Indian cities need solutions for legacy waste management
It goes without saying that apart from a conscientious urban local body, political will and support is integral to keeping a city clean. In a tête-à-tête on the sidelines of…
It goes without saying that apart from a conscientious urban local body, political will and support is integral to keeping a city clean. In a tête-à-tête on the sidelines of…
Will prohibit the use of plastic sticks on balloons, candy, earbuds, flags and ice-cream from July 1, 2022. The rules, reflecting India’s efforts to phase out single-use plastic by 2022,…
Apartments with more than 30 households and establishments are supposed to compulsorily construct On-Site Composting Units and process the waste at source. The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has given a…
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural) Over Rs 40,700 crore have been allocated to help over two lakh villages achieve solid and liquid waste management (SLWM) under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen). …
Mint reported on the country’s current capacity India’s environment and health authorities are racing to tighten norms to dispose of syringes, needles and other potentially hazardous material, bracing for a…
SWaCH is a Pune-based cooperative owned and controlled by waste-pickers themselves, who work in tandem with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and get complete control over the user fees for…
Government is prioritising investment in building capacity Gearing up for comprehensive waste management policy and decentralised waste management in the city, the government is developing 17 transfer stations, pressing into…
While the focus is understandably on providing frontline personnel with PPE to safeguard their health, we also urgently need to scale up our capacity for safely processing used PPE, which…
Urban local bodies asked to streamline waste collection Officials have been asked to make a detailed plan regarding the setting up of six plants where electricity can be generated from…
HCL Foundation – the corporate social responsibility arm of HCL Technologies – had partnered with NOIDA Authority to install over 1000 dustbins around NOIDA within a period of six months,…