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Kolkata road intersection blast injures one; Police investigation underwayA blast occurred at the intersection of Blochmann Street and S N Banerjee Road in Kolkata, injuring a rag picker on Saturday. The victim wa...- PM Modi to lay foundation stones of 8 AMRUT projects in Maharashtra on FridayThe PM will also dedicate 15,000 houses of the Raynagar Housing Society in Solapur whose beneficiaries include thousands of "handloom worke...
- Post-mortem assistant and rag picker invited to Ayodhya's Ram Mandir inaugurationSantoshi Durga, a post-mortem assistant, and Bidula Bai Dewaar, a rag picker, have been invited to the inaugural ceremony of Ayodhya's Ram ...
- FMCG firms may have to collect plastic in MaharashtraThe new notification of the state government on plastic ban that will be issued, on Monday, puts big players such as Unilever and ITC under...
- 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.
- 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 ...
- Waste picker from ward 198 returns from COP 21,urges to follow moral science lesson from school on cleanlinessMansoor Ahmed, the devoted waste picker from ward no 198, Jayanagar from the city, whose selfless work of collecting dry waste from more th...
- Rethinking smart city for have-notsIn crammed metros like Delhi, these simple ideas - which not only empower the marginalized but also provide multi-functionalities - can cha...
- Rag pickers to be recognised with National AwardThe national award, with a cash prize of Rs 1.5 lakh, will be given to three best rag pickers and three associations involved in innovation...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana scheme for taxi drivers, rickshaw pullers, rag pickersIn good news for taxi drivers, rickshaw pullers and rag pickers, government today decided to extend the RSBY scheme to them along with mine...
- Poor economics: What street kids bank on...The children deposit anywhere between a few rupees to over Rs 100 at a time. They also make withdrawals between Rs 20 and Rs 500 at any tim...
- Aavishkaar Venture buys 15% stake in NEPRAAavishkaar Venture Fund has acquired 15% stake in NEPRA Resource Management Pvt Ltd, involved with waste collection.
- 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...
- 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...
- ACC to take up all plastic, rubber waste from GoaGoa government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ACC Cement company which would consume all its plastic, thermacol and ru...
- Nine teenagers killed in roof collapse accidentIn the worst ever incident, at least nine teenagers, mostly rag pickers, were killed when the roof of a half demolished government building...
- Special schools for children of lesser godSome 50 children in the 9-14 age group will go to a special school with supplementary nutrition and facilities for vocational training.
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