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World Toilet Day 2020: Building Toilets Doesn’t Mean Total Sanitation, There Are Many Goals India Needs To Meet, Says Expert From Centre For Science and Environment

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November 18, 2020
World Toilet Day 2020: Building Toilets Doesn’t Mean Total Sanitation, There Are Many Goals India Needs To Meet, Says Expert From Centre For Science and Environment
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As India gears up for World Toilet Day with the theme Sustainable Sanitation and Climate Change, NDTV speaks with Dr Suresh Kumar Rohilla, Programme Director - Water Programme, Centre for Science and Environment to know what is the status of sanitation in India and what the country should focus next ...
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World Toilet Day 2020: All You Need To Know About The Theme And Significance

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November 18, 2020
World Toilet Day 2020: All You Need To Know About The Theme And Significance
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Here is all you need to know about World Toilet Day and why it is celebrated ...
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50,000 Trees Saved And Agricultural Waste Prevented From Burning By This Nagpur Warrior, Here’s How

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November 16, 2020
50,000 Trees Saved And Agricultural Waste Prevented From Burning By This Nagpur Warrior, Here's How
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10 years ago, 52-year-old Vijay Limaye from Nagpur, decided to find an alternative to wooden logs used in cremation and today he saves at least 1,000 trees from felling every month ...
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India Generated Over 18,000 Tonnes Of COVID-19 Related Bio-medical Waste In 4 Months, Experts Call To Reduce, Reuse And Segregate

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November 16, 2020
India Generated Over 18,000 Tonnes Of COVID-19 Related Bio-medical Waste In 4 Months, Experts Call To Reduce, Reuse And Segregate
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The COVID-19 related bio-medical waste generation in India has increased from 3,025.41 tonnes in June to 5,490 tonnes in September ...
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Air Pollution Rises In Delhi-NCR, Gurugram Citizens Call For Action Against Waste Burning And Tackle It Like COVID-19

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October 26, 2020
Air Pollution Rises In Delhi-NCR, Gurugram Citizens Call For Action Against Waste Burning And Tackle It Like COVID-19
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According to health experts, tackling the issue of waste burning is even more pivotal now given the fact the nation is battling a coronavirus pandemic and both COVID-19 and air pollution essentially target respiratory system and lungs ...
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#SwasthyaMantra Telethon: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Promotes The Idea Of ‘Waste To Wealth’, For Development And Environment

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October 5, 2020
#SwasthyaMantra Telethon: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Promotes The Idea Of ‘Waste To Wealth’, For Development And Environment
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At #SwasthyaMantra telethon, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari spoke about protecting the environment by adding value to waste ...
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Jammu Municipal Corporation Assigns 150 Autos For Door-To-Door Garbage Collection

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September 30, 2020
Jammu Municipal Corporation Assigns 150 Autos For Door-To-Door Garbage Collection
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According to Om Nath, a resident, the accumulation of garbage spread diseases and created a breeding ground for mosquitoes ...
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Amritsar Farmers Continue To Burn Stubble As Alternative Methods Are Expensive

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September 28, 2020
Amritsar Farmers Continue To Burn Stubble As Alternative Methods Are Expensive
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As many as 297 stubble burning incidents were reported between September 21 and 25 this year, said Dr Brijender Pateriya, Director of the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre ...
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India Aims To Cut Crop Waste Burning In Punjab And Haryana By 80 Per Cent

September 23, 2020
India Aims To Cut Crop Waste Burning In Punjab And Haryana By 80 Per Cent
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Every winter, a thick blanket of smog settles over northern India, as a combination of factors such as the burning of crop residues, industrial emissions and vehicle exhaust brings a sharp spike in pollution ...
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Environmentalist In Jammu Creates Vertical Gardens Using Plastic Bottles

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September 16, 2020
Environmentalist In Jammu Creates Vertical Gardens Using Plastic Bottles
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With an aim to contribute to reduction in air pollution, environmentalist uses waste plastic bottles to create vertical gardens at various places ...
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National Green Tribunal Recommends One District In Each State Must Comply Plastic Waste Management Rules

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September 14, 2020
National Green Tribunal Recommends One District In Each State Must Comply Plastic Waste Management Rules
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National Green Tribunal stated that at least one district in every state should be made a model for compliance of plastic waste management rules in the first instance and thereafter, the entire State should be made so compliant ...
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Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Broken System Of Bio-medical Waste Management; Experts Discuss The Issue And Solutions

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September 7, 2020
Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Broken System Of Bio-medical Waste Management; Experts Discuss The Issue And Solutions
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According to a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report, India generates about 101 Metric Tonnes per day (MT/day) of COVID-19 related bio-medical waste ...
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