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New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct environmental audit and recover fine from Amazon and Flipkart for violation of environmental norms. The NGT directive came…

To reduce plastic pollution, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday started a novel way to avail an Aahaar meal in lieu of 500 grams of plastic. BMC Commissioner Prem Chandra Chaudhary made a denizen inaugurate the scheme at an…

Bhubaneswar: A special squad of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) seized banned single-use plastic worth Rs 50 lakh from a house at Saheed Nagar area here on on Thursday. The squad reportedly acted on a tip-off about the banned items…

Sambalpur Railway Station was declared 'No Plastic Zone' from Wednesday. This is the second plastic-free station in the country after Tirupati Railway Station, East Coast Railway (ECoR) said in a statement. Railway staff and…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the government will launch a fitness campaign to make India healthier. He also declared that the country will be plastic free by October 2. The PM said this on his 'Mann ki Baat' broadcast. The…

Carry bags, plastic or woven are a threat to the environment. Nonetheless, we end up having loads of them at home. Maybe you’ve stopped taking any new plastic bags from the stores but what about the old ones that you have? Being clumsy to…

Cuttack: Do you think that broken plastic chairs can’t be repaired? That’s what I also thought till a few years ago. The thing is, we have a few awesome plastic chairs which are till date the best I have ever seen or sat on. Made in…