Author: Sunita Srivastava

NGO begins collecting plastic waste from Yamuna banks

NGO begins collecting plastic waste from Yamuna banks AGRA: To stop marine plastic litter in Agra and to make people aware of its adverse impact, a Delhi based non-government organisation (NGO) kick-started a cleanliness drive under UN Environment Programme with the help of local bodies on Wednesday by collecting litter from the banks of Yamuna in the Taj city. The project, ‘Promotion of counter-measures against plastic litter in South

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Schools refuse meal from NGO

Schools refuse meal from NGO Over 100 schools in Assam’s Udalguri district and 30 in Lakhimpur on Wednesday refused to receive midday meals from one of the 15 NGOs engaged by the state government to prepare and supply lunch. The development came despite state education minister Siddhartha Bhattacharya’s assurance the meal workers, who have been protesting against the decision to

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