News – Prathamesh

Ecoreco hosts E-waste week

Eco Recycling Ltd, Mumbai, organised an e-waste disposal week from December 8-15, 2008, for creating greater awareness amongst manufacturers, banks, financial institutions, BPO’s, call centers, corporates, government departments, individuals, students…

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Safety first!

Taking heed of the conservancy workers demand for safety gear while on field, the Mumbai Civic body has ordered for 40,000 gumboots for its workmen at a cost of र…

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Sanitation club

The recently concluded South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) in New Delhi was marked by the presence and resilience of four young students who formed the School Sanitation Club. Set…

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Green future

Mumbai city’s oldest and largest landfill site is heading for a change of image. The BMC is planning to convert a part of the 127 hectares garbage dump into a…

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Scientific landfill site

After Gorai, Deonar and Mulund, Kanjurmarg is now emerging as the site for the next dumping yard for Mumbai. The City’s additional municipal commissioner, in-charge of solid waste management R.A.…

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Trash on wheels

As millions of Mumbaikars pack themselves into trains to get to work every morning, they are accompanied by an equal number of cockroaches, spiders, rats and other pests! Commuters complain…

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Eco-friendly prayers

Mumbai’s Dawoodi Bohra community is sending out prayers that are green in nature! The community plans to return to nature what they got from it by constructing a mosque that…

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