Plastic free India

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation is offering free meals to people against plastic waste under a green initiative called as ‘Garbage Cafe’. The civic body is providing free breakfast, lunch or dinner at a restaurant in Vardhman Mall, Dwarka against one kilogram of plastic. Allowing wastes including empty water bottles, plastic canes and cold drink bottles, the initiative aims at making the plastic-free city and provide free meals to poor… read-more

A 35-year-old Himachal Pradesh-based man has been praised by PM Narendra Modi for his attempts to clear garbage from the Himalayan region. Pradeep Sangwan, the founder of Healing Himalayas Foundation, has been removing the trash left by tourists in the area for the past four years. While thanking PM for bringing national attention to his works, Pradeep said, "It is very inspiring that prime minister acknowledges small efforts".