00:00Let's turn to tonight's good news today story.
00:02It comes from a village near Jamshedpur,
00:04where women are finding value in waste.
00:06The women are transforming discarded plastic to useful products,
00:10including vases, plates and cups.
00:12Good news today comes from a village near Jamshedpur.
00:20Women in Goburgusi village, 60 kilometers from Jamshedpur,
00:24are finding value in waste.
00:26A small group of them collect discarded plastics and old clothes
00:32from around 10 nearby villages.
00:36Then they transform the waste,
00:38which includes wrappers of food items, into useful products.
00:43The women make flower vases, baskets, plates and caps from the plastic,
00:48while doormats are made from the clothes.
00:51The handmade products are reaching big markets like Delhi and Mumbai,
00:54and they are priced between 50 to 600 rupees.
00:58The group of Igaral Mahilaos,
01:01now we are going to go to 20 Mahilaos,
01:02and the majority of Mahilaos are going to be in this moment.
01:04We are going to take an expo in Delhi,
01:08where there are buyers and national purchasers coming from overseas.
01:14So we are going to take the market into the main area.
01:17In addition to earning income,
01:31the participants in the program say they are doing it for a noble cause.
01:35Each of them earns 5,000 to 7,000 per month.
01:57And it has been a year since the movement to recycle plastics started.
02:02With Anoop Sinha, Bureau Report, India Today.
02:06These are some of the stories that need to be told.
02:13Stories from parts of the country that often don't get showcased on prime time.
02:18Just about enough time to thank you for watching.
02:22And say stay well, stay safe.
02:24Good night.
02:25Shubhraatri.
02:26Jaihin. Namaskar.
02:27Tomorrow, we have a special round table ahead of the T20 World Cup.
02:31We'll have guests from Pakistan and more,
02:34including Sunil Gavaskar, on the show tomorrow.
02:37That's tomorrow night.
02:38But for now, thanks for watching.
02:40Bye for now.
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