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Punjab: Decline In Stubble Burning By 30%

Air Pollution: Punjab Government Embarks Upon Programme To Check Stubble Burning

As part of the Rs 665 crore subsidy announced by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to control stubble burning, the government has sanctioned Rs 395 crore for...

Ludhiana railway station to get cleaner air from vertical gardens

Air Pollution6 years ago

Ludhiana Makes History, Becomes The First Railway Station In India To Have Vertical Gardens

2,000 discarded plastic bottles have been reused by Indian Railways' Ferozepur division to install vertical gardens at Ludhiana railway station

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News6 years ago

In Swachh Survekshan 2018, Punjab Will Achieve Top Marks: State Sanitation Minister Razia Sultana

Punjab’s sanitation minister is hopeful that the state will top the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018

Air Pollution: Punjab aims to tackle crop residue burning from the money received under Central scheme

Air Pollution6 years ago

Waste Management: Agriculture Department Meets Makers Of Crop Residue Management Machinery To Prevent Farm Waste Burning

Under a central scheme, Punjab will get Rs 665 crore in next two years. The money will be spent on procurement of quality equipment like happy...

Waste Management: Aayaan Agarwal from Ludhiana is on a mission to beat plastic pollution

Waste Warriors Of India6 years ago

Plastic Waste: A 7-Year-Old Boy From Ludhiana Is On A Mission To Fight Against Single-Use Plastic

Grade two student, Aayaan Agarwal from Ludhiana, Punjab has convinced five restaurants in the city to shun plastic straws and aims to carry forward his campaign...

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: All the houses in Bathinda now have toilet access

News6 years ago

To Effectively Police Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Bathinda Will Issue Challans For Open Defecation In The City

Special teams have been formed by the Bathinda Municipal Corporation who will go around the city and issue challans to people found defecating in the open

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Centre was taking the issue of stubble burning seriously

Air Pollution6 years ago

Air Pollution: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Urges Farmers To Avail Centre’s Schemes And Stop Stubble Burning

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a rally in Punjab urged farmers to utilise the benefits provided by his government to tackle stubble burning

Plastic Waste6 years ago

Soon, Punjab Roads Will Be Constructed Using Discarded Plastic Packets Of Chips, Biscuits And Other Ready-To-Eat Products

Understanding that unscientific disposal of multi-layered plastics (MLPs) that are used to make pack ready-to-eat items like chips, biscuits etc, is a threat to the environment,...

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Air Pollution6 years ago

Punjab Aims To Combat Air Pollution By Offering Free Plant Saplings Through A Mobile App

Getting the plant saplings of your choice at the doorstep, that too free of cost, is just a click away in Punjab as the government launched...

Mohali Yet To Become ODF Due To No Public Toilets In Eight Markets

News6 years ago

How No Toilets In Eight Markets And Few Households Prevent Mohali From Going ODF

Mohali will miss Punjab’s target of going ODF by end of June by declaring all cities and villages of the state open defecation free

Punjab civic bodies may face strict action if polluted water is released into the rivers

News6 years ago

Untreated Sewage Won’t Be Allowed Into Rivers: Punjab Environment Minister

Punjab Environment Minister O P Soni said water quality of river Sutlej deteriorated due to discharge of untreated/partially treated sewage and industrial effluents of Ludhiana

News7 years ago

By June 30, All Cities And Towns in Punjab To Become ODF, Thanks To The Swachh Motivators

Punjab’s Urban Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu assures that by June 2018, Punjab would be completely free from the menace of open defecation ahead of...