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 Union government has informed the Parliament that between 2017-18 and 2021-22, India’s electronic-waste generation has increased from roughly 0.7 million tonnes to 1.6 million tonnes. Read on to know about the environmental and health impact of e-waste which is on a constant increase.
The Union government has informed the Parliament that between 2017-18 and 2021-22, India’s electronic-waste generation has increased from roughly 0.7 million tonnes to 1.6 million tonnes. Read on to know about the environmental and health impact of e-waste which is on a constant increase.
By Arun Singh
Every drop of water is recycled in this small village in the jungles of Panna, thanks to the initiative of the Jal Jeevan Mission. This has led to kitchen gardens, enough water for the cattle and irrigation and even a lotus pond
Every drop of water is recycled in this small village in the jungles of Panna, thanks to the initiative of the Jal Jeevan Mission. This has led to kitchen gardens, enough water for the cattle and irrigation and even a lotus pond
By Pavan Kumar Maurya
Government school children in Varanasi district prepare to welcome the G20 delegates to their district with models they have made with discarded scraps. The students of Kharavan English School have made a flower pot holder in the shape of a cycle which is 5.5 feet long, 3.5 feet high and weighs 42 kgs.
Government school children in Varanasi district prepare to welcome the G20 delegates to their district with models they have made with discarded scraps. The students of Kharavan English School have made a flower pot holder in the shape of a cycle which is 5.5 feet long, 3.5 feet high and weighs 42 kgs.
By Gaon Connection
At the Akshar Foundation’s school near Guwahati, students learn skills such as sewing, carpentry, gardening, printing, upcycling and recycling, and earn money too. This model of teaching has been adopted by several schools in Assam.
At the Akshar Foundation’s school near Guwahati, students learn skills such as sewing, carpentry, gardening, printing, upcycling and recycling, and earn money too. This model of teaching has been adopted by several schools in Assam.
By Sayantani Deb
At the Akshar Foundation’s school near Guwahati, students learn skills such as sewing, carpentry, gardening, printing, upcycling and recycling, and earn money too. This model of teaching has been adopted by several schools in Assam.
At the Akshar Foundation’s school near Guwahati, students learn skills such as sewing, carpentry, gardening, printing, upcycling and recycling, and earn money too. This model of teaching has been adopted by several schools in Assam.
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 India Science Wire
वर्तमान में लेड रीसाइक्लिंग की प्रक्रिया कई तरह के खतरों और चुनौतियों से भरी है। असंगठित क्षेत्र में लेड-एसिड बैटरियों का पुनर्चक्रण करने वाले कामगार यह काम कुछ इस प्रकार अंजाम देते हैं, जिसमें बैटरी से निकलने वाला तेजाब और लेड के कण मृदा और आसपास के परिवेश में घुल जाते हैं।
वर्तमान में लेड रीसाइक्लिंग की प्रक्रिया कई तरह के खतरों और चुनौतियों से भरी है। असंगठित क्षेत्र में लेड-एसिड बैटरियों का पुनर्चक्रण करने वाले कामगार यह काम कुछ इस प्रकार अंजाम देते हैं, जिसमें बैटरी से निकलने वाला तेजाब और लेड के कण मृदा और आसपास के परिवेश में घुल जाते हैं।
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 Chandraprakash Pathak
The Kalbelia community has its own traditional craft in which the gudari work or quilting is done on recycled pieces of fabric using vibrant coloured threads like acrylic wool yarns, silk and mirrors. The Kalbelia Craft Revival Project is trying to revive this art and support the livelihoods of its artists who are forced to work as daily wage labourers.
The Kalbelia community has its own traditional craft in which the gudari work or quilting is done on recycled pieces of fabric using vibrant coloured threads like acrylic wool yarns, silk and mirrors. The Kalbelia Craft Revival Project is trying to revive this art and support the livelihoods of its artists who are forced to work as daily wage labourers.