All posts tagged "Waste"
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Environment1 year agoThis Kolkata Based NGO Is On A Mission To Tackle Textile Waste By Upcycling Scrapped Cloth Into Clothes For Underprivileged Children
By forming new outfits out of scrap, we are not only curbing the textile waste generated by factories, but we are also trying to meet the...
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Menstrual Hygiene1 year ago
Government School Students In Telangana Make ‘Zero Waste’ Sanitary Napkins
Prompted by the rising sanitary waste, the students of Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS) Mulkalapally of Telangana have made organic sanitary pads using water hyacinth, fenugreek,...
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Andhra Pradesh2 years ago
Stop Littering Roads In Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada Or Get A Stinking ‘Return Gift’ From The Municipal Corporation
Residents of Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district may now have to think twice before littering on streets as the municipal corporation has decided to...
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Air Pollution2 years ago
Eco-Friendly Diwali: IIT-Delhi Students Design ‘Diyas’ Using Cow Dung To Reduce Pollution And Waste Generated
This Diwali opt for an eco-friendly ‘diya’ (lamp) made from cow-dung with a no-furnace manufacturing technique that cause air pollution and is used in making regular...
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Karnataka2 years ago
Will A Karnataka Resort’s ‘Weigh The Waste-Feed A Child’, Campaign Manage To Tackle Food Wastage?
The Ibnii Spa Resort in Coorg, Karnataka has been charging Rs. 100 for every 10 grams of food wasted by the customers and the proceeds from...
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Waste Management2 years ago
Country’s First Plogger Ripu Daman Bevli Felicitated By Central Government As Fit India Ambassador For Plogging
Plogging is a fitness trend that began in Sweden in 2016 that involves jogging and 'plocka upp' (Swedish for 'pick up') non-biodegradable waste on the way
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Delhi3 years ago
Children Stay Back To Collect Waste After PM Modi’s Independence Day Speech At Red Fort
While addressing the country on the occasion of Independence day, the Prime Minister Modi urged people to stop using plastic bags and shift to eco-friendly alternatives...
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News3 years ago
Door-To-Door Solid Waste Collection In More Than 91 Per Cent Of Households In Agra, UP Government Tells NGT
The National Green Tribunal had earlier said that the major cause of pollution in Yamuna river at Agra is dumping of garbage and sewage in the...
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Delhi3 years ago
Deposit Rs. 250 Crore For Removing Waste At Landfill Sites: NGT To Delhi Government And Civic Bodies
The National Green Tribunal observed that the waste rotting at Bhalswa, Ghazipur and Okhla landfill sites is contaminating the groundwater with heavy metals which is reaching...
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Haryana3 years ago
National Green Tribunal Directs Haryana To Clear 25 Lakh Tonne Waste At Bandhwari Landfill Site In Six Months
The National Green Tribunal had earlier criticised Haryana government and its civic bodies for the disposal of industrial waste and construction debris in the Aravalli forests...
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News3 years ago
Swachh Warriors: These Community Change Makers Are Cleaning India’s Littered Public Spaces
Meet the community change makers who are taking the lead in helping India cope with environmental crisis
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News3 years ago
Waste To Wealth: Nepal Strives To Convert The Trash Collected From Mount Everest Into Treasure
With the aim to create value out of the solid waste collected from the Mount Everest, the items were segregated, processed and recycled as raw materials...
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