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Jr NTR's co-actress was 'forced' to quit the industry. Years later, she moved to Goa with her family. Now, Sameera Reddy's kids are learning life beyond textbooks- Mumbai woman has not used a dustbin for over five years. How did she keep her home waste-free without overspending?
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- Balrampur Chini raises Rs 450 cr equity fund for poly lactic acid, lactogypsum plants in UPBalrampur Chini Mills Ltd has secured Rs 450 crore to fund its expansion plans. This capital will establish a lactogypsum processing plant ...10 May, 2026, 04.40 PM IST
- How a wedding saved 350 kg of waste from going to landfills? Bridegroom's mother took inspiration from her own marriage to save the planetAn Indian wedding embraced sustainability, diverting 350 kg of waste. The groom's mother led the initiative, reviving eco-friendly traditio...20 Apr, 2026, 09.02 PM IST
- Love tea? Your daily brew could be serving up billions of micro- and nanoplasticsRecent studies reveal that steeping tea bags in boiling water releases billions of microplastic and nanoplastic particles. These tiny plast...07 Apr, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
- Balrampur Chini bags 1st institutional order from Lucknow Cantonment Board to supply bio-plastic itemsBalrampur Chini Mills has taken a step by securing its inaugural institutional order for eco-friendly bioplastic products. The Lucknow Cant...23 Feb, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
- Are potato chip bags recyclable? Snack companies try new packagingCompanies that aren’t moving towards plastic-free packaging yet may be forced to in the future, as regulators start to step in. But the hur...27 Mar, 2023, 11.02 PM IST
- Inside the global effort to keep perfectly good food out of the dumpFood waste, when it rots in a landfill, produces methane gas, which quickly heats up the planet. But it’s a surprisingly tough problem to s...14 Oct, 2022, 09.26 AM IST
- Industry raises concerns about single-use plastic ban proposals; asks for uniform state-level implementationRepresentatives from the packaging industry said a uniform central government notification needs to be followed by the entire country to av...14 Mar, 2021, 05.35 PM IST
- Bengaluru temples, churches on eco drive, set the trend of composting wasteReligious spaces generate large amounts of waste during festivities.16 Oct, 2018, 03.48 PM IST
- Do you think paper cups, compostable bags as plastic alternative? You are wrongBioplastics are urban myth because these are difficult to segregate and need different temperatures to decompose, making the process cumber...05 Jun, 2018, 11.00 AM IST
- Finding it tough to compost waste? Join this online groupThe online tutorial encourages people to utilise existing tools likes old buckets, earthen pots or even rice bags.23 Oct, 2017, 10.30 AM IST
- Funds crunch, failure to transport & segregate wasteOfficials from Centre, state, municipalities and the private sector that TOI spoke to summarised these aspects as key challenges that city ...30 Sep, 2017, 11.37 AM IST
- Sustainability isn't just non-profit projects, it's a serious business: Social entrepreneursCivic activists believe in the business of sustainability - that it is important for environmental initiatives to also be serious businesse...02 Aug, 2016, 11.33 AM IST
- Fodder for her pets, manure for her gardenAnnapurna, an educationist, has dogs, rabbits, ducks and a small poultry on her one-acre property. "Some of the vegetable and fruit peels a...30 Jun, 2016, 05.24 PM IST
- Explore use of bio-degradable plastic bags: National Green Tribunal to statesThe National Green Tribunal has directed all of the states to explore the use of bio-degradable plastic bags.09 Aug, 2013, 04.04 PM IST
- Rashtrapati Bhawan goes greenSetting an example for taking up an eco-friendly lifestyle, the Rashtrapati Bhawan is being transformed into a green, energy efficient and ...21 Jun, 2008, 02.28 PM IST
- Rashtrapati Bhawan goes greenSetting an example for taking up an eco-friendly lifestyle, the Rashtrapati Bhawan is being transformed into a green, energy efficient and ...21 Jun, 2008, 02.25 PM IST
- Avian flu virus may rise from dead chickensExperts have warned of another outbreak of bird flu in Maharashtra after the monsoon due to the unscientific disposal of chicken culled in ...17 Jun, 2006, 12.05 AM IST
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