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Microplastics Crisis Demands More Than Just Ocean Cleanups and Biodegradables, Says Expert
- Thursday November 16, 2023
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
In 2004, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, coined the term "microplastics."
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Over 1000 Kg Plastic Waste Found At Goa Beach During Cleanup Drive
- Monday September 23, 2019
- Goa News | Press Trust of India
Over 1,000 kg of plastic waste has been found at a beach stretch near Panaji by a team of scientists and students of the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), an official said on Monday.
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World's Largest Clean-Up Drive Held At Odisha's Puri Beach: Officials
- Saturday September 21, 2019
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
A mega cleanliness drive was organised at Odisha's Puri beach to mark the International Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday.
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This Man Is On A Quest To Pick Up 1 Million Cigarette Butts
- Tuesday September 18, 2018
- World News | Mary Hui, The Washington Post
Cigarette butts are the single most collected item in beach cleanups globally each year. They are also America's most littered item, making up 38 percent of all U.S. roadway litter, according to the nonprofit group Keep America Beautiful.
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On Earth Day, Mumbaikars Pledge To Clean Up Dadar Beach
- Sunday April 22, 2018
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
Mumbai is celebrating World Earth Day 2018 by stepping up its effort to clean its beaches and control the marine pollution caused by plastic. Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray and actor Dia Mirza spent over an hour at Dadar beach to support a movement that took inspiration from lawyer Afroz Shah's massive clean up effort at Versova beach, which rec...
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Heckled And Warned Off Beach, Man Behind Versova Clean-Up Says "I Failed"
- Thursday November 23, 2017
- Mumbai News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The man who spearheaded the effort to clean up Mumbai's notoriously dirty Versova beach has been warned off. Afroz Shah, a 33-year-old lawyer, had started the effort almost single-handedly nearly two years ago.
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Lawyer Who Cleaned Versova Beach Thanks PM Narendra Modi For Encouraging Words
- Sunday May 28, 2017
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
A Mumbai-based lawyer, who was lauded today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for cleanliness work he has done at the Versova beach, thanked Mr Modi and said his words will act as a morale booster.
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Mumbai's 'Dirtiest' Beach Is Finally Clean. 5 Million Kg Filth Removed From Versova
- Sunday May 21, 2017
- Mumbai News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
A picture shared on Twitter of Mumbai's Versova beach shows what difference it makes when citizens come together to clean their locality or beach.
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Goa: Beach Cleanliness to Begin From Tomorrow
- Monday September 1, 2014
- Goa News | Press Trust of India
Goa's untidy and garbage-ridden beaches would soon be a thing of the past as the state tourism department has contracted the work of cleaning the sea shore which will begin from tomorrow.
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Microplastics Crisis Demands More Than Just Ocean Cleanups and Biodegradables, Says Expert
- Thursday November 16, 2023
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
In 2004, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, coined the term "microplastics."
- www.ndtv.com
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Over 1000 Kg Plastic Waste Found At Goa Beach During Cleanup Drive
- Monday September 23, 2019
- Goa News | Press Trust of India
Over 1,000 kg of plastic waste has been found at a beach stretch near Panaji by a team of scientists and students of the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), an official said on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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World's Largest Clean-Up Drive Held At Odisha's Puri Beach: Officials
- Saturday September 21, 2019
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
A mega cleanliness drive was organised at Odisha's Puri beach to mark the International Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday.
- www.ndtv.com
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This Man Is On A Quest To Pick Up 1 Million Cigarette Butts
- Tuesday September 18, 2018
- World News | Mary Hui, The Washington Post
Cigarette butts are the single most collected item in beach cleanups globally each year. They are also America's most littered item, making up 38 percent of all U.S. roadway litter, according to the nonprofit group Keep America Beautiful.
- www.ndtv.com
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On Earth Day, Mumbaikars Pledge To Clean Up Dadar Beach
- Sunday April 22, 2018
- India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
Mumbai is celebrating World Earth Day 2018 by stepping up its effort to clean its beaches and control the marine pollution caused by plastic. Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray and actor Dia Mirza spent over an hour at Dadar beach to support a movement that took inspiration from lawyer Afroz Shah's massive clean up effort at Versova beach, which rec...
- www.ndtv.com
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Heckled And Warned Off Beach, Man Behind Versova Clean-Up Says "I Failed"
- Thursday November 23, 2017
- Mumbai News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The man who spearheaded the effort to clean up Mumbai's notoriously dirty Versova beach has been warned off. Afroz Shah, a 33-year-old lawyer, had started the effort almost single-handedly nearly two years ago.
- www.ndtv.com
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Lawyer Who Cleaned Versova Beach Thanks PM Narendra Modi For Encouraging Words
- Sunday May 28, 2017
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
A Mumbai-based lawyer, who was lauded today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for cleanliness work he has done at the Versova beach, thanked Mr Modi and said his words will act as a morale booster.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mumbai's 'Dirtiest' Beach Is Finally Clean. 5 Million Kg Filth Removed From Versova
- Sunday May 21, 2017
- Mumbai News | Written by Saurabh Gupta
A picture shared on Twitter of Mumbai's Versova beach shows what difference it makes when citizens come together to clean their locality or beach.
- www.ndtv.com
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Goa: Beach Cleanliness to Begin From Tomorrow
- Monday September 1, 2014
- Goa News | Press Trust of India
Goa's untidy and garbage-ridden beaches would soon be a thing of the past as the state tourism department has contracted the work of cleaning the sea shore which will begin from tomorrow.
- www.ndtv.com