Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) had initiated an ‘ideal housing society scheme’ ; under the scheme a society which undertakes measures such as garbage segregation, rainwater harvesting, water recycling, treeContinue Reading
At any given point, the national capital has about 5.57 lakh tons of municipal solid waste illegally dumped on the roadside or in open plots. This is 62 times higherContinue Reading
Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) was forced to issue a notice to 10 major namkeen manufacturers and have called them for a meeting to chalk out plan to reduce plastic wasteContinue Reading
75% of India’s deceased are cremated, the second highest rate in the world – just behind Nepal. Traditional wood cremation uses about 400-500 kg of wood in one burning andContinue Reading
National Green Tribunal’s (NGT), in its recent order, has directed the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) to carry out performance audit in the initial stage for 500 urbanContinue Reading
In a global plastic audit spanning 42 countries and six continents for which more than 187,000 pieces of plastic trash were audited apart from identifying thousands of brands that useContinue Reading
The average use-span of a plastic bag that we get at the grocery store is just 12 min at best- but when it is discarded, it assumes a life-span ofContinue Reading
Government of India has taken various initiatives to promote the use of alternative fuel so that it could reduce import dependence, address environmental issues, provide remunerative income to farmers andContinue Reading
