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DEHRADUN: The administration of Dehradun cantonment has been fighting plastic menace by using its waste in making eco-bricks, park benches, plastic sheets, and other items.Under the effort to minimise the use of plastic inside the cantonment, it is also promoting alternative to plastic bags in the market places by setting up ‘thaila-ghars’ (bag houses) where they sell cloth bags made of old clothes and bedsheets by the women empowerment centres, at cheap prices.Informing more about the environment-friendly steps taken under

NEW DELHI: From milk pouches to car dashboards, plastics have become indispensable in recent years, but they have also created the problem of toxic waste that’s an environmental hazard as well. On its part, the government has tried to curb plastic waste through various rules. Almost a year ago, from July 1, 2022, it banned some single-use plastic (SUP) articles, and from December 31, 2022, it prohibited the manufacturing, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of plastic carry bags thinner

On this World Environment Day, PepsiCo India celebrates the strides made under the ongoing ‘Purna – Unnati ki Saajhedaari’ initiative in Mathura-Vrindavan. With an endeavour to make Mathura-Vrindavan one of the cleanest holy cities of India, PepsiCo Foundation along with Recity Network Private Limited & Mathura Vrindavan Nagar Nigam (MVNN) launched ‘Purna – Unnati ki Sajhedaari,’ in the year 2022. The initiative aims to transform waste workforces into waste professionals, and focuses on developing a circular, equitable and inclusive model

BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta organization has issued an ultimatum to Ujjain Smart City to submit documents pertaining to the construction of Mahakal Lok Corridor.According to sources, Lokayukta officers have sent a reminder to the authorities in connection with the second complaint, adding to the ongoing investigation into three separate cases, including the collapse of six of the Saptarishi idols during a thundershower on May 28. If the documents are not provided, Lokayukta warns, the special police establishment (SPE) will

CHENNAI: Renault Nissan Automotive Pvt Ltd (RNAIPL) has announced that it is making strong progress towards its 2045 carbon neutrality goal unveiled in February this year and that it will be crossing several important sustainability milestones by the year 2030. RNAIPL’s carbon neutrality roadmap encompasses three key pathways: Increasing the share of green energy in the overall mix, aggressively improving efficiencies in energy usage and continuous adoption of energy efficient technology at its Oragadam plant near Chennai. The strategy has

Dia Mirza, an actor, and UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador, addressed the issue of plastic use and also shared how people can avoid single-use plastics in their daily lives.“I don’t think banning plastic is going to be the solution. What we need to do is engage with industries, with various stakeholders who are generating and producing the single-use packages for our daily use things. The efforts would be to follow the guidelines

Sustainability is inherent in our traditions, culture and way of life. The Vedic way of life highlights environmentally conscious lifestyles. It talks about harmonious coexisting with nature – respecting the fabric of nature – rivers, land, forests, mountains, animals and other innumerable creatures on our planet.It is only in recent times that we are ignoring our bond with nature. Mission LiFE – or lifestyle for the environment – aims to connect individuals, societies and communities, and transform them into a

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

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