Aurangabad based NGO ‘Forum for Public Policy’ has expressed disappointment with the civic administration’s apathy towards solving the garbage crisis. The NGO had proposed that the ragpickers, scrap dealers andContinue Reading
In Shillong Hotels, guest houses, restaurants and even hospitals here have installed effluent treatment plants to reduce the contamination of polluted water bodies. In total 69 hotels, 19 guest houses,Continue Reading
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2018. The amended Rules lay down that the phasing out of Multilayered Plastic (MLP)Continue Reading
Around 200 tonnes of construction waste is generated every day in PIMPRI CHINCHWAD, and its management is a major problem with citizens dumping waste on the roadside and along rivers.Continue Reading
With no option for recycling the filth, the Dhanbad Municipal Corporation (DMC) is dumping rubbish in the open, exposing the town to the risk of epidemics. No private player seems interestedContinue Reading
The Maharashtra government’s decision to ban the use of plastic has been welcomed by environmentalists, but frowned upon by some stakeholders who feel that lakhs of people will be renderedContinue Reading
Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (HCCB), in collaboration with Waste Ventures India Ltd, a social enterprise in waste management, launched a project in Hyderabad to recycle plastic waste. Through this project,Continue Reading
A self-sustainable bio toilet has recently been invented by the civil engineering department of IIT Kharagpur. The department has innovated this bio toilet with a giant flush, which doesn’t needContinue Reading
