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NTPC and Indian Oil to Set Up a Waste-to-Energy Project in DelhiBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 6, 2020
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Oil and NTPC Limited to develop a demonstration waste-to-energy project at the Okhla landfill site in Delhi. This project will use gasification technology to process about... Read more.. Subject Tags: biomass energy , India , Indian Oil Corporation , National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) , waste |
Punjab Calls For Use Of Eco-Friendly Election Items To Prevent WasteBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 8, 2019
Punjab Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju has asked all the political parties to use eco-friendly material for campaigning during Lok Sabha elections as per... Read more.. Subject Tags: compostable bags , eco-friendly promotion , election , natural fabrics , recycled paper , waste |
EU may ban plastic straws, stirs, cotton budsBy : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2018
The European Union (EU) on Monday proposed a bloc-wide ban on single-use plastics such as straws and cutlery while urging the collection of most plastic drinks bottles by 2025.... Read more.. Subject Tags: European Union , international news , ocean pollution , plastics , waste , waste management |
Web-based mapping to identify pollutersBy : sustainabilityo..., May 9, 2018
The pollution control board (PCB) has launched a first-of-its-kind web-based mapping for a waterbody and network of sewers, manholes and drains as part of sanitation survey being undertaken for... Read more.. |
Enforce rules to eliminate single-use carry bags: Centre to statesBy : sustainabilityo..., May 7, 2018
Being the global host of this year's World Environment Day (June 5) with 'Beat Plastic Pollution' as its theme, the Centre has written to all states and Union Territories (UTs) to undertake a... Read more.. |
Rourkela Steel Plant initiates project to use waste plastic in road constructionBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 19, 2018
Steel Authority of India's Rourkela Steel Plant has initiated a new project of utilising waste plastic in road construction, the first such initiative taken up in Odisha. ... Read more.. |
Government seeks tech solutions for waste managementBy : sustainabilityo..., Jan 18, 2018
The government is seeking technological solutions for managing the huge untreated waste across the country which is not only leading to poor sanitary conditions but also damaging the environment... Read more.. Subject Tags: waste , waste management |
No funds shortage but lack of willingness on part of states, says Supreme Court on solid waste managementBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 19, 2017
Terming solid waste management as a “huge problem” for the country, the Supreme Court has said that there was no shortage of funds under ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ but there was “lack” of... Read more.. |
EDMC project for scientific disposal of plastic wasteBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 29, 2017
East Delhi Municipal Corporation in collaboration with an NGO Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA), an NGO, has initiated a project for scientific disposal of multi-layered plastics (MLP... Read more.. |
Massive fire at Bhalswa landfill in DelhiBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 13, 2017
A major fire broke out at the Bhalswa landfill site in Delhi during the wee hours of Saturday. ... Read more.. |