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COVID19: The 21-Day Coronavirus Lockdown Leads To A Massive Drop In The Dry Waste Generation In Gujarat’s Ahmadabad

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Supreme Court Takes Note Of Plastics Lying On Both Sides Of Railway Lines In Outer Delhi

Sanitary Pad Manufacturers To Provide Disposal Bags From Next January

Second Phase Of Swachh Bharat Mission- Grameen Launched

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The daily waste generation of Ahmedabad is down to 2,500 metric ton from 4,000 metric ton owing to the coronavirus lockdown

COVID19: The 21-Day Coronavirus Lockdown Leads To A Massive Drop In The Dry Waste Generation In Gujarat’s Ahmadabad

Written By: Aishwarya Upadhyay | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar

March 31, 2020

The daily waste generation of Ahmedabad has reduced by almost 40 percent as people stay home due to the 21-day lockdown announced by the government to tackle COVID-19 outbreak ...

This year, the theme for the third Global Recycling Day is #RecyclingHeroes

#GlobalRecyclingDay 2020: All You Need To Know

Written By: Aishwarya Upadhyay

March 18, 2020

Global Recycling Day, according to Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) is a day of action, aimed at building a global approach towards recycling, here’s all you need to know about the day ...

Supreme Court Takes Note Of Plastics Lying On Both Sides Of Railway Lines In Outer Delhi

PTI

March 9, 2020

Taking cognisance of the plastic waste lying on both sides of railway lines, the Supreme Court has asked the Delhi government to ensure that no garbage is dumped on these sites ...

Sanitary Pad Manufacturers To Provide Disposal Bags From Next January

IANS

March 9, 2020

According to Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, January 2021 onwards all sanitary pad manufacturers will have to compulsorily give degradable bags for disposal of each sanitary napkin and added that this rule is already in existence but is not being followed by the manufacturers ...

Second Phase Of Swachh Bharat Mission- Grameen Launched

PTI

March 4, 2020

While launching the Phase-II of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that this phase will ensure that effective solid and liquid waste management is instituted in every gram panchayat of the country ...

Will A Karnataka Resorts's 'Weigh The Waste-Feed A Child’, Campaign Manage To Tackle Food Wastage?

Will A Karnataka Resort’s ‘Weigh The Waste-Feed A Child’, Campaign Manage To Tackle Food Wastage?

Written By: Barkha Mathur | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar

February 28, 2020

The Ibnii Spa Resort in Coorg, Karnataka has been charging Rs. 100 for every 10 grams of food wasted by the customers and the proceeds from this initiative are going to a local NGO that feeds children at orphanages ...

Developed Extensive System For Waste Collection, Segregation & Disposal, NDMC Tells The Green Court

PTI

February 26, 2020

While submitting its report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) said that it collects, segregates, transports and disposes of all municipal solid waste, construction and demolition waste and drain silt in all the colonies under its jurisdiction ...

Budget 2020: Experts Hope Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Will Present A ‘Green Budget’

Written By: Anisha Bhatia | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar

February 1, 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her second budget today, here is a wish list from experts and environmentalists to make India swachh and swasth ...

48 Healthcare Facilities Not Following Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, Delhi Pollution Committee To Green Court

PTI

January 28, 2020

Responding to a plea, DPCC told the NGT all healthcare facilities in Delhi have been issued letters to implement Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 and guidelines of CPCB ...

Civic Body In Maharashtra’s Jalna District Rewards Students For Collecting Plastic Waste

PTI

January 27, 2020

Students from seven school have taken part in an initiative of Badnapur Nagar Panchayat of Jalna, Maharashtra to reduce plastic waste and have collected over 100 kilogram of plastic waste each in past three months ...