In a better mould
German researchers have hit upon a novel technique that converts waste plastics into multiple gains for steel industry
German researchers have hit upon a novel technique that converts waste plastics into multiple gains for steel industry
Making the best of the worst could be the underlying theme behind the garbage revolution in Nigeria
An expedition was launched recently in a bid to clean up the mess atop Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. Fifteen Nepali climbers set out with empty sacks to collect 1,500 kg of garbage in
Even the tiniest microbes could help spruce up our foul environment when let loose on domestic waste. Researchers in Delhi are now advocating the use of this miniscule life form to solve the huge problem of urban waste. These tiny do gooders do not
With garbage piling mountain-high in Nepal, countries like Russia are now taking up the cause of cleaning up the awe-inspiring Mount Everest. Oleg Fedorov, a Russian ecologist believes that it is
For the Delhi government, it is a case of do or die. It has been asked by the division bench of justice Kuldip Singh and Justice Saghir Ahmed to either keep the city clean or else
The Nepalese government has finally made up its mind about what it wants to do with the capital's garbage. It has declared Okharpauwa in Nuwakot district as the final disposal site for the muck. This
Calcutta comes up with the "most efficient and ecologically benign method" of re using municipal waste and sewage
Can merely conserving trees save the environment?
Bacteria that feast on garbage may provide an environmentally benign way to dispose household waste, say British engineers who are testing a new anaerobic digester -- that does not require air -- for
...or how to use garbage to generate power
"A R Ammon's poem Garbage is a long ode to trash. It is also an autobiographical meditation and a reflection on humanity, which, according to the poet, is a form of garbage too." New York Times
DELHI school students are evidently becoming increasingly environment conscious. Recently, Chief Minister (CM) Madan Lal Khurana reeled under a barrage of questions and suggestions from students of
West Delhi hutment residents use methane emanating from an abandoned garbage dump for fuel
ALTHOUGH the repulsive sight of waste and garbage lying strewn around and putrefying on our roads, parks, greens, and neighbourhoods is no new phenomenon for urban India, it has become a cause for
High-altitude cleaning efforts in the Khumbu region of Nepal have made trekking more pleasurable now, reports Himal. The Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) is supervising a programme that
Vadodara's residents show that handling garbage hands on is the best way to beat municipal overload
Himalayan conservation gets a start at a recent seminar in the Capital
SOLID waste is piling up in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu. Entrepreneurs whose businesses are based on tourism say the country will lose tourists -- its major foreign exchange earner -- if the
Industries and local councils have had to come to the rescue of Germany's ambitious recycling programme, which is overwhelmed by a huge volume of waste.