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"A ray of hope": PM Modi hails 'Namami Gange Abhiyan' initiative for saving trapped Gangetic dolphin in UP"India's first Ganga dolphin rescue ambulance played a huge role in this. Built under the 'Namami Gange Abhiyan', it reached there as a ray...
Tale of two Lit fests: Sunita Williams’ Kerala visit ignites a high-stakes literary showdownAstronaut Sunita Williams’ visit to Kerala after her retirement from NASA triggered an intense rivalry among the state’s literary festivals...
This spotless Indian railway station has the internet awed; viral video shows zero litter, netizens praise 'civic sense'A simple video from Kerala's Kannur railway station, showcasing spotless platforms and litter-free tracks, has gone viral on social media. ...
India's infrastructure woes: A closer look at quality vs quantityIndia's recent infrastructure projects, such as Bengaluru's Terminal 2, showcased world-class standards but faced quality issues with struc...
Violation of waste management rules in Kerala to attract 1 year prison termKerala's updated waste management laws entail fines up to Rs 50,000 and a year's imprisonment for violations. Amendments grant powers to im...
Disposal of waste in public places to attract penalty in Kerala; govt to bring ordinancesThe government meticulously modified existing Acts, focusing on waste management provisions, to formulate this ordinance. It encompasses pu...
Kerala government launches Rs 2,400 cr solid waste management projectKerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday inaugurated the Rs 2,400-crore Kerala Solid Waste Management Project (KSWMP) as part of th...
Reduce, reuse, and recycle way to clean cities and sustainable environmentRRR centres are instilling in the urban community essential habits of source segregation, waste-to-resource conversion, and eco- and swachh...
Kerala govt set to roll out historic menstrual-cup campaignFor the first time in the country, the Left government in Kerala is getting ready to address the issue of the accumulation of enormous quan...
View: Wrap it up, swachh from plasticThe UN Environment Programme finds the world adding 300 million tonnes of plastic waste every year to the accumulated pile of about 7 billi...
Piaggio launches new dedicated EV dealership in CochinSaju Nair, EVP and Head of Commercial Vehicle Business, PVPL said, "Cochin being a major business hub, inter-city transportation business i...
Coming soon to India, robots that sanitise hospitals, deliver food and help fight Covid-19The robots deliver medicine to patients and measure their temperature.
Robots help combat COVID-19 in world, and maybe soon in India tooThe World Health Organisation has advised physical distancing for people around the world to prevent community level transmission of COVID-...
Kerala to make nine tourism centres plastic and garbage freeNine destinations namely Kovalam, Munnar, Alappuzha, Kumarakom, Wayanad, Fort Kochi, Kollam, Thekkady, and Bakel have been identified for t...
Bengaluru still not a 'plastic free' cityThe state had imposed a ban against using carry bags in 2016 but there are several loose ends impeding its successful implementation.
AAP first party to fight & win poll with white money: Renuka Viswanathan"I joined the AAP as it was the first party I had seen to fight and win elections with ‘white’ money," said Viswanathan.
75% villages along banks of Ganga are open defecation-free: PM ModiModi said since the government launched the Swachh Bharat Mission in October 2014, over 1,80,000 villages across 130 districts have been de...
All ministries to get Swachh Bharat funds in Budget 2017-18The drinking water ministry is revamping the National Rural Drinking Water Programme to upgrade the scheme and increase its reach.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan: Why cleaning up India is serious businessSwachh Bharat may have started on a high note, but cleaning up the country is serious business. Apart from investment, it calls for behavio...
- Proper development strategy needed for Indian cities and towns
We need a well integrated urban development strategy so that our 7,935 cities and towns can play a more central role in the economy.