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Green court raps AAP govt over Ghazipur landfill site

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 31, 2017

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday came down heavily on the Delhi government for not taking immediate and appropriate steps to take preventive measures to stop fires at the Ghazipur...

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Subject Tags: NGT , waste management

Sturdier, safer, cheaper: India urged to build more roads with plastic waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 30, 2017

India should use its biggest investment in road construction to make its roads safer and build them cheaper with a home-grown technology that salvages plastic waste, analysts said. ...

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Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to invest in NIIF’s Master Fund in areas such as energy, transportation, housing, water, waste management

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 17, 2017

The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) of India on Monday said it had signed an investment agreement worth $1 billion with a wholly owned unit of the Abu Dhabi Investment...

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IFC & Karo Sambhav Collaborate to Build a Sustainable Electronic Waste Solution for India

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 5, 2017

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with Karo Sambhav, a collective producer responsibility organization (PRO) engaged in developing and implementing responsible electronic...

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AIIMS planning recycling plant for converting waste into gas

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 26, 2017

As part of an effort to move away from using conventional energy that pollutes the environment, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) plans to set up a recycling plant to convert...

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Greater Chennai Corporation backs low-pollution waste management plan

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 25, 2017

Greater Chennai Corporation's proposed solid waste management revamp plan will pollute the city less as the civic body has decided to make biomethanation a key link - apart from incinerator...

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Ghazipur: NGT Seeks Report on 'Segregation, Disposal' of Waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 25, 2017

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi government and the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) to submit a report on segregation, compaction and disposal of waste at the...

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Subject Tags: NGT , waste management

Household Waste To Jet Fuels — British Airways Partners With Velocys

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 21, 2017

British Airways is partnering with the renewables fuels firm Velocys on a new program that will see household waste converted into jet fuel at a number of specially designed waste processing...

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Delhi High Court approves draft bye-laws on waste disposal

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 21, 2017

A clutch of draft bye-laws on sanitary waste disposal in the Capital was approved by the Delhi High Court on Tuesday (September 19). It asked the Delhi government to place the bye-laws before...

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Waste composting: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) softens stand on Oct 2 deadline

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 19, 2017

With apprehensions raised by housing societies on whether they would be able to meet the October 2 deadline set by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for mandatory waste segregation...

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