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Planting a clean environmentree | Lucknow News
June 6, 2023

Planting a clean environmentree | Lucknow News

LUCKNOW: Lectures, quizzes, motivational talks and plantation drives marked the celebration of World Environment Day in the city on Monday.NBRI, Lucknow and the International Society of Environmental Botanists (ISEB) jointly celebrated the day by organizing a special lecture by environment expert Prof Venkatesh Dutta, who highlighted the research work done by his team on the restoration of rivers in Ganga Basin.Citing a Central Pollution Control Board report, he claimed that Ganga water in

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Govt vows to make five cities in K'taka plastic-free soon | Bengaluru News
June 6, 2023

Govt vows to make five cities in K’taka plastic-free soon | Bengaluru News

BENGALURU: Highlighting the perils of global warming, chief minister Siddaramaiah cautioned people on Monday. “Humans are an integral part of nature. Destruction of nature is nothing but our own destruction and one day, we will face the consequences. All of us must grow and live with nature,” Siddaramaiah said at the World Environment Day celebrations organised by the department of environment, ecology and forest and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board. Recalling his

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January 5, 2022

Upcycled-Handwoven Fabrics made from waste plastic

Upcycled-Handwoven Fabrics made from waste plastic carry bags, food wrappers of crisps and biscuits, and other daily consumables, glittery gift wraps and old audio/video cassette tapes using Charkha and Handloom. These fabrics are woven by Rural Women and Youth Artisans. Ace Designer Gaurav Gupta rendered in upcycled Ecokaari fabrics created with wrappers of crisps and biscuits, plastic bottles and other daily consumables that have been excavated from oceans & landfills. Source:www.ecokaari.org    

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January 5, 2022

Bird Feeder using recycled bottle

If you live in an area that has many birds, a strategically placed DIY recycled bird feeder will allow you to view the pretty feathered creatures up close and personal. Taking just a little time and very little money, you can make one out of materials you might have otherwise thrown away – a plastic bottle and a couple of wooden spoons. Clean and dry the bottle thoroughly, removing any labels. Screw the hook into the centre of the bottle’s

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January 5, 2022

Recycled Plastic Bottle Planter

Love plants and sustainable living? Creating a planter is actually a way to reuse plastic. Spark your DIY spirit with a simple project that turns 2-litres into a useful and appealing indoor planter. Here are some simple step-by-step instructions for how to make a DIY plastic bottle planter: Cut the bottom third of a 2-litre bottle. Paint the bottle white or the colour of your choice. Use parts of the rest of the bottle to cut out ears or any design of your

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January 5, 2022

Create Recycled Plastic Bottle Supply Pouch.

Office and School building waste is one of the leading contributors to the rise of landfills. So, after guzzling down a cold soda or water from a PET bottle, don’t just toss the bottle when you’re finished. Reuse the plastic bottles to make pouches for housing pens and supplies at school, or craft supplies at home. Impress your classmates and friends with your sustainable efforts.

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December 17, 2021

India is the first Asian Country to launch a plastics pact.

The India Plastics Pact is a collaboration between WWF India and CII—anchored at the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CESD), and supported by WRAP, a global NGO based in the UK. WRAP is providing operational and technical support to many other Plastics Pacts, as well as running the UK Plastics Pact. The Plastics Pact envisions a world where plastic is valued and does not pollute the environment. The India Plastics Pact is an ambitious, collaborative initiative that aims to

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March 10, 2021

PM raises concern over slow progress on elimination of single use plastic, pulls environment ministry

  After creating a nationwide stir in 2018, the conversation on eliminating single – use plastics is back on! PM Narendra Modi initiated serious conversations to release guidelines in order to phase out the use of single-use plastics and pushed the Environment and Forest Ministry (moEFCC) on their lack of progress. MoEFCC may release the final draft of the definition of Single-use plastics and timeline to eliminate SUPs as early as next week! What do you think will be a part of

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February 4, 2021

Reliance receives world’s first carbon-neutral oil from US

Source: https://inshorts.com/en/read Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries has sourced the world’s first consignment of carbon-neutral oil from Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV), a division of US oil firm Occidental. “This is the energy industry’s first major petroleum shipment for which greenhouse gas emissions associated with the entire crude lifecycle, well head through the combustion of end products, have been offset,” OLCV said.

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February 2, 2021

Delhi: ‘CPCB may collect landfill impact fine’

  NEW DELHI: With a committee comprising Central Pollution Control Board, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute and IIT-Delhi members assessing Rs 450 crore as cost of damage to the environment due to dump sites in Delhi, National Green Tribunal said CPCB is at liberty to recover the amount with a further penalty for continuing damage. Source : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/cpcb-may-collect-landfill-impact-fine/articleshow/80638617.cms The panel was tasked by NGT to ascertain the environmental damage caused by the waste dumps and based their calculations on factors such as legacy

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