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Waste management: Delhi facing 'emergency situation', says Supreme CourtBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2018
The Supreme Court today said that Delhi was facing an "emergency situation" due to mountains of garbage as it expressed dissatisfaction over the response of authorities on waste management.... Read more.. |
IKEA will take back your old furniture, resell it and give you the moneyBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 7, 2018
In some ways there is nothing new about buying second-hand furniture - antique stores have done it for centuries. ... Read more.. |
Kerala: Bidders term waste-to-energy project risk-prone, impracticalBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 6, 2018
The state government seems to be grappling with lack of clarity over the waste-to-energy plants being proposed across various districts. The bidders who took... Read more.. |
Landfills to help solid waste management plants cope with excess wasteBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 6, 2018
There is, more often than not, a price to be paid for cleanliness. There are, as the cliché goes, no free lunches. And... Read more.. |
No hazardous waste unit in Delhi complying with rules; NGT gives states 3 months to set up TSDFBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 3, 2018
All 1,100 units for disposal of hazardous waste in Delhi are operating without complying with the rules, the city government has told the National Green Tribunal which directed all states to set... Read more.. |
MNRE Approves Program on Energy from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural WastesBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 2, 2018
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved a program called “Energy from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Waste/Residue” with modified terms and conditions from 2017-18 to... Read more.. |
As NGT serves closure notice to 119 factories of West UP for causing water pollution, MSMEs ask for time & solutionBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 1, 2018
As the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT’s) deadline to shut down as many as 119 industries in western Uttar Pradesh has arrived, the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are at distress.... Read more.. Subject Tags: waste management , water pollution |
Smart City to be made a zero discharge zoneBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 1, 2018
When Kochi is grappling with the issue of waste disposal, the city’s upcoming premier IT park Smart City-Kochi is setting an example by its plans to configure the park as a ‘zero discharge zone... Read more.. Subject Tags: sustainability , waste management |
Mumbai: BMC to give solution for waste disposal in sea by August 10By : Sustainability ..., Jul 31, 2018
The High Court has recently asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the state government to come up with a solution to stop disposal of untreated solid waste into the sea. Both... Read more.. Subject Tags: sustainability , waste management |
Avadi set to be no-waste municipalityBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 31, 2018
The Avadi Municipality is all set to become a zero waste area with the launch of its micro compost centres in partnership with Bharat Petroleum. The Rs 6.05-crore project, which kicked off a... Read more.. Subject Tags: sustainability , waste management |