Mechanised cleaning, sustainable cleaning, green cleaning… these and many other terms though are welcome, more than 95% of both the client companies and the service providers are yet unclear what exactly they all mean. It is imperative to wipe out this ignorance if we have to have a better environment. Clean India Journal discusses with clients and contractors on green cleaning practices.
In an initiative to keep trains clean, the Western Railway has introduced a special fluorescent green sticker which will be pasted near the motorman’s cabin indicating when cleaning was last…
Subodh Kumar, earlier the Additional Secretary-Department of Telecommunication in the Central Government, has taken over as the Municipal Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. He replaced Swadheen Kshatriya, who has…
BMC has appointed a private agency, SM Transport, to clean the coastline between Nariman Point and Haji Ali. It was noted that the coastline between Mahalaxmi and Warden Road, particularly…
A study conducted by the World Bank found that India has been incurring an annual loss of about र540 billion over lack of toilets and poor hygiene. The World Bank…
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) renewed initiative to segregate wet and dry waste before it is collected from the households is likely to reduce around 20% of the total waste…
India’s water treatment and equipment sector has a potential to become one of the largest in the world. India can attract investments to the tune of र20,000 crore in the…
Veolia Environmental Services North America (VESNA) has announced a new landfill gas-to-energy project (LFGTE) at the Veolia ES Hickory Meadows landfill, located in northeastern Wisconsin. The project is slated to…
Textiles firm Forbes&Company Ltd said its subsidiary Eureka Forbes Ltd is going to acquire a minority shareholding of 25% in Swiss firm Lux International AG from its existing promoters. Lux…
The BMC initiative to clean the western waterfront saw a massive demolition drive against unauthorized food stalls along the coastline, including Juhu beach and areas in Bandra, Khar and Khar…