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Goa finalises plan for waste management, will start from March 31By : Sustainability ..., Nov 18, 2020
Taking another step towards doing away with non-biodegradable waste, the state government has finalised an action plan for plastic waste management and set March 31, 2021, as the target for its... Read more.. |
Kerala: Muhamma takes to biopod waste managementBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 23, 2020
A novel organic waste management project has been kicked off in Muhamma Grama panchayat, which involves conversion of organic waste to manure and fish and... Read more.. |
Road cleaning, waste collection agencies fined over air pollution in NoidaBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 20, 2020
The Noida Authority on Monday said it issued penalties worth Rs 5.65 lakh on private contractors and other entities that were found violating guidelines and rules to combat air pollution here.... Read more.. |
Coimbatore Corporation plans to open more MCCs to strengthen solid waste managementBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 13, 2020
Coimbatore Corporation will soon commission five more micro compost centres (MCCs) to strengthen solid waste management in the city. ... Read more.. |
Dubai company plans India foray to help manage deadly winter smogBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 12, 2020
Dubai-based Averda is making an entry into India for managing municipal and farm waste in the northern city of Amritsar to offer a solution to the deadly smog caused by stubble burning.... Read more.. |
Dow India launches Rethink+, India's first digital waste management program to recycle plastic wasteBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 7, 2020
Dow Chemical International Pvt. Ltd (Dow India) announced today the launch of its first digital waste management platform Rethink+. This is a unique plastics take-back program that aims to... Read more.. |
Spanish company to manage Chennai’s wastes from ThursdayBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 1, 2020
In a move aimed at benefitting 37 lakh people living across seven zones in Chennai city, Spanish firm Urbaser Sumeet is all set to take over solid waste management on an eight-year contract,... Read more.. |
Uttarakhand to start disposing of over 28 lakh metric tonnes of legacy wasteBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2020
The Uttarakhand government has now set a one-year deadline to dispose of around 28 lakh metric tonnes of ‘legacy waste’ that has been piling up over 20 years. The state government is opting to treat the waste in different ways, by using it to generate electricity, biogas, etc... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , waste management |
In absence of NGT directions on waste mgmt, biz goes on as usualBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 10, 2020
Though clear directions about the revised deadline for implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules-2016 are yet to be announced by the... Read more.. Subject Tags: National Green Tribunal (NGT) , waste management |
Adequate steps not taken against waste dumping in Yamuna at Vrindavan: NGTBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 6, 2020
The National Green Tribunal Wednesday said adequate steps were not being taken against unregulated dumping of solid waste on the flood plains of the Yamuna in the temple town of Vrindavan.... Read more.. Subject Tags: waste management , Yamuna cleaning |