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Waste-to-Energy Plant Gets Approval From Kochi Corporation Council

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 12, 2016

The Kochi Corporation Council on Thursday approved the waste-to-energy plant proposed to be built at Brahmapuram, at an urgent meeting called by Mayor Soumini Jain, despite resistance from the...

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Mumbai finds novel way to convert waste into fuel pallets and bricks

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 12, 2016

The civic administration in Mumbai is reported to have started a novel project to convert part of the huge waste the city produces everyday into useful bricks and fuel pallets. Started on a...

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Rajghat power house may become waste-to-energy plant

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 7, 2016

The Delhi government is mulling to convert the coal-based Rajghat Power House into a waste-to-energy plant.

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NGT orders inspection of waste-to-energy plants in Delhi

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2015

Concerned over delay in the operationalizing the waste-to-energy plants in capital, the National Green Tribunal today constituted a "high-powered team" to inspect these plants while directing it to submit a report within three weeks.

A bench headed by NGT chairperson...

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Waste to energy: Bengaluru gets Dutch help

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 23, 2015

Karnataka state government signed an MoU on Monday with Netherlands' government for a waste to energy technology which will be utilised to dispose Bengaluru filth.

With an investment of Rs 470 crore, the waste to energy project will be utilised to dispose 600 metric...

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Govt. okays project for Rs.295-crore garbage plant

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 13, 2015

The government’s Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) cell has okayed a Rs.295-crore solid waste treatment plant in Brahmapuram.

The cell has given in-principle approval for the financial and technical proposals submitted by one of the companies that participated in the...

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Turning Bulk Waste Into Cooking Gas

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 13, 2014

According to a news report, Bengaluru generates about 5,000 tonnes of waste every day, most of which is wet waste. There is no single solution to tackling such a complex issue that’s only growing by the day. But two IIM-B graduates got right into the middle of the waste...

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Waste at Work: Indian Entrepreneurs Turn Dung into Dollars

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 10, 2014

Across India, young entrepreneurs are finding ways to innovate the mundane. Using found technology, they cobble simple machinery together to do more than just recycle: They’re expanding local resources and transforming waste products into profits. This spring, I visited a few...

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Canadian firms seeking partners in India in renewable energy

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 3, 2014

As many as 16 companies from Canada are exploring partnership opportunities with Indian firms in the renewable energy space. 
A delegation of 16 Canadian companies will arrive here this week to attend the 8th Renewable Energy India 2014 Expo. 
"The companies are...

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