Thiruvananthapuram Corporation organises exhibition of environment-friendly alternatives for plastic
The Hindu
Around 25 stalls of plastic alternatives have been set up as part of the exhibition, which will be open till January 2
Minister for Tourism and Public Works P.A. Mohamed Riyas inaugurated the city Corporation’s exhibition of environment-friendly alternatives for plastic carry bags and other disposable items at the Putharikkandam Maidan on Friday.
Around 25 stalls of plastic alternatives have been set up as part of the exhibition, which will be open till January 2.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.