The National Green Tribunal's direction came while disposing of an application that said the dumpsites of Delhi, where huge garbage has accumulated over the period of time, adversely impacts the public health and environment ...
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Centre for Wildlife and Environmental Litigation has filed a petition raising issue of rehabilitation and illegal green capping of landfill sites of the national capital ...
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With an increase in urbanization and size of population, the world, especially the South Asian and Sub-Saharan African countries are set to produce the biggest proportion of the global waste which may grow by 70 per cent by 2050, says a World Bank Report ...
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In September 2017, a portion of the Ghazipur landfill had collapsed, resulting in the death of two people ...
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The meeting will take into account the performance of states which have not been able to address waste management concerns properly ...
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National Green Court has asked Noida-based association of homeowners to approach Uttar Pradesh government with their request on for not setting up a landfill for municipal waste ...
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Panchkula’s existing landfill site is an exhausted dump yard of unsegregated dry and wet waste, while the newly proposed one may bring the garbage crisis closer to the city’s homes ...
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The picturesque terrain of Kerala - Alappuzha apart from backwaters is known its effective waste management system, as India fight its waste battle, it's high time for other metro cities to take cue from the success of Alappuzha in dealing with its garbage ...
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Centre's Rs 300 crore plan will be used to procure machines for collection, transport and storage of solid waste. Apart from that money can also be used by municipal corporations to set up decentralised treatment plants and special machines for the upkeep of drains and sewers ...
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From 1982, Pirana has been Ahmedabad’s garbage dumping spot and has today become an unmanageable mess where frequent fires and unsegregated waste are regular occurrence ...
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Delhi oldest landfill – Ghazipur collapsed recently, took lives of two people and left several injured. If Deonar, the 90-year-old landfill in Mumbai, continues to get feed the way it is currently, then the day is not far when a similar incident will take place in Mumbai ...
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Odour is an important component of municipal waste and the CPCB’s report suggests methods which urban civic bodies can use to fight the problem of odour from landfills ...
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