Vijayawada on disposal of solid waste
Municipal Commissioner G. Ravibabu, Vijayawada has instructed the officers concerned to prepare a plan for the removal of municipal solid waste as per the rules. Several unique problems and implementation…
Municipal Commissioner G. Ravibabu, Vijayawada has instructed the officers concerned to prepare a plan for the removal of municipal solid waste as per the rules. Several unique problems and implementation…
The Chennai Corporation has been distributing green and red garbage bins over the last two years (at a cost of र63 lakh) to encourage slum-dwellers to segregate biodegradable and non-biodegradable…
Gulbarga University in Karnataka plans to make a big green statement by making the best use of both biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste. The varsity will adopt scientific solid waste management…
During the late 1970s, Kavadi, a village off the Pune-Solapur highway, three km from Loni with its pollution-free river, was just right for migratory birds. Ornithologists say it had the…
Thousands of used condoms reportedly clogged the drains of the Delhi Commonwealth Games accommodation towers at the athletes’ village after being flushed down toilets by competitors. The condoms (non biodegradable)…
A recent hotel waste audit showed that each guestroom contributes from one kilogramme to 57kg of waste per day. It comprises of two components, biodegradable (wet) waste and non biodegradable…
Jyotsna Sitling, 45, has done exemplary eco-restoration work in Uttarakhand, helped the Valley of Flowers National Park in Chamoli achieve World Heritage Site (WHS) status and set in motion a…
Mumbai not only witnessed the highest ever high-tide on its coastline but also saw a variety of non-biodegradable waste making its way from the sea into the city. Around 640…
Under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) scheme, the Department of Agriculture would soon be establishing a composting unit at Tirupur. The scheme would be a PPP venture to convert…
The Coimbatore Municipal Corporation recently chose nine model wards out of the 72 on the occasion of World Environment Day. People from these nine wards would be educated by the…