With people turning up in large numbers to enjoy the dam view, there is a considerable increase in plastic waste being dumped, despite employing locals to clear the trash regularly.
This computer science postgraduate is now trying to do her bit in protecting the environment by transforming plastic waste and other eco-friendly material into utilitarian artefacts
Mumbai: Actress Parineeti Chopra, who is also a certified scuba diving instructor, shared a video of herself collecting plastic waste and debris from the ocean. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Parineeti Chopra (@parineetichopra) The actress was seen picking items that were discarded in the ocean in the clip. The actor […]
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s Ranipet district has created a world record with 20,000 volunteers collecting 186.914 metric tonnes of plastic waste in just three hours. With his, the district has surpassed Switzerland which collected 128 metric tonnes in the same time span. In a statement on Saturday, the Ranipet district administration said that 20,000 volunteers drawn […]
Nalgonda: The district collector Prashanth Jeevan Patil on Saturday went on a surprise visit to SC welfare girls and boys hostels at Nalgonda and had expressed his disappointment over poor sanitation. He interacted with hostel inmates and inquired about the quality of food and facilities being provided to them. He asked them whether food was […]
Bengaluru: Karnataka will house a museum of plastic waste sculpture near Bengaluru’s picturesque holiday destination of Nandi Hills soon to sensitise people, it was announced on Sunday. “Our aim is to use art to sensitise people against the ill-effects of plastic waste and encourage others to take up similar initiatives to promote recycling of waste, […]
The antibacterial agent selected is also approved by the food authority for consumption and includes eugenol, chlorogenic acid, betanin, curcumin and gallic acid, among others.