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69-year-old Rajappan collects discarded plastic from Vembanad lake
 

On today's episode of The Good Fight on MyNation, we take a look at the farmers in Punjab's Pathankot who received appreciation for not burning stubble, and a temple in Karnataka that handed over cloth bags to devotees to put an end to the use of plastic.

Keeping the environment in mind, the Indian Railways has taken the decision to implement Kulhad scheme. From the new year, tea will be available in Kulhad instead of plastic at the Bhagalpur station of Bihar. In the first phase, it will be implemented as an experiment in Vikramshila Express and Later on, it will be implemented in other trains as well.

This video explains the ways in which you can reduce your carbon footprint and keep the environment pollution-free.  

Ambika Municipal Corporation has decided to provide breakfast for people in exchange for 1 kg of plastic, and lunch for every 500 grams

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Dussehra event in New Delhi. While he spoke of furthering women empowerment as today is Vijaya Dashami, he also hailed the air warriors on Air Force Day. He ended the speech by urging all to take a pledge in saving water, conserving energy and ending plastic.

After the ban on polythene, the Uttar Pradesh government is now aiming to ban packing materials. For not properly managing plastic waste around 83 multi-national companies have been fined more than Rs 40 crore by Pollution control boards. Watch the video to know more.

With single-use plastic banned in India, the Himachal Pradesh government has come up with a buy-back policy to help traders dispose of their old stock of the banned product
 

On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the entire nation has joined hands with PM Modi's initiative of making India single-use plastic-free.

As #NoToSingleUsePlastic is trending on social media, here are the details of the dangerously increasing levels of production of plastic in the world. This information will surely shock you and stop you from using plastic.
 

A village in the state of Meghalaya, Mawlynnong, has made a name for itself in keeping its environment clean. The village was also praised by PM Narendra Modi in his radio address. Hill stations in the south can learn a lot in this regard. 

September 17 marks Prime Minister Modi’s 69th birthday. He addressed a gathering at his home town in Gujarat wherein he spoke about the achievements that the government has done in the past 100 days, while hailing the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praises team 'Coolie No. 1' for going plastic-free on sets, calls it a 'superb gesture'
 

PM Modi met women who work as rag pickers and learnt how to manage plastic waste. He watched the live surgery of cows that fell ill after eating plastic.

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