Search results for "waste management"
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Delhi8 years agoConsider Revising Penalties For Littering: High Court Tells Delhi Government
To address the growing crisis of waste management, the Delhi High Court suggested creating a roaster or a time-table for throwing and collecting garbage from dumping...
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Goods and Services Tax (GST)8 years ago
Taxes On Glass Waste And Scrap Materials: The Adverse GST Impact On Waste Collectors
A high tax charge of 18% on glass waste and 12% on cardboard and plastic waste is resulting in waste collectors not getting enough for the...
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Telangana8 years ago
The Example To Follow: Hyderabad Civic Body’s All Round Performance On Waste Management
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...
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Features8 years ago
Madurai’s Residential Societies Are Easing Pressure Off The City’s Civic Body By Practicing Waste Segregation
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...
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Features8 years ago
Smart Waste Management Solutions: The Effective Role Internet of Things Can Play
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...
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News8 years ago
Ganga Fit For Bathing At Haridwar, May Fail To Meet Parameters Downstream: Minister Vijay Goel
To ensure a minimal or zero discharge of waste in Ganga, the Union Minister of State for Water Resources Vijay Goel said that authorities are keeping...
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News8 years ago
Garbage To Gold: In Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli City Segregate Waste And Win A Gold Coin
As per the scheme, a resident needs to simply click a picture of the segregated waste and send it to the municipal body via WhatsApp and...
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News8 years ago
Telangana Sets August 15 Deadline For All Its Towns To Go Open Defecation Free
With lacklustre performance on behalf of municipal corporations in 2016-17, the state government has set a deadline of August 15 for all municipalities of Telangana to...
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News8 years ago
No Prior Clearance Required For Solid Waste Management Projects; Environment Ministry Gives Boost To Swachh Bharat Mission
With a 20 per cent recycling rate for the huge 68.8 million tonnes of waste produced annually in India, solid waste management is an area requiring...
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News8 years ago
National Green Tribunal Directs Delhi Government To Clean Seelampur Drain
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to immediately clean a trunk drain in Delhi's Seelampur, which is clogged with garbage and municipal solid...
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Maharashtra8 years ago
Towards A Waste Free Society: Goregaon Residents Gear Up For The New Rule Of Segregated Waste From October 2 In Mumbai
Phase by phase residents of Goregoan east is embracing waste segregation to meet the October 2 deadline set by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
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News8 years ago
In A First, Swachhta Competition To Be Held For Higher Educational Institutions
The swachhta rankings will rank higher educational institutes based on availability of toilets, waste management, water facility and green coverage
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Rajasthan8 years ago
Waste Management: This Enterprise Is Turning Waste Materials Into Furniture And Handbags
A Jodhpur based enterprise, Priti International, is combating India’s automobile and military waste by turning them into furniture and handbags
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Chandigarh8 years ago
Waste Management Woes: Once India's Most Planned City, Why Chandigarh Is Slipping In Swachh Abhiyan
The sole waste processing plant in Chandigarh shut down in June 2017 due to pay related differences between the city’s civic body and the plant operators
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Karnataka8 years ago
Bengaluru Takes On Animal Waste: Will Start Separate Processing Units For Animal Waste Soon
Of the 3,500 tonnes of waste that Bengaluru generates, 150 tonnes is animal waste which is presently burnt or given to the piggeries
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