT-Mandi for hosting the workshop, Mr. Rajeevan said the Himalayas were one of the world’s sensitive hotspots to climate change along with the Artic region
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The Indian Institute of Technology-Mandi hosted an International Workshop on Climate Change and Extreme Events in the Indian Himalayan Region aimed at creating awareness about the phenomenon and its effects ...
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Dia Mirza ‘Heals The Himalayas’, Contributes In A Four-Hour Clean-Up Drive To Do Her Bit For The Environment

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April 18, 2019
Ms. Mirza was in Himachal Pradesh, shooting her upcoming web series, when she decided to join the Sunday clean-up drive
Himachal Pradesh News Plastic Waste Waste Management
Dia Mirza recently teamed up with the volunteers of Healing Himalaya Foundation for a cleanup drive and the team collected about 120 sacks full of plastic waste ...
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National Green Tribunal Seeks Action Taken Report On Ashwani Khud River Cleanup In Himachal Pradesh

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PTI
March 13, 2019
National Green Tribunal Seeks Action Taken Report On Ashwani Khud River Cleanup In Himachal Pradesh
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Himachal Pradesh government to provide a report on actions taken by it to clean the Ashwani Khud river, which had heaps of plastic waste flowing into it as per a video that went viral last year ...
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Shimla, The Queen Of Hills Gets 50 Electric Buses As Himachal Pradesh Accelerates Its Electric Vehicle Project

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February 20, 2019
As Shimla, Queen Of Hills Gets 50 Electric Buses, Himachal Pradesh Flags Off Its 3rd Electric Vehicle Project
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To intensify its green mobility initiatives, the state government of Himachal Pradesh launches electric buses in Shimla ...
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Due To High Pollution, Sirsa River Is Facing Ecological Disaster, ays a Himachal Pradesh-Based Green Group

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IANS
December 31, 2018
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Himachal Pradesh National Green Tribunal News Rivers Of India
Earlier this year, a CPCB report called "River Stretches for Restoration of Water Quality" identified 351 polluted stretches on 323 rivers ...
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Rural Himachal Pradesh ODF Since 2016 Works To Hold On To The Status, While Urban Areas Still Wait To Be ODF

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October 1, 2018
Himachal Pradesh Swachh Report Card
As nearly 90 per cent of its population resides in rural areas, when these areas became open defecation free (ODF), Himachal Pradesh became the second state in the country to be declared ODF, but its urban areas are yet to become ODF ...
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