CII comes out with vision document for Uttarakhand@2022
Shishir Prashant / Dehradun March 02, 2009, 0:21 IST
Shishir Prashant / Dehradun March 02, 2009, 0:21 IST
In this study, the authors developed a simulation model to evaluate the life-cycle cost (LCC) and life-cycle CO2 (LCCO2) in a municipal solid waste (MSW) management system by taking into account the construction/renewal and maintenance patterns of MSW treatment facilities from mid or long term perspective.
As a pioneer in sustainable development, Singapore has been approached by the World Bank to provide technical assistance on urban planning in neighbouring countries. Vicente Carbona analyses Singapore
Hazardous Waste, bulk of which is generated by the industries, can cause environmental pollution and adverse health effects if not handled and managed properly. Its effective management, with emphasis on minimization of generation and recycling/ reuse, taking into account economic aspects, is therefore essential.
H C Sharat Chandra, chairman of the Karnataka Pollution Control Board, talked of its failures and role in managing waste On waste reduction: India is yet to move towards it. Industries have to understand it is their problem. Initial investment can be taken care of with soft loans but they should at least show interest. The problem is small recyclers and manufacturers are not even aware
One way of managing waste
Four alternatives to disposal facilities 1) burn it with cement Cement manufacturers like Lafarge and Holcim have undertaken trial of co-processing hazardous waste in cement kilns that operate at 1,400
<i>India has tightened guidelines for storage of toxic industrial waste. But is it enough?</i>
Disposal facilities are not the final solution, but are good business as long as subsidized India generates 8.14 million tonnes of hazardous industrial waste in a year, according to cpcb. Of this, at least 350,000 tonnes have to be incinerated. However, the capacity of the tsdfs in the country to incinerate waste is much less
Enforcement and monitoring are the key to safety Having tsfds and guidelines in place does not mean the waste has been taken care of. As the beil accident showed, cpcb
Toxic waste is a problem. Whose? RE 0.70 buys one of the cheapest paracetamol pills in the Indian market. An essential drug, it needs to be kept inexpensive. Manufacturing such drugs has a much bigger cost that is never factored into the pricing: pharma factories release large quantities of slurry, often hazardous. This is dumped in places where people either do not know the effects of
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Corporation is of the firm view that the menace of non-biodegradable and non-recyclable plastic bags should be eliminated for its waste management programme to be successful.
GUWAHATI, Feb 26
TIRUCHI: A Rs.70-crore-integrated solid waste management programme has been planned for the Tiruchi Corporation and the Municipalities of Manapparai, Thuvakudi and Kulithalai. A detailed project report (DPR) has been prepared by Community Consulting India Private Ltd, a consultant commissioned by the Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Ltd (TNUIFSL).
GANDHINAGAR: Gujrat will soon be home to Asia
K.V. Prasad COIMBATORE: After trying it out in six colonies in the city, ITC Limited looks set to tie up with five corporations (three in Tamil Nadu and two in Kerala) to expand its Wealth Out of Waste programme, under which it pays for paper waste collected from houses.
Chandigarh: The machines installed at the Solid Waste Management Plant in Dadumajra are not those as were demonstrated by the Germany firm from whom they were bought. There are some machines that were not part of the Detailed Project Report (DPR). The sub-committee constituted to look into the functioning of the plant has pointed out these and numerous other anomalies at the plant.
The chief minister presents a lifetime achievement award to R.K. Pachauri at the environment meet. (Sanjoy Chattopadhyaya) Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee lauded the high court for banning polluting autorickshaws and old diesel vehicles from the city before goofing up on his green facts at an environment summit on Thursday.
The latest report of the Parliamentary standing committee on environment & forests presented to Rajya Sabha on Feb 17, 2009. Expresses serious concern over the ineffective implementation of Ganga Action Plan and Yamuna Action Plan.
Thane residents say no to waste tax RESIDENTS of Thane city are not willing to pay tax for the garbage that goes out of their homes each day. The Thane Municipal Corporation in November 2008 had proposed a nominal solid waste tax for scientific disposal of garbage. The target was to collect Rs 3.16 crore a year. But the civic body gave in to pressure from corporators and people who were