The health department of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has undertaken a pilot project to keep a continuous track on mechanised sweeping machines. The civic body has fitted vehicle tracking …
Solid Waste Management
Kimberly-Clark Professional, which has introduced an Environment Management System (EMS) within its tissue mills, has achieved ISO 14001 certification at each of its European manufacturing sites. Energy use, air emission, …
Replicating the model launched in Kochi two years ago, the residents of Thiruvananthapuram may soon be operating their own garbage units. And equipping them to do so will be the …
The Mumbai Metropolitan Road Development Authority (MMRDA) is planning to bring from the US the know-how for managing solid waste disposal sites. It is finalising a plan for building modern …
Special teams have been constituted for achieving total cleanliness in 49 gram panchayats in Dakshina Kannada district. The team consisting of Gram Panchayat Secretary, women and child welfare department supervisor, …
Twenty-six cities across India have been selected for Service Level Benchmark (SLB), a project initiated by the Ministry of Urban Development to define service level in developing cities. Under the …
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has taken up a number of initiatives to clean up the city and has also put in place different community development programmes. Capt. Dilip Mahajan, Assistant Municipal …
Uttar Pradesh has renewed its efforts to develop solid waste management facilities in important urban centres, after a similar exercise failed recently. India’s most populous state is contending with growing …
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is set to follow some of the steps initiated by the neighbouring Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) in solid waste management. PMC is likely to start a …
As part of the World Earth Day, some Chennai school students visited the house of Indra Kumar of Home Exnora, a prominent landmark in Chrompet region. The students and school …
