NEW DELHI: Indore bagged the cleanest city of India title for the 7th year in a row while Surat emerged joint winner for the top rank for the first time in the latest Swachh Suvekshan results.The Diamond City has been securing the second cleanest city rank since 2020. Among the cities with more than one lakh population, Navi Mumbai is the third on the list.As per the Swachh Suvekshan results for 2023 released by President Droupadi Murmu, Saswad in Maharashtra
VISAKHAPATNAM: Stacks of plastic waste and other garbage, including empty liquor bottles, were collected from the hilltop and the surrounding of the famous tourist destination Vanjangi Hill, located in Paderu mandal of Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) district in the past one week. The tourist spot was closed from January 2 to 9 for maintenance works anticipating a rise in visitors during the Sankranti festive season.The tourist spot was reopened to the public on Wednesday (January 10).The Vanjangi hills, situated under
NEW DELHI: The environment department, which had mapped 65 major sources of air pollution at 13 hotspots, has found that 16 sources have been dealt with, while 43 will be continuously monitored through the winter season. Action against six pollution sources is pending.Apart from the major sources, 4,555 minor sources of pollution were also identified at the 13 hotspots.Of these, 2,251 sources have been tackled while action against 2,304 sources is in process. The 13 hotspots in the city are
JAMMU : In a remarkable display of community collaboration, the National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets have undertaken a significant Socially Useful and Productive initiative and launched cleaning of Tawi River Banks programme in Nagrota, with a specific emphasis on removing plastic waste materials.PRO Defence Jammu said, “Around 540 NCC Cadets and Staff of 2J&K BN NCC of Jammu Group (JK&L Dte) participated in the cleanup drive.”“The Sarpanch of Panchayat Dhok Wazira, Raman Wazir, Puran Chand, Naib Sarpanch, Lambardars Rattan Singh
Colva: Waves of plastic waste have littered Salcete beaches after the New Year celebrations ushered in 2024. The government’s efforts to discourage tourists from cooking on Salcete’s coastal roads seem to have worked during the December festivities last year.However, the new problem is that tourists bring in food packets and dump the containers and packaging on the beaches.After the revelries were over, plastic bags and glasses, bottles, and snack wrappers were seen scattered along the beach stretch from Benaulim to
RAJKOT: Foodies in Junagadh gorged on nearly 2,000 kg of organic snacks and beverages, but the bills they paid were in plastic money, quite literally.The innovative ‘Prakrutik Plastic Cafe‘ that started June 2022 collected 3,000 kg of plastic to date for which it served aloo parathas, poha, theplas, fennel juice, lemon water, etc in the last 18 months. The cafe was mooted to create awareness about recycling by serving food in lieu of plastic waste instead of money.Locals visiting this
NEW DELHI: The Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), Wildlife Institute of India and the Union environment ministry have jointly made a conservation action plan for avifauna in Delhi-NCR, which is home to 76 out of 107 families of birds in India but is also a region under great environmental stress. A report by the three bodies confirmed the presence of 446 species out of 1,341 found in the
UNDP India National Advocate for Sustainable Development Goals Bhumi Pednekar recently visited a Material Recovery Facility in Delhi to observe the recycling process of dry waste and encourage people to segregate and manage their waste responsibly.Observing the operations of the facility, Bhumi highlighted how “waste segregation is a behaviour change issue. A simple act of keeping two separate dustbins for dry and wet waste can save a lot of money and effort that goes into waste management, protecting our health
RAIPUR: Daksh Gawde, a tribal boy from Bastar, whose parents lost their battle to malnutrition when he was in class III, has been selected as the sole student from the region to participate in the 50th National Children’s Scientific Exhibition 2023. The event will be held at Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune, Maharashtra, from December 26 to 31.A Biology student in class 12 at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Vidyapeeth, Narayanpur, Daksh will exhibit his model focusing on health, cleanliness,
CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation on Saturday conducted an awareness programme for ragpickers and scrap shop owners in Manali on source segregation of dry and wet waste, effective disposal methods of waste and personal hygiene practices.Eleven electric tricycles were distributed to ragpickers for plastic waste collection and recycling.The GCC conducted the awareness programme in association with Plastic for Change, an NGO. !(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {
