news about Waste management
Sep 18, 2019 10:51
In this episode of Metro Matters, a weekly show on everything that matters to Delhi, Hindustan Times metro editor Shivani Singh speaks to Swati Singh Sambyal, programme manager (waste management) at the Centre for Science and Environment, about the feasibility... read more
Sep 15, 2019 01:15
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) along with an NGO, Samarth Bharat Vyaspeeth, collected floral waste generated during the festival to convert them into fertilisers at a unit set up in Kopri. read more
Sep 12, 2019 23:50
The officials said plastic recycling can also be profitable for women. In Tamil Nadu, women groups have developed a successful model for recycling and segregating plastics for their supply to construction firms for building roads. read more
Sep 12, 2019 23:03
In 2017, local govt dept had drafted the bylaws and had directed the MC to pass it in House meet, but it is still pending read more
Sep 12, 2019 00:02
The municipal corporation wants to improve its rank, but residents said it should improve services instead of prompting the answer. read more
Sep 04, 2019 19:40
According to the statement, a proposal to ban groundwater extraction in the zone was discussed in the meeting. read more
Sep 02, 2019 23:55
Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh said on Monday that “diligent and innovative” initiatives of Prime Minister were brining laurels from across the world. read more
Sep 02, 2019 11:53
Innova Engineering & Fabrication aims to leverage waste generated by individuals and convert it into useful formulations for government institutions. read more
Aug 29, 2019 13:07
The Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education in collaboration with the Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur, conducted these sessions. read more
Aug 29, 2019 00:07
The report looked at the concentration of the three gases at five different spots – Worli in south central Mumbai, Khar and Andheri in the western suburbs, Bhandup and Deonar in the north-eastern suburbs of the city – through the year. Deonar was not... read more
Aug 27, 2019 12:35
As part of this collaboration, IIT Patna will also provide technical know-how and training to the officials of the DWSC, Bhojpur as well as selected set of interested people, natural leaders or Swachhagrahi’s for capacity building in form of short-term... read more
Aug 26, 2019 23:32
Top diplomats based in New Delhi and Tel Aviv said on condition of anonymity that an advanced security liaison team from Israel will land in Delhi on September 2 to prepare ground for the prime ministerial visit. read more
Aug 26, 2019 00:01
The dumping ground, which holds about 12 million metric tonnes of waste, is 14km from the airport and hence falls in the runway funnel zone – area around the airport which is in the flight take-off and landing path. read more
Aug 21, 2019 00:50
Lillian Pais, a member of the ALM, and resident of St John Baptist Road, said, “Every year, the waste is piled up at Veermata Jijabai Udyan near Rebello Road. read more