By Gaon Connection
भारत के वैज्ञानिकों ने पहली बार साबित किया है कि सिंगल-यूज़ PET बोतलों से निकलने वाले नैनोप्लास्टिक इंसानी शरीर के जरूरी सिस्टम को नुकसान पहुँचा रहे हैं। यह अदृश्य कण हमारी gut health, खून और सेल्स तक को धीमे-धीमे कमजोर कर रहे हैं, बिना हमें महसूस हुए।
भारत के वैज्ञानिकों ने पहली बार साबित किया है कि सिंगल-यूज़ PET बोतलों से निकलने वाले नैनोप्लास्टिक इंसानी शरीर के जरूरी सिस्टम को नुकसान पहुँचा रहे हैं। यह अदृश्य कण हमारी gut health, खून और सेल्स तक को धीमे-धीमे कमजोर कर रहे हैं, बिना हमें महसूस हुए।
By Daya Sagar
By गाँव कनेक्शन
The lowest compliance to the ban was recorded in Delhi (88 %), followed by Gwalior (84 %), Mumbai (71 %), and Guwahati (77 %). Bengaluru had the least usage of single-use plastics among the surveyed cities.
The lowest compliance to the ban was recorded in Delhi (88 %), followed by Gwalior (84 %), Mumbai (71 %), and Guwahati (77 %). Bengaluru had the least usage of single-use plastics among the surveyed cities.
By Manvendra Singh
Plastic waste generation is on the rise in the country but there is no separate data on the quantity of such waste generation in rural India. Single-use plastics have invaded the villages where there are no waste management systems in place. For instance, in West Bengal, Assam, Punjab and Bihar, the percentage of villages that have mechanisms to manage solid waste are 0.82%, 1.08%, 1.67% and 1.97%, respectively.
Plastic waste generation is on the rise in the country but there is no separate data on the quantity of such waste generation in rural India. Single-use plastics have invaded the villages where there are no waste management systems in place. For instance, in West Bengal, Assam, Punjab and Bihar, the percentage of villages that have mechanisms to manage solid waste are 0.82%, 1.08%, 1.67% and 1.97%, respectively.
By Daya Sagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching 'Swachhata Hi Seva' project in Mathura urged people to carry cloth bags to workplace & markets, and use steel utensils
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching 'Swachhata Hi Seva' project in Mathura urged people to carry cloth bags to workplace & markets, and use steel utensils
By Laraib Fatima Warsi
A primary school teacher in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur is motivating his students to collect plastic waste from their houses and make eco-bricks. The teacher also launches plantation drives and empowers senior students by inviting them to conduct tuition classes of younger students. Details here.
A primary school teacher in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur is motivating his students to collect plastic waste from their houses and make eco-bricks. The teacher also launches plantation drives and empowers senior students by inviting them to conduct tuition classes of younger students. Details here.
By Ashis Senapati
Kamala Moharana is part of a women self-help group in a small village in Kendrapara district in Odisha that skillfully converts discarded milk pouches, cigarette packets, gutkha wrapper into beautiful craft. This gives them a livelihood and cleans up the surroundings of their village too.
Kamala Moharana is part of a women self-help group in a small village in Kendrapara district in Odisha that skillfully converts discarded milk pouches, cigarette packets, gutkha wrapper into beautiful craft. This gives them a livelihood and cleans up the surroundings of their village too.
By Laraib Fatima Warsi
The Dehradun Cantonment Board has set up a polythene waste bank and is engaging people to collect and deposit plastics at notified locations for which they will be paid.
The Dehradun Cantonment Board has set up a polythene waste bank and is engaging people to collect and deposit plastics at notified locations for which they will be paid.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
The demonstration plant, which has been set up at the Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun will be able to convert one tonne of plastic waste into 800 litres of diesel every day
The demonstration plant, which has been set up at the Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun will be able to convert one tonne of plastic waste into 800 litres of diesel every day
By गाँव कनेक्शन
उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने प्लास्टिक पॉलिथिन को लेकर बड़ा कदम उठाया है। योगी सरकार ने 50 माइक्रॉन से पतली पॉलीथीन के प्रयोग पर 15 जुलाई से रोक लगाने का आदेश जारी कर दिया।
उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने प्लास्टिक पॉलिथिन को लेकर बड़ा कदम उठाया है। योगी सरकार ने 50 माइक्रॉन से पतली पॉलीथीन के प्रयोग पर 15 जुलाई से रोक लगाने का आदेश जारी कर दिया।