Waste Management

Ganges holy water contains high level of microplastics: Study

Representational image NEW DELHI: Toxics Link, a Delhi-based NGO, released a study on the quantity of microplastic found in the…

3 years ago

ULBs in Odisha to process rural waste

Representative Image BHUBANESWAR: The Government of Odisha has decided to form an association between gram panchayats (GPs) and urban local…

4 years ago

Sanitary vending machines, incinerators to be set up in government offices in Kerala

Representative Image THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In an attempt to make government offices women friendly, the Government of Kerala, on Monday, February 15,…

4 years ago

Himachal Pradesh on top in bio-medical waste management

Representative Image SHIMLA: In a comparative analysis by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), it was found that Himachal Pradesh…

4 years ago

Karnataka ready to get its first waste-to-energy plants

Representative Image BENGALURU: B S Yediyurappa, Chief Minister, Government of Karnataka, virtually laid the foundation stone of 11.5 Mega-watt (MW)…

4 years ago

Black spots created by garbage shifting

Black spots created by garbage shifting NEW DELHI: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) has been expending approximately Rs 1,200…

4 years ago

Gurugram residents ask for prohibition on open waste burning

Representative Image GURUGRAM:  With pollution levels ascending recently in the National Capital Region, residents of Gurugram have called for a…

4 years ago

Goa schools to teach civic sense as subject

Representative Image PANAJI: In order to better the condition of civic amenities in the state, the Goa Education Development Corporation…

5 years ago

NGT directs states and UTs to monitor biomedical waste management

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked all the States and Union Territories to submit a…

5 years ago

Thiruvananthapuram corporation to provide 50,000 more bins to residents

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram is all set to provide 50,000 more kitchen bins in households of the city. Till…

6 years ago