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TUV Rheinland India to provide services for development of smart cities and its people

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 27, 2015

TÜV Rheinland India has a vision that it will provide its services in the development of smart cities, especially in the areas of renewable energy, mobility, sustainable waste management, life-care and consultancy.

The aim is to improve the quality of life for the...

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Dewas water supply project to be recast

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 13, 2015

The Madhya Pradesh government is planning to restructure India's first water supply project dedicated to industrial units at Dewas.

The project will allow a private player to lift water from an intake well on the Narmada-Kshipra river link nearby. State government...

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Govt. okays project for Rs.295-crore garbage plant

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 13, 2015

The government’s Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) cell has okayed a Rs.295-crore solid waste treatment plant in Brahmapuram.

The cell has given in-principle approval for the financial and technical proposals submitted by one of the companies that participated in the...

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Veolia enters biomass power market in Japan

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 5, 2015

French waste and water treatment group Veolia Environnement (EPA:VIE) today said it won two contracts for operation of biomass-fired power plants in northern Japan.

Veolia is active in Japan since 2002 but the deals mark the French company's entry into the energy...

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Use processed waste water to generate power: Govt to cos

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 4, 2015

In a push to the 'Swachh Bharat' campaign, government will soon make it compulsory for power plants to use processed waste water and also allow sourcing any amount of electricity generated from waste under new power tariff policy.

"We will come out with new tariff...

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Bio-waste plant to be set up by railways

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 19, 2015

In attempt to recycle biodegradable waste ge-nerated by Indian Rai-lways’ largest residential colony, rail authorities in the national capital are setting up a bio-waste processing plant as a pilot project. The proposed plant will process 1,000 kg of biodegradable waste every...

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Segregate homewaste to have MCG collect it

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2015

Residents have been told to segregate wet and dry waste at their homes if they want their garbage picked up from their doorstep by the MCG. The MCG is set to start door-to-door waste collection for the whole city in another six months, and people will have to follow certain...

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Subject Tags: policy , waste management

BMC starts recycling of solid waste at Kanjurmarg facility to produce natural gas

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2015

BMC’s solid waste management department’s various units deal with 9,500 metric tonnes of solid waste daily in the city. Out of this, 3,000 metric tonnes is processed at the Kanjurmarg facility. October 6 onwards, bio-reactors will employ anaerobic decomposition of this waste...

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Subject Tags: policy , waste management

1st Solid Waste Management Center opens at Zapami in Phek

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 13, 2015

The state's first Solid Waste Management Center has been opened at Zapami village under Phek district on the lines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission.

The center was inaugurated yesterday by the Director of the Water and Sanitation Support...

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Subject Tags: policy , waste management

Colour code to treat trash at IIT-BHU

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 9, 2015

Soon, the green committee of Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) will place separate dustbins to segregate biodegradable and recyclable waste. This will help in bringing an effective waste management system on the campus. Initially, about 30...

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Subject Tags: waste management