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). …
Waste Management
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, …
WHO Interim guidance 19 March 2020 This interim guidance supplements the infection prevention and control (IPC) documents by summarizing WHO guidance on water, sanitation and health care waste relevant to …
HECS and Daiki Axis Company recently launched a Japanese technology-based sewage treatment plant for the domestic, industrial and commercial sectors of Chennai. These plants are designed with a treatment capacity …
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has sent out notices to all the state’s municipal corporations, warning that they will have to start paying fines from April 1st if they fail …
