News – Prathamesh

Bacteria Killing Paper

To ward off harmful bacteria, scientists have created a new form of paper which could have wide ranging applications from anti-bacterial bandages to food packaging that keeps food fresh for…

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Winner in Cleanliness

The Parassala Government Hospital in Neyyattinkara in Kerala has won the State Pollution Control Board’s award for cleanliness and waste management practices. The hospital came first in the category of…

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Bacteria Toilets

Lakshwadeep Islands will be the first in India to use bacteria in toilets. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will be installing 21 such biological toilets in Kavaratti and…

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Now it’s Rajasthan

The Rajasthan Government has recently announced a complete ban on use of plastic carry-bags all over the state from August. A notification declared the entire state a “plastic carry-bag-free zone”.…

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Let’s do it!

“Let’s do it, Delhi,” urged the Delhi’s Health and Family Welfare Ministry at a cleanli-ness drive in South Delhi. About five tonnes of garbage was removed from Green Park Market,…

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Low cost Toilets

The Kheda District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Limited (Amul Dairy) has launched a novel scheme for rural sanitation. The dairy will provide interest free loans to its milk producers in…

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Use and get paid

In India, open defecation poses a big problem. Chennai based Koushik, a student of Prathyusha Institute of Technology and Management, has invented an ‘electronic lavatory’ that not only addresses sanitation…

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CIJ at CII water meet

The Conference on Water Management & Technology organised by CII at Mumbai, where Clean India Journal was the official media partner, stressed on the need for efficient usage and recycling…

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Biogas Project in Haryana

Haryana will soon have a large scale biogas plant and bottling facility for use in cooking, transport and fertilizers. The Union Ministry of new Renewable Energy has sanctioned the project…

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