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IAS Officer Leads Environment Campaign: Tamil Nadu
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has started a two-month awareness campaign on single-use plastics, which is co-organized by GIZ, UNEP, FICCI, and MOEFCC. The campaign is headed by Supriya Sahu in Tamil Nadu who is the principal secretary in department of environment. She had banned the usage of plastics in the Nilgiris and stated that unclogging of river water is the need for hour.
Tags: IAS Officer, environment, Plastic Pollution, nilgris
Courtesy: News Today
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Mumbai Students Introduces 'Hydroponic' Farming To Limit Plastic Use
To limit the use of plastic and soil in agriculture and to negate environmental crisis, ten management students from Universal Business School (UBS), Mumbai, initiated "Project Roop"- a project to upcycle plastic bottles and use them in "hydroponic" farming. Reportedly, India alone generates 4,059 tonne of plastic waste every day. Hydroponic is a horticulture process where plants are grown in nutrient-rich water than soil.
Tags: Waste management, Recycle, Plastic Pollution, Agriculture, Organic Farming
Courtesy: The Logical Indian
