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Biomedical Waste Management Gone Wrong: The Shocking State Of Darbhanga Medical College Hospital In Bihar

Biomedical Waste Management Gone Wrong: The Shocking State Of Darbhanga Medical College Hospital In Bihar

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Reported by Ambika Singh, Written by Anisha Bhatia | Edited By Sonia Bhaskar
August 16, 2017
NDTV travelled to Bihar's famous medical hub - Darbhanaga Medical College to assess the impact of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
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Delhi High Court

Delhi Civic Bodies Given Two Weeks To Submit Draft By-laws For Solid Waste Management Rules

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
August 8, 2017
All the three municipal corporations of Delhi have a poor record of waste segregation and management, and face an uphill task in solving the problems
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A Workshop In Bhubaneswar To Spread The Idea of Waste Management Among Children

A Workshop In Bhubaneswar To Spread The Idea of Waste Management Among Children

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
August 7, 2017
Bhubaneswar is a potential smart city, but is yet to manage its waste properly, which earned it the 94th rank in Swachh Survekshan 2017
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Nagpur Municipal Corporation will compost garden waste in the city

From Composting Garden Waste To Treating 200 Tonnes Of Waste Daily, Nagpur’s Techniques Show Its All Round Efforts In Improving Waste Management

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
August 3, 2017
Nagpur generates a huge 1,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste daily, prompting its civic body to take some small and large scale measures to address the growing problem of waste
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Waste segregation in Muzaffarpur

With Effective Segregation And Composting, Muzaffarpur Aims To Boost Bihar’s Performance On The Swachhta Map

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
August 2, 2017
Though it ranked 304 out of 434 cities in Swachh Survekshan 2017, Muzaffarpur was the best ranked city from Bihar and is hopeful of improving its ranking next year
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Attention Mumbaikars! Convert Wet Waste Into Manure Or The BMC Won’t Pick Up Your Garbage

Attention Mumbaikars! Convert Wet Waste Into Manure Or The BMC Won’t Pick Up Your Garbage

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Written By: Gopi Karelia | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
July 31, 2017
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) sent a notice to all housing complexes in Mumbai stating that the housing and commercial societies must not only segregate waste but also process its wet waste through composting
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Inspired by Chhattisgarh’s Ambikarpur, Meerut Steps Up Its Waste Management Initiatives, Will Hire More Than 2,000 Sanitation Workers

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
July 31, 2017
Meerut’s poor rank of 336 in Swachh Survekshan 2017 has prompted the city’s civic body to adopt a model waste management system, inspired by Chhattisgarh’s Ambikapur
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This Sikkim School’s Waste Management Initiatives Have Influenced Teachers, Students And Parents Alike To Practice Segregation and Recycling

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
July 31, 2017
Sikkim has been an ideal example of a clean state as it successfully eradicated open defecation and banned plastic before these issues were taken up at the national level
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No Dumping Udupi District Aims To Get Rid Of Its Landfill Through Zero Waste Policy

No Dumping: Udupi District Aims To Get Rid Of Its Landfill Through Zero Waste Policy

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Written By: Gopi Karelia | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
August 11, 2017
From recycling dry waste to composting wet waste, the district of Udupi will aims to make the region garbage free thereby sending zero wastes to the landfills
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The GHMC has taken several steps to ensure proper waste management in Hyderabad

The Example To Follow: Hyderabad Civic Body’s All Round Performance On Waste Management

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
July 26, 2017
Over the last few months, the GHMC has consistently taken up several initiatives to address all the issues related to waste management in the city of Hyderabad
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Waste segregation has caught up well in Madurai

Madurai’s Residential Societies Are Easing Pressure Off The City’s Civic Body By Practicing Waste Segregation

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
July 25, 2017
Madurai ranked 57th in Swachh Survekshan 2017 among 434 cities surveyed on solid waste management, citizen feedback and independent observation, and is hopeful of improving its rank with an effective waste segregation mechanism in place
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Smart Waste Management Solutions: The Effective Role Internet of Things Can Play

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
July 25, 2017
With segregation and awareness programmes already going on in many parts of the country, the next steps in effective waste management would be to effectively implement Internet of things (IoT) solutions to monitor waste management initiatives
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