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₹300-crore solid waste management plan for Delhi

By : 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....

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Only 1.5% e-waste recycled via institutional process: Assocham

By : 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.

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Compost From Bengaluru’s Wet Waste Bring Relief to Farmers, Over 4000 Tons Sold

By : 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...

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Baijal directs civic bodies to increase capacity of waste to energy plants

By : 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...

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Polavaram project: NGT directs MoEF, Andhra Pradesh government to examine waste dumping

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: NGT , waste , waste management

Ghazipur landfill collapse: NGT issues notices to civic body, state and DDA

By : 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...

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PMC uses cycle funds for waste management

By : 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...

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Waste-to-energy plants can tackle pile-up, says Niti Aayog

By : 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...

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NITI Aayog wants relaxed e-waste norms

By : 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...

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Coimbatore Corporation files affidavit on solid waste management plan to NGT

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: NGT , waste management