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Green tribunal rep to visit waste plant

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 19, 2016

Amid apprehension over the smooth functioning of the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant, a representative of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) will visit the plant on Tuesday and Wednesday,...

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Saligao waste treatment plant impresses Union minister

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 16, 2016

Union minister for environment, forests and climate change, Anil Madhav Dave, on Thursday commended the state government for the work being carried out at the municipal solid waste treatment...

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NMC launches app to get daily garbage collection feedback

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 15, 2016

To ensure garbage is collected daily from all households, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has launched an app — Swachh Nagpur — on pilot basis for Laxmi Nagar Zone. At the same time, Nagpur...

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Affidavit in NGT against Okhla waste to energy plant

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2016

Residents of Sukhdev Vihar recently filed an affidavit in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) alleging that the Okhla waste-to-energy plant violates the Delhi Master Plan 2021 and needs be shut...

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Nashik Municipal Corporation awaits nod for compost plant

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 14, 2016

The civic administration has sent the proposal for upgrading the municipal solid waste plant to the standing committee for its approval.
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Kozhikode corporation to get roads made of plastic waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 12, 2016

City corporation will get roads made of plastic waste before the end of current financial year. Engineering wing of the city corporation has been working on a proposal to execute the government...

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UPM researchers use textile fibre waste in construction

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 12, 2016

Female researchers from the School of Architecture at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) have developed panels for construction of buildings, with textile waste materials, to improve the...

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Waste treatment: 2 plants to yield 400 million litres non-potable water in Mumbai

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 12, 2016

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, as part of its Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project (MSDP), is planning to set up two large plants, one at Worli and the other at Bandra.

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Himachal promoting reuse of development project-waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 12, 2016

To protect the environment and conserve minerals, the Himachal Pradesh government is promoting reuse of waste generated from developmental activities, an official said on Sunday.
 
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'Swachh Neer' project between India, France aims to tackle water scarcity

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 9, 2016

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) on Thursday announced a project -- titled "Swachh Neer - Une Vie Meilleure" (a better life) -- to develop technologies for recycling and...

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