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Beach Cleaning

The Goa government is planning to spruce up the Calangute-Candolim beachfront. The PWD is already drawing plans to put up latrines, changing rooms and shower rooms for tourists at Calangute…

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Municipal Waste Management Models Outsourcing Under Scrutiny

It is less than a decade since the Municipal Corporations across India began outsourcing their support services like collection, processing and disposal of waste. The tried and tested methods of waste management through outsourcing have helped create models at various levels. In an exclusive round table meet, civic officials from five Corporations discussed the successes and failures in handling waste.

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Getting mechanised

While the municipal corporations across India are slowly adopting mechanized cleaning methods, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has recently obtained heavy duty road sweepers to keep their newly-made concrete roads clean.…

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Youth cleanliness drive

Youth from across the country undertook a cleanliness drive to preserve tourist spots in Jammu & Kashmir recently. Youngsters participating in the nine-day camp under a National Youth Camp was…

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New Exnora branch

Exnora International has expanded the reach of its environmental campaign and activities by starting its first branch at a village in Ariyalur district, with the support of Tiruchi District Exnora.…

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Students take the lead

Morning walkers at Rabindra Sarobar, Kolkata, were greeted by an unusual, yet inspiring sight on a Sunday after the election excitement. There were about 50 schoolchildren cleaning the surroundings and…

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Clean up campaign by students

Two hundred students from more than 20 schools and colleges recently volunteered for Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s cleanliness campaign for clean and green city. The students were appointed as Cleanliness Marshals…

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