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Units to turn waste into power planned in KarnatakaBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 9, 2017
Two waste-to-energy units, each with a capacity of 500 tonnes of waste, will come up at Kannahalli and Mavallipura and tenders have been invited for the purpose, Bengaluru Development Minister K... Read more.. |
Economic growth leading to rise in e-waste generation: Union GovernmentBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 8, 2017
India's economic growth, with rise in per capita income coupled with high obsolescence rate of electronic equipment, are leading to increase in the rate of e-waste generation, the government... Read more.. |
Goa State Pollution Control Board to impose ban on plastic waste burning in GoaBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 7, 2017
With a directive issued to local self-governing bodies, including panchayats, to prevent pollution caused by plastic waste burning, Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) is gearing up to... Read more.. |
Composting the waste insisted as Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) may buy it in BengaluruBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 6, 2017
After various drives to get citizens segregate household garbage, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is going to nudge them to compost waste at home. The incentive: It will be bought... Read more.. |
Patna sans waste disposal infra, but PMC mulls fine over litterBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 1, 2017
The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) is mulling to impose fine on those who litter the state capital. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Sustainable Development , waste management |
Draft rules for utilising solid waste for cement productionBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 31, 2017
With landfill sites across major cities filled beyond capacity, the central pollution control board (CPCB) has now come out with fresh draft guidelines proposing use of solid and industrial... Read more.. |
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike mandates segregation at source from February 1By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 31, 2017
Beginning Wednesday, handing over mixed waste to pourakarmikas because you find segregation too complicated is going to cut no ice with them. They will be empowered to say no to collecting... Read more.. |
Plastic waste used for laying roads in TirupatiBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 30, 2017
Four major roads in the temple city have earned a distinction of being the first thoroughfares built with plastic as one of the components in its construction. ... Read more.. |
Bengaluru: Waste management goes smart in Electronics CityBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2017
Members of the Electronics City Industrial Township Authority (Elcita) and Sweep Smart of the Netherlands, on Wednesday, launched a smarter solid waste management (SWM) system in the industrial... Read more.. Subject Tags: Urban Development , waste management |
E-waste collected from civil station offices as part of green initiativesBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2017
KOCHI: An e-waste collection drive was organised in government offices at the Collectorate here on Tuesday, to make the civil station e-waste free. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: e-waste , waste management |