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₹300-crore solid waste management plan for DelhiBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 18, 2017
The Centre has approved a ₹300-crore plan for improving solid waste management in Delhi, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri has announced.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Investment , waste management |
Only 1.5% e-waste recycled via institutional process: AssochamBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 18, 2017
A meagre 1.5 per cent of the total e-waste generated in India is recycled through an institutional process, a study by industry body Assocham said today. ... Read more.. |
Compost From Bengaluru’s Wet Waste Bring Relief to Farmers, Over 4000 Tons SoldBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 7, 2017
Most of the metropolitan cities in India have been actively advocating the benefits of segregating one’s household waste lately. And it looks like the initiative has paid off well in Bengaluru with over 4,000 tonnes of compost – processed out of wet waste – being sold... Read more.. Subject Tags: Circular Economy , waste management |
Baijal directs civic bodies to increase capacity of waste to energy plantsBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 6, 2017
In a meeting with officials of the three municipal corporations of Delhi, lieutenant governor Anil Baijal directed the civic bodies on Tuesday to increase the capacity of waste-to-energy plants in order to cater to more municipal garbage, which is otherwise being dumped at... Read more.. |
Polavaram project: NGT directs MoEF, Andhra Pradesh government to examine waste dumpingBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 5, 2017
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Environment Ministry and the Andhra Pradesh government to examine a plea claiming that huge amounts of waste was being dumped in agricultural lands near the Polavaram project. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice... Read more.. |
Ghazipur landfill collapse: NGT issues notices to civic body, state and DDABy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 5, 2017
Days after a huge portion of the 50-metre-high Ghazipur landfill collapsed, killing two persons, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued showcause notices to the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, and the Delhi... Read more.. |
PMC uses cycle funds for waste managementBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 30, 2017
The general body of the Pune Municipal Corporation has diverted about Rs10 crore from the budget allocated to the proposed bicycle plan for carrying out cleaning work in wards, prompting criticism from the patrons of sustainable transport in the city. "The civic cycle... Read more.. Subject Tags: Sustainable Transport , waste management |
Waste-to-energy plants can tackle pile-up, says Niti AayogBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 28, 2017
The Niti Aayog has suggested setting up an authority which will take up installation of “waste-to-energy” plants in public-private partnership (PPP) mode to clean up municipal solid waste, which, it said, has become a “serious threat” to public health. “The mountains... Read more.. |
NITI Aayog wants relaxed e-waste normsBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 28, 2017
With the NITI Aayog readying red carpet for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad in November, key ministries have been asked if the electronic waste policy could be revisited. “We have asked the Ministry of Environment and Forests and Ministry of... Read more.. |
Coimbatore Corporation files affidavit on solid waste management plan to NGTBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 25, 2017
The Coimbatore Corporation is proposing to streamline the solid waste management mechanism to achieve 100 per cent door-to-door collection and source segregation.The Corporation has conducted a detailed study in consultation with the project management consultants appointed... Read more.. Subject Tags: NGT , waste management |