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Bioplastics offer hope but add new segregation woesBioplastic is a common term used for any material that has properties similar to plastic but is manufactured using natural substances.19 Apr, 2016, 10.47 AM IST- Condoms, diapers, pads to come with pouches for clean disposalUnder the rules, manufacturers, brand owners and marketing companies are also expected to educate the masses on proper disposal of the prod...06 Apr, 2016, 12.19 PM IST
- Govt notifies rules to dispose of garbage; puts special attention on managing sanitary wasteManufacturers of sanitary pads/napkins and diapers in India will have to provide a pouch or wrapper for disposal along with the packets of ...05 Apr, 2016, 07.12 PM IST
- Centre to start award for ragpickers from next year: Prakash JavadekarJavadekar said that along with an award specifically for ragpickers, the government will also work towards improving their health and livin...10 Jun, 2015, 06.39 PM IST
- Revised rules on waste management by July 15: Environment Minister Prakash JavadekarThe revised rules pitch for segregation of waste at the source. Though it is an "ambitious" target, but "much difficult to achieve", he add...01 May, 2015, 02.11 PM IST
- Swachh Bharat: Indian Institute of Packaging ties up with IBHA to collect waste for recyclingIn line with PM's ambitious Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Indian Institute of Packaging has joined hands withNGO to collect plastic waste for recy...02 Oct, 2014, 11.07 PM IST
- Prashant Mehra's igotgarbage.com brings cloud-based technology for waste disposal in BangaloreHow do you ensure a better life for thousands of garbage pickers, including the ones who gather hazardous waste, live on streets and are la...18 Jun, 2014, 04.25 AM IST
- Delhi's ragpickers make bio-degradable 'pichkari'A group of ragpickers in the national capital have made a bio-degradable "pichkari" or spray gun which is an ideal option for those who car...16 Mar, 2014, 07.58 PM IST
- NEPRA Resource Management: How technology is helping waste recycling startup to increase revenuesA waste recycling startup in Ahmedabad 'NEPRA Resource Management' uses technology to improve its collection network & increase revenues.11 Oct, 2013, 02.36 AM IST
- FMCG companies like HUL, Dabur woo ragpickers to clean up sachets & lighter plastic packagingPartnership between profitable FMCG cos and penniless ragpickers is now offering a hint of a fix to 12,000 tonnes a day plastic junk pile-u...22 Jan, 2013, 10.40 AM IST
- Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2013: Shamengo, a company of innovators in France to set up its first centre in Asia at AhmedabadThe company will bring in a spectacles technology that would enable different members of a poor family use the same piece by moving the len...12 Jan, 2013, 04.21 AM IST
- Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2013: An MoU for ragpickers too at this summitNEPRA, working with some 450 ragpickers, to sign MoU with GUDC during the Summit.10 Jan, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Coke, bottler tie up with rag pickers for recycling projectCoca-Cola India along with one of its bottlers Moon Beverages announced the signing of a MoU with a recycling outfit, Harit Recyclers Assoc...16 Jun, 2011, 05.23 AM IST
- No terrorist involvement in Kolkata blast: PoliceCity Police Commissioner Goutam Mohan Chakraborty on ruled out any terrorist involvement in the explosion that killed four persons in the C...03 Aug, 2008, 11.13 PM IST
- Bomb explosion kills four in KolkataTwo persons were killed and seven others injured in a bomb explosion in Chitpur area in north Kolkata today, police said.03 Aug, 2008, 09.12 PM IST
- Railways outsourcing cleanliness to ragpickersRailways is finding meaningful ways to engage ragpickers across the country. They are being pressed into service to clean the tracks at sta...23 Aug, 2007, 10.50 AM IST
- Corporate India to package ragpickersIt’s Ragtime, folks! India Inc. is poised to get ragpickers to strike fortune at the bottom of the pyramid.28 Jun, 2007, 02.48 AM IST
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