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No Power, Water For Malls, Hotels If Solid Waste Not Handled Right: Top Court
Every waste generator must ensure waste segregation, safe storage, and handover in the prescribed manner, the Supreme Court said.
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Bengaluru Scales Up Low-Value Plastic Segregation, Cement Factories To Reuse
Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) has significantly scaled up the segregation of low-value plastic (LVP) as part of its efforts to improve waste management and reduce landfill dependency in the city.
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Share Videos Of 'Litter Bugs' In Bengaluru, Get Rs 250 Reward
In an attempt to reduce littering on Bengaluru streets, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has planned a special drive where they will pay people who record and share videos of 'litter bugs', people who dumping garbage on streets.
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"Complete Failure": Supreme Court On Solid Waste Management Rules In Delhi
The Supreme Court has flagged the "complete failure" of agencies in implementing the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in the national capital.
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Drains Along Ganga To Be Geo-Tagged To Prevent River Pollution
All drains carrying discharge from villages located on the banks of the Ganga river will be geo-tagged to prevent solid waste flowing into the river, according to an official document.
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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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We Aren't Garbage Collectors: Supreme Court Slams Centre On Waste Management
The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the centre for filing an 845-page affidavit containing incomplete information about solid waste management across the country and said that the Supreme Court of India is not a "garbage collector".
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Centre Sanctions Rs 300 Crore For Improving Solid Waste Management In Delhi
Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said his ministry has approved a Rs 300 crore plan to improve solid waste management in the national capital.
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Green Court Asks Delhi Pollution Body To Look Into Waste Disposal During IPL Matches At Feroz Shah Kotla
The National Green Tribunal directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee today to look into the issue of waste disposal during the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) matches at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in the capital. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar asked the pollution control board to examine the concern raised in a petition ...
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Bengaluru Residents Take to Streets With Protest Against Waste Plant
For residents of a south-east Bengaluru suburb the smell of rotting garbage is now and every day affair. After failing to convince authorities to relocate the waste management plant which they say is to blame for the persistent stink, they have brought their movement to the streets.
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Bengaluru's Streets Struggling to Cope With Dumped Waste
Solid waste management continues to remain one of the biggest civic challenges faced by Bengaluru. Segregation of garbage at source is still not happening much, waste management plants are still being readied and the existing units cannot cope with the city's estimated 4,000 tonnes of garbage a day. Dumping of organic waste after festivals makes th...
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This City has Topped Swachh Bharat Rankings as India's Cleanest
Mysuru has topped the Swachh Bharat rankings among 476 cities in the country with three more places from Karnataka figuring in the top 10.
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No Power, Water For Malls, Hotels If Solid Waste Not Handled Right: Top Court
Every waste generator must ensure waste segregation, safe storage, and handover in the prescribed manner, the Supreme Court said.
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Bengaluru Scales Up Low-Value Plastic Segregation, Cement Factories To Reuse
Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) has significantly scaled up the segregation of low-value plastic (LVP) as part of its efforts to improve waste management and reduce landfill dependency in the city.
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Share Videos Of 'Litter Bugs' In Bengaluru, Get Rs 250 Reward
In an attempt to reduce littering on Bengaluru streets, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has planned a special drive where they will pay people who record and share videos of 'litter bugs', people who dumping garbage on streets.
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"Complete Failure": Supreme Court On Solid Waste Management Rules In Delhi
The Supreme Court has flagged the "complete failure" of agencies in implementing the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in the national capital.
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Drains Along Ganga To Be Geo-Tagged To Prevent River Pollution
All drains carrying discharge from villages located on the banks of the Ganga river will be geo-tagged to prevent solid waste flowing into the river, according to an official document.
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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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We Aren't Garbage Collectors: Supreme Court Slams Centre On Waste Management
The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the centre for filing an 845-page affidavit containing incomplete information about solid waste management across the country and said that the Supreme Court of India is not a "garbage collector".
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Centre Sanctions Rs 300 Crore For Improving Solid Waste Management In Delhi
Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said his ministry has approved a Rs 300 crore plan to improve solid waste management in the national capital.
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Green Court Asks Delhi Pollution Body To Look Into Waste Disposal During IPL Matches At Feroz Shah Kotla
The National Green Tribunal directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee today to look into the issue of waste disposal during the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) matches at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in the capital. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar asked the pollution control board to examine the concern raised in a petition ...
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Bengaluru Residents Take to Streets With Protest Against Waste Plant
For residents of a south-east Bengaluru suburb the smell of rotting garbage is now and every day affair. After failing to convince authorities to relocate the waste management plant which they say is to blame for the persistent stink, they have brought their movement to the streets.
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Bengaluru's Streets Struggling to Cope With Dumped Waste
Solid waste management continues to remain one of the biggest civic challenges faced by Bengaluru. Segregation of garbage at source is still not happening much, waste management plants are still being readied and the existing units cannot cope with the city's estimated 4,000 tonnes of garbage a day. Dumping of organic waste after festivals makes th...
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This City has Topped Swachh Bharat Rankings as India's Cleanest
Mysuru has topped the Swachh Bharat rankings among 476 cities in the country with three more places from Karnataka figuring in the top 10.
