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This Indian City, Voted Cleanest For 6th Time, Earns Crores From Its Waste
The processing of 1,900 tonnes of urban waste every day which earns it crores of rupees and also fuels its buses has helped Indore bag India's cleanest city' award for the sixth straight time, officials said here.
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Delhi To Publish First 'State Of Environment' Report Next Year
Delhi will publish its first 'State of Environment Report' next year that will have data on all key areas, including sewage, water quality, waste collection and segregation etc., put together succinctly.
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A Gurgaon Park That Inspires Smart, Aesthetic Waste Management
The coronavirus crisis has accentuated the garbage recycling problem in India, which generates 62 million tonnes of solid municipal waste every year. But some organisations, such as the NGO 'I am Gurgaon', are tackling the problem head-on by taking initiatives that create awareness by exemplifying aesthetic upcycling and offering citizens resources...
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Segregation Of Covid Waste Must To Avoid Coronavirus Spread: NGT
Segregation of COVID-19 biomedical waste from other biomedical waste is a must to avoid further spread of the infection and its adverse impact on public health, a bench of the National Green Tribunal headed by its Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said. The court added that mass awareness must be created on the subject through the Doordarshan a...
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Ghazipur Landfill: Green Court Seeks Report On 'Segregation, Disposal' Of Waste
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) to submit a report on segregation, compaction and disposal of waste at the Ghazipur landfill site.
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Waste Segregation To Be Launched In 4,000 Cities: PM Modi On Mann Ki Baat
Harping on the importance of waste management, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced launch a "massive movement" for waste collection across 4,000 cities of the country from June 5.
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Green Court Asks Delhi Pollution Body To Look Into Waste Disposal During IPL Matches At Feroz Shah Kotla
The National Green Tribunal directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee today to look into the issue of waste disposal during the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) matches at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in the capital. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar asked the pollution control board to examine the concern raised in a petition ...
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Rs 52,000 Found In Bag On Road, All In Old Rs 1,000 Notes
Two days after the demonetisation of high-value notes, a rag picker in Pune came across a bag full of Rs 1,000 notes today, summing up to Rs 52,000.
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Trucks With Medical Waste From Kerala Seized, One Arrested
Twenty four trucks with medical waste from Kerala, meant to be taken to a private farm on the outskirts here, for segregating and recycling, were seized and one person was taken into custody in this connection, police said today.
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Bengaluru's Streets Struggling to Cope With Dumped Waste
Solid waste management continues to remain one of the biggest civic challenges faced by Bengaluru. Segregation of garbage at source is still not happening much, waste management plants are still being readied and the existing units cannot cope with the city's estimated 4,000 tonnes of garbage a day. Dumping of organic waste after festivals makes th...
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Bangalore's baby steps at waste segregation
The love Bangaloreans have for their city has not extended to keeping it clear of mounds of garbage. They remain reluctant to segregate waste at the source - a practice followed by people in cities across the world - despite the cajoling and threat of penalties by civic authorities.
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This Indian City, Voted Cleanest For 6th Time, Earns Crores From Its Waste
The processing of 1,900 tonnes of urban waste every day which earns it crores of rupees and also fuels its buses has helped Indore bag India's cleanest city' award for the sixth straight time, officials said here.
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Delhi To Publish First 'State Of Environment' Report Next Year
Delhi will publish its first 'State of Environment Report' next year that will have data on all key areas, including sewage, water quality, waste collection and segregation etc., put together succinctly.
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A Gurgaon Park That Inspires Smart, Aesthetic Waste Management
The coronavirus crisis has accentuated the garbage recycling problem in India, which generates 62 million tonnes of solid municipal waste every year. But some organisations, such as the NGO 'I am Gurgaon', are tackling the problem head-on by taking initiatives that create awareness by exemplifying aesthetic upcycling and offering citizens resources...
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Segregation Of Covid Waste Must To Avoid Coronavirus Spread: NGT
Segregation of COVID-19 biomedical waste from other biomedical waste is a must to avoid further spread of the infection and its adverse impact on public health, a bench of the National Green Tribunal headed by its Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said. The court added that mass awareness must be created on the subject through the Doordarshan a...
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Ghazipur Landfill: Green Court Seeks Report On 'Segregation, Disposal' Of Waste
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) to submit a report on segregation, compaction and disposal of waste at the Ghazipur landfill site.
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Waste Segregation To Be Launched In 4,000 Cities: PM Modi On Mann Ki Baat
Harping on the importance of waste management, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced launch a "massive movement" for waste collection across 4,000 cities of the country from June 5.
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Green Court Asks Delhi Pollution Body To Look Into Waste Disposal During IPL Matches At Feroz Shah Kotla
The National Green Tribunal directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee today to look into the issue of waste disposal during the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) matches at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in the capital. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar asked the pollution control board to examine the concern raised in a petition ...
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Rs 52,000 Found In Bag On Road, All In Old Rs 1,000 Notes
Two days after the demonetisation of high-value notes, a rag picker in Pune came across a bag full of Rs 1,000 notes today, summing up to Rs 52,000.
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Trucks With Medical Waste From Kerala Seized, One Arrested
Twenty four trucks with medical waste from Kerala, meant to be taken to a private farm on the outskirts here, for segregating and recycling, were seized and one person was taken into custody in this connection, police said today.
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Bengaluru's Streets Struggling to Cope With Dumped Waste
Solid waste management continues to remain one of the biggest civic challenges faced by Bengaluru. Segregation of garbage at source is still not happening much, waste management plants are still being readied and the existing units cannot cope with the city's estimated 4,000 tonnes of garbage a day. Dumping of organic waste after festivals makes th...
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Bangalore's baby steps at waste segregation
The love Bangaloreans have for their city has not extended to keeping it clear of mounds of garbage. They remain reluctant to segregate waste at the source - a practice followed by people in cities across the world - despite the cajoling and threat of penalties by civic authorities.
