The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has seized around 3,800 kilograms of polythene bags in the last 10 days and imposed penalties worth over Rs 8 lakh ...
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The Himachal Pradesh government will now purchase waste from ragpickers, individuals collecting plastic waste from households and urban local bodies ...
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Keeping in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to eliminate single--use plastic, the Naropa Festival in Leh will have reusable utensils and glass water bottles for all VIPs and participants and a green team will ensure no plastic wastage at the festival venue ...
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Plastic Ban: The central government has expressed its intention to completely ban single-use plastic but has not come up with a timeline to enforce it ...
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The Union minister allayed fears of job loss due to a potential ban on single-use plastic, saying that "new alternatives to plastic will create new employment opportunities" ...
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At the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his commitment to ban single-use plastic from India in the coming years ...
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Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan has issued directions to his departments to come up with alternatives to plastic water bottles and has also called a meet of representatives from various manufacturing units and suppliers of plastic bottles for a brainstorming session ...
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Padma Shree Award winning sand-artist Sudarsan Pattnaik spreads the message of ‘Say No to Plastic’ on Ganesh Chaturthi by making a giant sand sculpture of Lord Ganesh using 1000 plastic bottles ...
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Single-use plastic that covers cups, straws, among others are likely to be banned from October 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a mass movement against plastic waste to make India a plastic-free country by 2022 and now many political leaders come out in support of ‘Say No Plastic’ initiative ...
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Government owned airline, Air India has announced a ban on single-use plastic products in all their flights from October 2 ...
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To support Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of making the country plastic-free, the Lok Sabha Secretariat has banned the use of single-use plastics from their campus ...
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Bengaluru Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun had to pay a fine of Rs. 500 after her photo of presenting a gift wrapped in plastic to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa vent viral on the social media ...
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