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"Give Plastic, Take Gold": Unique Idea Makes Kashmir Village Plastic-Free
In a unique and environment friendly initiative, Sadiwara a far-flung village Panchayat in Hiller Shahabad block of South Kashmir's Anantnag district has come up with an idea of offering a gold coin for collecting plastic waste for saving the environ
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Adani Transmission Ltd Accredited As Single-Use Plastic-Free Company
Adani Transmission Ltd has been recognised as a 'single-use plastic-free' company by the Confederation of Indian Industry-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development.
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Flipkart Says It Eliminated Single-Use Plastic Packaging Throughout Supply Chain
Flipkart said it has eliminated all single-use plastic packaging used across fulfilment centres in India, delivering on its public commitment to move to plastic-free packaging by 2021.
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Show PM Image, Lotus Symbol: BJP Tells State Units On Free Ration Scheme
The BJP-ruled states have been asked by the party to use banners carrying Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the state Chief Minister's pictures at centres where free ration is being distributed under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.
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Tripura Gets First-Of-Its-Kind Road Constructed Using Plastic Waste
In a first-ever initiative in Tripura, the state has started using non-recyclable plastic waste in the construction of roads with an aim to reduce plastic waste and make the environment plastic-free, said Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Monday.
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India's Attempt To Go Plastic-Free Will Inspire World, Says Minister
If 130 crore Indians join together to make India plastic-free and clean, it will inspire many other countries just like our Independence struggle inspired them to follow our path to gain freedom, said Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today.
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'Superb Gesture' Tweets PM Modi After Coolie No 1 Bans Plastic Bottles On Set
"Happy to see the film world contributing towards freeing India from single use plastic," tweeted PM Modi
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PM Modi Calls For Mass Movement Against Plastic Waste From October 2
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to observe the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi this year as a day to make India plastic-free and exhorted municipalities, NGOs and the corporate sector to come up with ways for safe disposal of accumulated plastic waste before Diwali.
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Tamil Nadu 'Padwoman' Who Makes Eco-Friendly Napkins Is A PhD Scholar
Preethi Ramadoss is being called "Padwoman" for her innovative plastic-free biodegradable sanitary napkin. The PhD scholar at Anna University in Chennai has developed an eco-friendly napkin that she claims completely degrades in a month. This is part of her doctoral research.
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Minister Launches Anthem On 'Plastic-Free India' In Seven Languages
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan Thursday launched an anthem as a part of a campaign to make India plastic-free by 2022, and stressed on strengthening plastic waste management and recycling ecosystem in the country.
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Pollution Board Asks Industries To Strive For Plastic-Free Tamil Nadu
With the deadline for the ban on plastic items inching closer, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board today appealed to nearly 3,000 large and medium-scale industries to take up various initiatives on shunning plastic and submit a report to the board by mid-December. Among the initiatives, the board has asked the firms to form committees of top, mi...
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Maharashtra To Be 100 Per Cent Plastic-Free In One Year: Minister
Maharashtra will be totally free of plastic in the the next one year, said Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam today as he listed the ill-effects of using the material.
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Tamil Nadu To Ban Use Of Plastic Items From 2019
The Tamil Nadu government today announced banning use of plastic items, including non-biodegradable bags, from January 2019 in the interest of the environment and to "gift a plastic-free" state to future generations.
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World Environment Day: Taj Mahal Declaration Adopted To Check Plastic Pollution In Agra
The 500-metre area around the Taj Mahal, the iconic marble monument, will soon be plastic-free under the Taj Declaration to beat plastic pollution. The government of India has pledged to end disposable, or single-use plastic around the Taj Mahal and the declaration came ahead of the World Environment Day on June 5.
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'Plastic-Free India' Drive Launched in Pune
Furthering Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has begun a 'Plastic-free India' drive in Pune in Shirur.
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"Give Plastic, Take Gold": Unique Idea Makes Kashmir Village Plastic-Free
In a unique and environment friendly initiative, Sadiwara a far-flung village Panchayat in Hiller Shahabad block of South Kashmir's Anantnag district has come up with an idea of offering a gold coin for collecting plastic waste for saving the environ
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Adani Transmission Ltd Accredited As Single-Use Plastic-Free Company
Adani Transmission Ltd has been recognised as a 'single-use plastic-free' company by the Confederation of Indian Industry-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development.
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Flipkart Says It Eliminated Single-Use Plastic Packaging Throughout Supply Chain
Flipkart said it has eliminated all single-use plastic packaging used across fulfilment centres in India, delivering on its public commitment to move to plastic-free packaging by 2021.
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Show PM Image, Lotus Symbol: BJP Tells State Units On Free Ration Scheme
The BJP-ruled states have been asked by the party to use banners carrying Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the state Chief Minister's pictures at centres where free ration is being distributed under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.
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Tripura Gets First-Of-Its-Kind Road Constructed Using Plastic Waste
In a first-ever initiative in Tripura, the state has started using non-recyclable plastic waste in the construction of roads with an aim to reduce plastic waste and make the environment plastic-free, said Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Monday.
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India's Attempt To Go Plastic-Free Will Inspire World, Says Minister
If 130 crore Indians join together to make India plastic-free and clean, it will inspire many other countries just like our Independence struggle inspired them to follow our path to gain freedom, said Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today.
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'Superb Gesture' Tweets PM Modi After Coolie No 1 Bans Plastic Bottles On Set
"Happy to see the film world contributing towards freeing India from single use plastic," tweeted PM Modi
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PM Modi Calls For Mass Movement Against Plastic Waste From October 2
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to observe the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi this year as a day to make India plastic-free and exhorted municipalities, NGOs and the corporate sector to come up with ways for safe disposal of accumulated plastic waste before Diwali.
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Tamil Nadu 'Padwoman' Who Makes Eco-Friendly Napkins Is A PhD Scholar
Preethi Ramadoss is being called "Padwoman" for her innovative plastic-free biodegradable sanitary napkin. The PhD scholar at Anna University in Chennai has developed an eco-friendly napkin that she claims completely degrades in a month. This is part of her doctoral research.
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Minister Launches Anthem On 'Plastic-Free India' In Seven Languages
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan Thursday launched an anthem as a part of a campaign to make India plastic-free by 2022, and stressed on strengthening plastic waste management and recycling ecosystem in the country.
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Pollution Board Asks Industries To Strive For Plastic-Free Tamil Nadu
With the deadline for the ban on plastic items inching closer, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board today appealed to nearly 3,000 large and medium-scale industries to take up various initiatives on shunning plastic and submit a report to the board by mid-December. Among the initiatives, the board has asked the firms to form committees of top, mi...
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Maharashtra To Be 100 Per Cent Plastic-Free In One Year: Minister
Maharashtra will be totally free of plastic in the the next one year, said Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam today as he listed the ill-effects of using the material.
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Tamil Nadu To Ban Use Of Plastic Items From 2019
The Tamil Nadu government today announced banning use of plastic items, including non-biodegradable bags, from January 2019 in the interest of the environment and to "gift a plastic-free" state to future generations.
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World Environment Day: Taj Mahal Declaration Adopted To Check Plastic Pollution In Agra
The 500-metre area around the Taj Mahal, the iconic marble monument, will soon be plastic-free under the Taj Declaration to beat plastic pollution. The government of India has pledged to end disposable, or single-use plastic around the Taj Mahal and the declaration came ahead of the World Environment Day on June 5.
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'Plastic-Free India' Drive Launched in Pune
Furthering Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has begun a 'Plastic-free India' drive in Pune in Shirur.
