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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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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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 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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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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To intensify its green mobility initiatives, the state government of Himachal Pradesh launches electric buses in Shimla ...
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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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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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Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh Development Authority is covering the dump and violating the Solid Waste Management guidelines instead of cleaning it up even after several petitions from the local villagers, says Environmental Watchdogs
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Himachal Pradesh announces a ban on thermocol cutlery in a bid to beat plastic pollution, which will come into effect in three months’ time ...
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As per the notification issued on World Environment Day, no person including shopkeepers, vendors, wholesalers, retailers, street hawkers will use thermocol cutlery in any form manufactured from non-biodegradable material
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With an aim to tackle the issues of littering and overflowing garbage, the Dharamshala Municipal Corporation has installed underground sensor-based bins in the city ...
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