The Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant In Leh, one of the first in the world at such a high altitude will be instrumental in treating faecal sludge from commercial establishments which were gradually polluting Leh’s groundwater ...
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Waste Disposal
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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Former Cricket Captain, Sourav Ganguly launched Gurugram’s city-wide initiative of segregating waste into three differently coloured bins ...
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At Kolkata’s sole landfill, more than 4,000 metric tonnes of waste go in every day, despite the landfill's lifespan being over decades ago ...
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With fun facts, graphics and pictures, the book 'Trashonomics' explains young minds the importance of waste management ...
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Only 2 per cent of India’s 18 lakh metric tonnes of e-waste is recycled, making India one of the worst performers globally, in terms of e-waste recycling ...
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A petition alleges that that chemical waste, e-waste, and medical waste transported from Kerala is illegally dumped in the border district in Tamil Nadu causing pollution ...
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Nearly 20,000 of Bengaluru’s civic workers have not received their due wages for the past three months and allege that the contractors have been withholding their payments ...
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A simple art of repairing has given a new life to more than 600 items and has helped Bengaluru save nearly 1,200 kilos of garbage from going to its landfills, all thanks to an initiative taken by Repair Café ...
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Bengaluru’s civic body is extensively using technology to bring in change in the waste management scenario of the city ...
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As per a plea filed by a resident of Noida, the authorities have been dumping its municipal solid waste in Sector 138-140 which is a temporary garbage site
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Heavy rains in Bengaluru have caused the frothing foam from Bellandur lake to spread on to the streets in the nearby residential areas. A few months back indiscriminate dumping of wastes near the lake had led to fire breakout ...
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