All posts tagged "Waste Management"
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News1 year agoSwachh Survekshan 2021: ‘Thoda Bohot Hai’ Campaign Asks People To ‘Reduce’ And Help Planet Breathe
Swachh Survekshan 2021: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched a campaign called ‘Thoda Bohot Hai’ (little is enough) to promote one of...
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News1 year ago
Waste Segregation At Sets Can Make A World Of Difference, Says Actor Anushka Sharma
Actor-turned-producer Anushka Sharma said that protecting the environment is the need of the hour and the film industry can contribute immensely towards the cause and also...
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News1 year ago
COVID-19 Waste Management: Disposable Face Masks Can Be Recycled To Make Roads, Says Study
Developed by researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, the new road-making material is a mix of shredded single-use face masks and processed building rubble designed...
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News1 year ago
Budget 2021: Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 Will Focus On Faecal Sludge Management, Says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Announcing Budget 2021, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that starting this year, the government intends to focus on complete faecal sludge management and wastewater treatment as...
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National Green Tribunal1 year ago
National Green Tribunal Directs CPCB To Ensure Strict Compliance Of Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench headed by its chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that the standards of handling of Bio-medical waste need to duly...
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Coronavirus Outbreak1 year ago
In Last Seven Months, India Generated Around 33,000 Tonnes COVID-19 Waste, Maharashtra Biggest Contributor: Report
According to CPCB, daily bio-medical waste generation in India has gone up by 25 per cent in 2020 due to COVID-19
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Coronavirus Outbreak1 year ago
Yearender 2020: Stepping Into 2021 With Bio-medical Waste Management Lessons From COVID-19 Pandemic
In the last six months, between June to November, India produced 28,468.85 tonnes of COVID-19 related bio-medical waste, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
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Waste Management1 year ago
Thinking Beyond Toilets: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 Should Focus On Faecal Sludge Management, Experts Say That’s The Need Of The Hour
At the India Sanitation Coalition, experts discuss Swachh Bharat 2.0 and what should it really focus on in order to meet total sanitation goals for India
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Air Pollution2 years ago
Stubble Burning Continues In Parts Of Punjab
The process of burning farm residue and vehicular emission are the major causes of air pollution in parts of north India, deteriorating the air quality around...
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News2 years ago
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
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 -...
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News2 years ago
World Toilet Day 2020: All You Need To Know About The Theme And Significance
Here is all you need to know about World Toilet Day and why it is celebrated
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Maharashtra2 years ago
50,000 Trees Saved And Agricultural Waste Prevented From Burning By This Nagpur Warrior, Here’s How
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...
Science And Health: What Is Telemedicine And Is India Ready For It?
Expert Blog: Future Of Healthcare Information Technology: New Innovations And Trends
Meet The Indian Start-up That Developed High-End, Low-Cost Ventilators Within 90 Days
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Genome Sequencing By Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium Progressively Increased: Centre
