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Though solid waste management and municipal finances may not sound too exciting, they have created quite a buzz. Last September, credit rating firm Crisil instituted an award for 'Excellence in Municipal Initiatives'. It invited entries in areas like financial management, internal systems, and e-governance. Crisil received a whopping 90 entries from across the country.
This manual is designed as a self-learning and assessment tool so that teachers can work with students to audit their use of natural resources and to experiment with environment friendly practices.
This report contains information on ownership, area type, structure, living facilities like electricity, drinking water, latrine, sewerage, drainage, garbage disposal, distance of the slum from nearest primary school and government hospital/health centre.
Kerala's port city of Kochi received an unusual consignment from the us. Classified as "office-grade paper' meant to be recycled into newsprint, the cargo turned out to be New York city's municipal
Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala was once known as the cleanest city in India. Today, it is littered with garbage
Mount Everest was for long regarded the world's highest garbage dump. In 2000 Junko Tabei, the first woman to scale the peak, had estimated that at least 290 tonnes of garbage were strewn along the
Sociologist David Naguib Pellow has come out with an engrossing account of Chicago from the perspective of what surrounds us all: garbage. It is the kind of book that gives environmentalism a good name...
Mounds of trash infested with flies have become a common sight on the streets of Toronto recently, thanks to a strike by the city's garbage collectors. Nearly 7,000 workers walked off the job,
This show, with music, puppets and plays, received a wide audience. But those who missed the beginning had no clue what was going on, except for the mute banners. It ended up as just a meaningless
Mount Everest is the world's tallest mountain and the world's highest garbage dump. A four-nation Asian team will clear the 8,850-metre high peak of mounds of oxygen cylinders, plastic, food cans,
GLOBALISATION is no longer considered profanation. Today urbanisation and globalisation have to work in tandem, bringing in information, and consequently, opportunity. This study was triggered
The Tihar jail exemplifies how efficient waste management not only makes our surroundings clean, but also endows us with economic benefits. What is required is a little bit of conviction and hard work
the Delhi government is planning to develop the reserved Bhatti mines area of the city into a garbage landfill site. For this purpose, it will soon seek the permission of both the Supreme Court
Sherpas in Nepal have collected 4.3 tonnes of garbage from Mount Everest. The garbage was dumped by climbers over the years and many have described the mountain as the world's highest dump site. "We
india / waste management starting from August 2001, only biodegradable waste from the residential and commercial complexes of Mumbai will be managed by the Brihan-Mumbai Municipal
River Swat of Pakistan has been contaminated to such an extent that its waters are now unfit for drinking or for irrigation purposes. The North West Frontier Province government had formed a River
Space, the final frontier, is rapidly becoming one big trash dump, experts have warned at a recent conference in Germany. Thousands of rocket launches have left a growing amount of orbiting debris
Adequate locations to set up new garbage dumping sites are not available in Mumbai. The Brihan-Mumbai Municipal Corporation (bmc) has been recently ordered by the Union government to create new
Sherpa climbers will be paid to collect garbage dumped on Mount Everest by the Nepal Mountaineering Association. The sherpas usually act as guides and carry supplies for people climbing the Everest,