Drive against plastic waste
The Hindu
Paryavaran Samrakshana Samithi sensitise citizens on the need to conserve nature and reduce plastic waste
Volunteers of the Paryavaran Samrakshana Samithi, Thiruvananthapuram, have held an outreach programme at Kanhirampara to sensitise citizens on the need to conserve nature and reduce plastic waste.
They have planted a banyan sapling in front of the Kavalloor temple and distributed cloth carry bags to households. Saplings of fruit trees were also planted as part of the campaign.
The volunteers, led by D. Radhakrishnan, M.S. Giri, Suresh and district coordinator S. Rajan, have also distributed leaflets on environmental conservation.
Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has sought a report from the State government on a complaint that the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) had taken up works amounting to ₹387 crore in violation of rules in Varuna and Srirangapatna Assembly constituencies, allegedly on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s oral instructions.
“We are organising a health research convention, which comprises a couple of workshops, community-based learning, and also cardiac care. We also included a one-day seminar on medical education, how medical education has evolved in India and the U.K., and what we can learn from each other” said Dr. Piruthivi Sukumar Dean of the International Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Leeds during his interaction with The Hindu.