Uttarakhand to ban single-use plastics in government offices
India | Jul 07, 2019, 02:32 PM ISTThrough this initiative, the use of plastic glasses, folders, bottles, cups and other plastic items will be banned in government offices
Through this initiative, the use of plastic glasses, folders, bottles, cups and other plastic items will be banned in government offices
A hundred quintals of garbage still remains to be cleared from the ski resort of Auli after the high-profile Gupta family weddings
President Ram Nath Kovind said the central government is making earnest efforts for conservation of forests, wildlife, and the environment.
The wedding functions of the two sons of South Africa-based Gupta brothers began in Uttarakhand's Auli on Wednesday amid close monitoring by district authorities following Tuesday's Nainital High Court order.
Tripura Forest and Tribal Welfare Minister Mevar Kumar Jamatia told reporters here that the state government has decided to plant at least 10 lakh trees across the state this year.
Use menstrual cups, biodegradable sanitary napkins or organic tampons to ensure you are environment-friendly during menstruation.
Experts suggest that adopting eco-friendly methods have become the need of the hour for this glamorous world to sustain.
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said saving the environment was the responsibility of each one. He also underlined the responsibility of the citizens in conservation of ground water, which was depleting fast in Punjab.
The WWF's biennial report, which tracks trends in global wildlife abundance, indicates that the global populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles declined, on average, by 60 per cent between 1970 and 2014.
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Do your bit in saving the environment by using eco-friendly decor items, wedding garlands made from recycled paper, gifting potted saplings to guests and switching to digital invites
Experts suggest that the need of the hour is to adopt eco-friendly methods to save the depleting environment.
Living in green space can also make your child healthy both mentally and physically.
Among all the devices, trends suggest that by 2020, the most damaging devices to the environment will be smartphones.
The warning in late 1992 had called on humankind to curtail environmental destruction and cautioned that “a great change in our stewardship of the Earth and the life on it is required, if vast human misery is to be avoided.”
Set in 2067, the futuristic film portrays the scenario when there will be a dearth of oxygen and only carbon will prevail. Giving an insight into the war-like situation that can occur, Carbon shifts our attention to the grave problem.
When sanitary napkins are dumped, they take around 500-800 years to degrade. If these napkins are burnt, they release toxic gases unless it is done at a temperature of 800 degrees which requires a lot of energy.
Dia Mirza has been seen promoting conservation of nature for a very long time.
The government will launch a programme of solid waste segregation on Monday in the National Capital Region as a major initiative on the urban environment front that combines waste management.
Bollywood celebrities including Sunny Leone, Arjun Rampal, Pooja Batra, Arshad Warsi among other celebs came forward for a tree plantation drive, in a bid to protect the environment of Mumbai city.
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