Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JAICA) will provide technological assistance and infrastructure facilities to establish a National Solid Waste Management Support Centre (NSWMSC) under the Provincial Council and Local Government Ministry. The MoU was signed between the Government Representative, Provincial Council and Local Government Secretary Cassian Herath and JAICA Deputy Residential …
Being constantly under pressure due to ever sagging revenue, Delhi Jal Board is seriously considering to generate revenue from a new source which is sewage waste it treats. The pilot project carried out under the aegis of USAID, provides ultrafiltration to the sewage.
At a time when city's sanitary landfill sites are overflowing with garbage and civic agencies are struggling to find new dumping spaces, the Delhi government has taken a firm stand and refused to shelve its plan to develop a hazardous waste management site in west Delhi which has run into …
Despite a record 200 sanitation staff working round- the- clock, the NDMC is struggling to keep a check on the pollution level in New Delhi due to the Republic Day preparations. The most-polluted areas include India Gate, North Block, South Block, Rajpath and other areas of Luteyn's Delhi, where everyone …
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will soon develop two state-of-the-art landfill sites for solid waste management in the national capital. The waste will also be recycled for alternative energy generation. With the two current sites at Ghazipur and Okhla filled to the brim, the MCD will develop the sites …
It was not from the neighbourhood. The object that tore through the roof of a house in the New Jersey suburbs last week was an iron meteorite, perhaps billions of years old and maybe ripped from the belly of an asteroid, experts who examined it said. It has been tentatively …
Christmas may be the season of goodwill but the gift giving and over indulgence also leads to a huge spike in the amount of rubbish thrown out by householders. Up and down the country those responsible for waste have been trying to get the message out to the public to …
A Kerala politician today made an emotive plea for intervention of scientists for finding an amicable solution to the Mullaperiyar issue during an interactive session at the 94th Indian Science Congress, taking the delegates by surprise.
The Delhi Jal Board has decided to overhaul the city's sewerage system to ensure that untreated wastewater does not make its way into the Yamuna. DJB Chief Executive Officer Arun Mathur on Wednesday said that to counter the problem of effluents polluting the river waters the Board had put forth …
The transformation from a slogan to a cleanliness drive - 'Clean bangalore, Beautiful Bangalore' will take off on Jan 15, with BMP Commissioner K. Jairaj ordering implementation of the new health tender.
The World Bank will provide assistance to develop innovative models for scientific management of hazardous waste and municipal solid waste in this ecologically fragile state. The bank will fund two projects in this regard under which detailed studies will be conducted to generate authentic data about waste generation on the …
Used neeles and syringes are being found here and there in the nursing stations and in other places, and these are being reused. These observations made by Pollution Control Board (PCBA) team while inspecting the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital, and thereby confirming that the impact of the Bio-Medical Waste …
This manual starts out with a clear exposé of the contextual issues surrounding the water and sanitation crisis in many countries of the world, encompassing legal foundations, entitlements, responsibilities and questions of accountability. It addresses how legal obligations flowing from the right to water and sanitation may be realised, giving …
This document address the value-added of the right to water, its basis in international law and provide an overview of the content of the right. It also includes a number of resources useful for training and advocacy.
The Punjab Urban Water and Sanitation Policy of the Government of the Punjab is intended to guide and support provincial institutions, District Governments, Tehsil Municipal Administrations, Water Utilities and communities for improving water and sanitation services. This policy is a result of wider stakeholder consultations held at the provincial and …
