Tag: October 2

October 2 is known for majorly two reasons across India and within the Indian diaspora - first, as Mahatma Gandhi's birthday and second, when Vijay Salgaonkar from 'Drishyam' went to Panjim along with his family.

Bhubaneswar: Get ready to say no to items made of plastics as the Odisha government is all set to impose a ban on the use of certain types of plastic products from Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) in six cities of the State. A letter in this regard was issued by the State Forest and Environment […]

New Delhi: Taking a cue from PM Narendra Modi’s clarion call in his Independence Day speech to eliminate single use plastic in the country from 2nd October, 2019, Indian Railways has once again risen to the occasion to shield the environment from the menace of plastic. Ministry of Railways has directed all Railway units to […]

Chennai: The Central government is studying the draft report of the expert committee set up to study the various utilities of single use plastics (SUP), Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilisers D.V. Sadananda Gowda said on Thursday. After the ban on SUP, the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals had received representations from plastics industry association, […]

New Delhi: The 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2 will witness the start of a unique Delhi-to-Geneva march. The 14,000-km-long march will wind through 10 countries and take one year to complete. The global march for peace and justice, called Jai Jagat 2020, will urge implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for a unique practice called “plogging” — where one jogs and collects trash, through his popular radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’. The Prime Minister was visibly impressed with the idea and invited the people across the country to walk 2 km on October 2 and take […]