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Delhi MCD To Work On 4 New Waste Processing Plants To Tackle Landfill Crisis
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has cleared plans to set up four new solid waste processing plants aimed at ensuring that fresh waste is no longer dumped at the city's overburdened landfill sites.
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Air Quality Body Takes Steps In Punjab, Haryana To Fight Air Pollution In And Around Delhi
Considering the perennial issue of north India's smog-choked winter, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) is striking at two major pollution culprits - paddy stubble burning and open municipal solid waste (MSW) fires.
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"Sorry State Of Affairs": Supreme Court On Municipal Solid Waste In Delhi
The top court observed that in the national capital, 3,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste generated remains untreated every day.
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"Shocking": Supreme Court On 3,000 Tonnes Of Municipal Waste Unprocessed In Delhi
The Supreme Court on Monday termed as "shocking" that 3,000 tonnes of 11,000 tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated in Delhi every day is not processed.
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Green Court Fines Haryana Rs 100 Crore For Improper Waste Management
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Haryana government to pay Rs 100 crore as environmental compensation for improper management of municipal solid waste.
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IIT Madras-Made Solid Waste Combustor Commissioned At BHEL Factory, Tiruchi
The IIT Madras-developed plant is based on a first-of-its-kind ‘Rotary Furnace Technology’ which efficiently helps to process the unsegregated Municipal Solid Waste.
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Tata Motors To Supply 25 Ace CNG Tippers To Vijaywada Municipal Corporation
The 25 Tata Ace CNG tippers have been specially designed for the Vijaywada Municipal Corporation and come with wet and dry compartments, along with GPS, CCTV cameras, and a public announcement system as well.
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A Gurgaon Park That Inspires Smart, Aesthetic Waste Management
The coronavirus crisis has accentuated the garbage recycling problem in India, which generates 62 million tonnes of solid municipal waste every year. But some organisations, such as the NGO 'I am Gurgaon', are tackling the problem head-on by taking initiatives that create awareness by exemplifying aesthetic upcycling and offering citizens resources...
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"Last Extension": Court Extends Dumping Waste At Mumbai's Deonar Till December 31
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday permitted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to continue dumping of solid waste at Deonar ground in the eastern suburbs till December 31 this year but said it was the "last extension" being granted to the BMC.
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Bombay Municipal Body To Install Sensor Fitted Garbage Bins In Pits
In a bid to curb the stink emanating from garbage bins placed in the open in severa parts of the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to install them in pits specially dug for the purpose.
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Ghazipur Landfill: Green Court Raps Delhi Government, Civic Bodies
The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Delhi government and the civic bodies over their "blame game" and shifting the responsibility for reduction and recycling of the municipal solid waste which led to the recent Ghazipur landfill collapse.
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In Damage Control Mode, Delhi Lt Governor Bans Garbage Dumping In Ghazipur
As Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party tried to corner the BJP-led municipal corporation and the centre over the two deaths in the Ghazipur landfill collapse on Friday, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal moved swiftly today to ban dumping of any more solid waste at this location.
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From Connecting You to Local Kabadiwallas to Building a Waste Management Platform
Chennai-based startup Kabadiwalla Connect started by bringing the local recyclers online; now it wants to offer its technology to municipalities, corporations, and apartment buildings around the world.
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Now You'll Be Fined Rs 10,000 For Littering In Public Places, Says Green Panel
The National Green Tribunal or NGT has announced a fine of Rs 10,000 on those found littering waste at public places. The green panel's new announcement is an attempt to reduce Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), which is one of the most serious pollutants in the country, especially in Delhi.
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Open Municipal Solid Waste Burning May Be Behind Taj Mahal's Discolouring: Centre
Burning of municipal solid waste in the open could have contributed to discolouring of the Taj Mahal, the government said today.
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Delhi MCD To Work On 4 New Waste Processing Plants To Tackle Landfill Crisis
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has cleared plans to set up four new solid waste processing plants aimed at ensuring that fresh waste is no longer dumped at the city's overburdened landfill sites.
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Air Quality Body Takes Steps In Punjab, Haryana To Fight Air Pollution In And Around Delhi
Considering the perennial issue of north India's smog-choked winter, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) is striking at two major pollution culprits - paddy stubble burning and open municipal solid waste (MSW) fires.
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"Sorry State Of Affairs": Supreme Court On Municipal Solid Waste In Delhi
The top court observed that in the national capital, 3,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste generated remains untreated every day.
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"Shocking": Supreme Court On 3,000 Tonnes Of Municipal Waste Unprocessed In Delhi
The Supreme Court on Monday termed as "shocking" that 3,000 tonnes of 11,000 tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated in Delhi every day is not processed.
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Green Court Fines Haryana Rs 100 Crore For Improper Waste Management
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Haryana government to pay Rs 100 crore as environmental compensation for improper management of municipal solid waste.
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IIT Madras-Made Solid Waste Combustor Commissioned At BHEL Factory, Tiruchi
The IIT Madras-developed plant is based on a first-of-its-kind ‘Rotary Furnace Technology’ which efficiently helps to process the unsegregated Municipal Solid Waste.
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Tata Motors To Supply 25 Ace CNG Tippers To Vijaywada Municipal Corporation
The 25 Tata Ace CNG tippers have been specially designed for the Vijaywada Municipal Corporation and come with wet and dry compartments, along with GPS, CCTV cameras, and a public announcement system as well.
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A Gurgaon Park That Inspires Smart, Aesthetic Waste Management
The coronavirus crisis has accentuated the garbage recycling problem in India, which generates 62 million tonnes of solid municipal waste every year. But some organisations, such as the NGO 'I am Gurgaon', are tackling the problem head-on by taking initiatives that create awareness by exemplifying aesthetic upcycling and offering citizens resources...
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"Last Extension": Court Extends Dumping Waste At Mumbai's Deonar Till December 31
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday permitted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to continue dumping of solid waste at Deonar ground in the eastern suburbs till December 31 this year but said it was the "last extension" being granted to the BMC.
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Bombay Municipal Body To Install Sensor Fitted Garbage Bins In Pits
In a bid to curb the stink emanating from garbage bins placed in the open in severa parts of the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to install them in pits specially dug for the purpose.
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Ghazipur Landfill: Green Court Raps Delhi Government, Civic Bodies
The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Delhi government and the civic bodies over their "blame game" and shifting the responsibility for reduction and recycling of the municipal solid waste which led to the recent Ghazipur landfill collapse.
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In Damage Control Mode, Delhi Lt Governor Bans Garbage Dumping In Ghazipur
As Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party tried to corner the BJP-led municipal corporation and the centre over the two deaths in the Ghazipur landfill collapse on Friday, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal moved swiftly today to ban dumping of any more solid waste at this location.
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From Connecting You to Local Kabadiwallas to Building a Waste Management Platform
Chennai-based startup Kabadiwalla Connect started by bringing the local recyclers online; now it wants to offer its technology to municipalities, corporations, and apartment buildings around the world.
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Now You'll Be Fined Rs 10,000 For Littering In Public Places, Says Green Panel
The National Green Tribunal or NGT has announced a fine of Rs 10,000 on those found littering waste at public places. The green panel's new announcement is an attempt to reduce Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), which is one of the most serious pollutants in the country, especially in Delhi.
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Open Municipal Solid Waste Burning May Be Behind Taj Mahal's Discolouring: Centre
Burning of municipal solid waste in the open could have contributed to discolouring of the Taj Mahal, the government said today.
