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NGT Raps Kerala Over Waste Disposal, Seeks Action Plan In A Month

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PTI
August 31, 2018
NGT asked Kerala government to submit a report on waste management within a month
Kerala News Waste Management
The NGT bench said that if Kerala did not prepare an action plan within a month, stringent action will be taken against civic officials across the state ...
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Kerala Floods: Bengaluru Youth Launches Campaign ‘Recycle Kerala’ To Clear Plastic Waste

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Written By: Gopi Karelia
August 24, 2018
‘Kerala Recycle’ aims to collect 30 tonnes of plastic waste from Kerala and recycle it in Bengaluru
Kerala Waste Warriors Of India
Trucks that carry relief material from Bengaluru to Kerala will now carry plastic waste on their return and deposit it to the recycling centres. This idea has been developed and executed by 33-year-old Roshan V K from Bengaluru ...
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Plastic Ban In Thiruvananthapuram Is Turning Out To Be A Blessing For The Visually Impaired

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Written By: Gopi Karelia | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
July 25, 2018
Kerala Plastic Ban Swachh Warriors
After a blanket ban was imposed on plastic carry bag in Thiruvananthapuram, the demand for paper bags made by visually impaired people has increased giving them more income ...
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Kerala High Court Imposes Complete Ban On Plastic In Sabarimala

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PTI
July 24, 2018
Kerala High Court imposes ban on Sabarimala Temple
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The Division Bench of the High Court said that only bio-degradable products prescribed by the temple’s chief priest can be brought to the temple ...
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Swachh Survekshan Rankings Prompt Thiruvananthapuram To Revive 10 Waste-To-Biogas Plants

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
July 18, 2018
Thiruvananthapuram is all set to revive 10 waste-to-biogas plants
Kerala News Waste Management
The 10 waste treatment plants that the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation now plans to revive had been shut down due to contractors incurring huge losses while running these ...
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Piles Of Garbage Removed From A Kochi Market After Judicial Officer Sits Next To It To Protest Against Unattended Waste

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PTI
June 13, 2018
Waste Management: Haryana will treat 2,000 tonnes of garbage daily generated from the state
Kerala News
Civic authorities in Kochi cleared heaps of garbage lying unattended for a month after a sub-judge sits on a dharna to draw attention to the health risks posed to the students of school in the neighbourhood ...
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How Kerala Fishermen Are Making Our Seas Plastic Free

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Written By: Karanvir Singh
June 5, 2018
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Features World Environment Day
As part of a novel project Suchitwa Sagaram, fishermen in Kerala collect ocean plastic for recycling, thus cleaning the ocean in the process ...
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163 Ponds Revived In 60 Days: Here Is How People Of Ernakulam District, Kerala, Are Giving A Second Lease Of Life To Ponds

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Written By: Aastha Ahuja | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
March 22, 2018
163 Ponds Revived In 60 Days: Here Is How People Of Ernakulam District, Kerala, Are Giving A Second Lease Of Life To Ponds
Kerala Swachh Warriors World Water Day Special
In Ernakulam district of drought stricken Kerala, there used to be close to 3000 ponds, but over a period of time majority of the ponds dried up and now there are some 600-700 ponds ...
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Trivandrum’s Green Army Is Mentoring Students To Become Experts At Managing The City’s Waste And Make It Cleaner

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
February 14, 2018
Green Army In Trivandrum Is Helping The City Tackle Its Waste
Kerala Swachh Warriors
Green Army members have been instrumental in going to schools in the city and educating students on the importance of waste management ...
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After Green Weddings, Festivals In Kerala To Be Celebrated In An Eco-Friendly Way

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Written By: Anisha Bhatia | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
January 16, 2018
After Green Weddings, Festivals In Kerala To Be Celebrated In An Eco-Friendly Way
Kerala News Plastic Waste
Kerala is on a roll, now state is planning to make all its festivals green. Here’s how ...
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Kerala To Soon Introduce Robots To Eliminate Manual Scavenging

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Written By: Anisha Bhatia | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
January 15, 2018
Kerala To Soon Introduce Robots To Eliminate Manual Scavenging
Kerala News
Make way for Bandicoots, special kind of robots that will put an end to the age-old practice of manual scavenging in Kerala ...
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Concerned By The Waste Disposal Methods, This Man From Kerala Is Showing India How It Can Tackle Its Growing Garbage Crisis

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Written By: Anisha Bhatia
January 4, 2018
Concerned By The Waste Disposal Methods, This Man From Kerala Is Showing India How It Can Tackle Its Growing Garbage Crisis
Kerala Waste Warriors Of India
Meet the man on the mission - Jabir Karat, who owns Green Worms, a company known for providing waste management services and advice on making surroundings waste free during special occasions ...
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