Green push for eco-friendly fest
NASHIK: City-based environment activists have appealed to citizens to celebrate the 10-day-long Ganesh festival in an eco-friendly manner. Before the commencement of Ganeshotsav, they urged citizens
View ArticleSurat first in Gujarat to invest in waste converters
Every day, Diamond City generates around 450 tonnes of organic, recyclable and non-degradable waste, a large amount of which is dumped into the drainage network or disposed of carelessly choking the...
View ArticleCivic body sounds wake-up call on waste segregation
If the notice is not complied with, BMC will refuse to lift garbage from these areas Civic body makes it mandatory for residential societies and commercial establishments in H/West ward to separate
View ArticleSolid Waste Management Rules 2016: How well they have been implemented on...
The 2016 Rules supersede the Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000 and expand the ambit of application to every urban local body, including outgrowths in urban agglomerations, census towns, areas under...
View ArticleCivic body launches waste segregation, awareness event
Nashik: A waste segregation and awareness programme was initiated on Thursday by civic body's west division in association with non-government organization (NGO) Seva Sansthan. The Nashik Municipal
View ArticleBio-methanation plant to generate 400 units of power every day
The Corporation’s first bio-methanation plant, constructed at a cost of Rs. 90 lakh at Veeranam is expected to generate 400 units of electricity every day and serve the needs of three corporation...
View ArticleYou can dissolve these plastic bags in water!
From manufacturing cutlery made of betel leaves in Mangaluru and set ting up a company in Qatar to returning to India with a biodegradable solution to plastic bags, green crusader Ashwath Hegde, 24, has
View ArticleBiodegradable bags to replace plastic bags
Jaipur: Biodegradable bags, made of starch from maize, are likely to replace regular polythene bags in the state. After imposing effective ban on usage of plastic bags, government has been looking for
View ArticleSet up recycling biodegradable waste facilities
Nagpur: The health department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has issued a notification asking all the bulk generators of garbage to set up facilities for recycling biodegradable waste in their own
View ArticleRecommendations for long term action plan for solid waste management in Delhi
The High Court accepted recommendations of this expert committee report on long term action plan for waste management for Delhi and asked the municipal corporations of Delhi (MCDs) to submit waste...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal pollution of river Hooghly after...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ambar Nath Sengupta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 06/10/2017 regarding pollution of river Hooghly after
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal dumping and burning of...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench, Chennai) in the matter of M.Gobineelan Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 30/10/2017 regarding illegal dumping and burning
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of hotels...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Preservation of Kasauli and its Environs (SPOKE) Vs Barog Heights Hotel dated 07/12/2017 regarding private buildings existing which
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid waste management in the...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Environment Pollution & Health Hazards in the State Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 13/12/2017 regarding
View ArticleMC holds workshops on waste segregation
CHANDIGARH: The municipal corporation (MC), on Saturday, conducted awareness programmes of segregation of waste at source level throughout city by organizing separate workshops with resident welfare...
View ArticleNew paper test can identify contaminated water
LONDON: Scientists have developed a simple, paper-based device that can be used to test if a water sample is contaminated, providing a low-cost way for developing countries to limit the spread of...
View ArticleOrder of the Supreme Court of India regarding solid waste management in the...
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Commissioner Aurangabad Municipal Corporation Vs Vijay Laxmanrao Dak & Others dated 28/03/2018 regarding solid waste management in the city of
View ArticleThe state of plastics: World environment day outlook 2018
The benefits of plastic are undeniable. The material is cheap, lightweight and easy to make. These qualities have led to a boom in the production of plastic over the past century. This trend will continue
View ArticleTN civic bodies to send non-recyclable waste to cement plants, thermal power...
CHENNAI: Soon, all the municipalities and corporations in Tamil Nadu will begin sending non-recyclable waste to the cement plants and thermal power stations to be incinerated and converted into fuel.
View Article10 new biogas plants to put Delhi’s waste to good use, cut landfill fires
Under an ambitious project to manage the biodegradable waste, 10 biomethanation plants will be set up across the city to generate biogas that will generate electricity and enriched organic manure from
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