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Assurance on solid-waste handling: SC lifts ban on construction in Maharashtra, UttarakhandBy : 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... Read more.. |
Vijayawada to have its own e-waste collection pointBy : 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-... Read more.. |
High Court directs Bihar to ban plastic bagsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 28, 2018
The Patna High Court on Monday directed the Bihar government to impose a ban on the usage of plastic bags. ... Read more.. |
Solid Waste Management: BMC goes hi-tech to monitor trashBy : 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... Read more.. |
Hospitals flout biomedical waste disposal rules, finedBy : 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... Read more.. |
City in Gujarat gets country’s first certified green police station buildingBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy efficiency , Green Buildings , Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) , sustainability , waste management , Water Management |
Soon, Tesla's BlackHOLE to gobble up waste in LadakhBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: environment , India , recycled waste , sustainability , Tesla , Tesla BlackHOLE , waste disposal , waste management |
Shut down industries that didn’t properly handle hazardous waste: MoEFCCBy : 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... Read more.. |
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.... Read more.. Subject Tags: environment , household segregation , organic waste composter , segregation at source , waste management |
NGT orders FIR against 124 polluting industries in west UPBy : 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... Read more.. Subject Tags: environment , National Green Tribunal (NGT) , waste management , waste treatment , water pollution |