Roads in various parts of the city would soon be cleaned using mechanical sweepers. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi's Standing Committee meeting on Monday cleared the proposal after a long delay of three years. MCD Standing Committee chairman Yogender Chandolia said:
Integrated Sustainable Waste Management (ISWM) working group has greater challenge in people's awareness in separating the solid waste at households. This fact was brought to light by baseline report
Joining the mass movement initiated by villagers and Shiromani Akai Dal leader and area MLA Pargat Singh against setting up of a solid waste plant to thermal power plant at Jamsher village, renowned environmentalist
Environment campaigners are planning to sue the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) chairman for violating the statutory directions of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) regarding online
Srinagar: Due to the ongoing turmoil in the Valley, the summer capital is literally stinking with huge piles of garbage scattered along the roadsides at various points in the city. Heaps of garbage have not been cleared for more than a week in certain parts of the city though some areas were cleared on Sunday when the curfew was lifted and the separatists called off their strike.
The Supreme Court Monitoring Committee (SCMC) on Hazardous Waste has refused to extend the deadline of October 15 for setting up temporary disposal facility for hazardous waste by the industries in
MRV – Measurement/Monitoring, Reporting and Verification - is commonly understood as a series of processes to quantify GHG emission and their change over time. It is a key instrument to understand the
Despite court, state govt directions, no action on the ground Five years since the state government announced the imposition of ban on polythene usage in Kashmir, there is little action on ground by the authorities concerned for implementing the ban.
Japan Readies To Inject Nitrogen Into Reactor To Prevent Blast After Hydrogen Buildup Tokyo: Workers stopped a highly radioactive leak into the Pacific off Japan
SRINAGAR: The Committee on Environment of Legislative Assembly today recommended that all the Deputy Commissioners should act as nodal officers for ensuring Environmental Protection within their respective districts. The Committee, which met under the chairmanship of MLA, M. Y. Tarigami discussed various issues related to environment. The meeting was attended by legislators, Mohammad Sharief Niaz, Abdul Rehman Veeri, Mohammad Khalil Band, M. Y. Shah, Rafi Ahmed Mir, Prof. Gharu Ram Bhagat, Durga Dass and Mohammad Ashraf Ganaie.
SHILLONG: As the State gears up to observe World Environment Day on Wednesday, there are several questions that seek answers. Meghalaya has witnessed changes in the past few decades which can be only termed as environmental degradation. Unrestricted mining activities, improper waste management and change in forest cover has dealt many a blow to pristine hill state. A prominent citizen of the State, veteran educationist EN Shullai expressed pity over the ongoing environmental degradation in the state while ruing the fact that Meghalaya has changed in more than one way in the past few decades.
KG Kumar Last Saturday, 3 July, 2010, was observed in several parts of the world as International Plastic Bag-Free Day. Echoes of the campaign could be heard in Kerala too as environmental activists and producers of eco-friendly products from across the country participated in a workshop organised by the NGOs, Thanal and the Zero Waste Centre, in connection with the day.
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President Nasheed: Maldivians will attain higher standard of living using country's natural resources
Chemists show how waste-water contamination affects ecosystem.
Cabinet approves blanket ban on sale, storage and usage The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved a blanket ban on manufacture, sale, storage and usage of plastic bags under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi Municipal Council and Delhi Police would be instructed to strictly enforce the ban.
BHOPAL : National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday instructed Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) and MP Audyogik Kendra Vikas Nigam (MPAKVN), to submit report about environment conservation
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Dwaipayan Sengupta Vs Union of India & Ors dated 11/09/2015 regarding free flow of water in the Nayanjuli water
<p>Action taken report filed by the Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board in OA No. 772/2019 in the matter of Madan Sen Vs State of Chhattisgarh. The report was in compliance to the National Green
By Jithendra Antonio
