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Assurance on solid-waste handling: SC lifts ban on construction in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 6, 2018

In a major relief to the real estate sector, the Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted a ban on construction activities in Maharashtra and Uttarakhand. The top court had on Friday imposed a ban on...

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Vijayawada to have its own e-waste collection point

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 30, 2018

Over the years, segregating the e-waste generated in city has become a herculean task for Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC). To overcome the problem, the civic body is in talks with Guntur-...

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High Court directs Bihar to ban plastic bags

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 28, 2018

The Patna High Court on Monday directed the Bihar government to impose a ban on the usage of plastic bags.

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Solid Waste Management: BMC goes hi-tech to monitor trash

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 28, 2018

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to go hi-tech to keep a close watch on vehicles transporting waste in the city. The move comes in the wake of criticism of the Solid...

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Hospitals flout biomedical waste disposal rules, fined

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 28, 2018

Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has imposed fine on two hospitals for mixing biomedical waste with household waste, which consequently was being taken to...

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City in Gujarat gets country’s first certified green police station building

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 27, 2018

 This police station has been awarded green building status by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). In fact, Harni has become the first police station in the country to get a silver rating...

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Soon, Tesla's BlackHOLE to gobble up waste in Ladakh

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 27, 2018

 Ladakh, often called the roof of the world because of its high altitude and windswept plateaus, is getting a 'BlackHOLE' to swallow the mountains of trash rising in step with a surge in tourist...

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Shut down industries that didn’t properly handle hazardous waste: MoEFCC

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 22, 2018

The Union ministry for environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) has directed the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) to shut down industries that...

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This Mumbai housing society is close to becoming ‘zero waste’

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 14, 2018

Within a span of two months, a housing society in Borivli has managed to segregate and treat all the waste that it generates, sending only a small fraction of its trash to dumping grounds....

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NGT orders FIR against 124 polluting industries in west UP

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 9, 2018

In a strong-worded order on Wednesday, the National Green Tribunal directed the state pollution control board to register an FIR against 124 industrial units...

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