Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
MADURAI: Soon, the wastes from Madurai Corporation would be converted to power. If all goes as per the plans of the corporation, the wastes generated in the corporation limits would be a boon. The process called as pyrolysis would turn the non-biodegradable wastes segregated from the garbage using a mechanized …
In an effort to decentralise management of waste in the city, the BMC, with technical support from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), will soon set up a 20-metric tonne biogas plant at Deonar Abattoir by year-end. The new plant will replace the current dysfunctional four-metric tonne plant and will …
Statue makers say use of the banned plaster of Paris is “inevitable" The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has advocated making of idols of Lord Ganesh with biodegradable products such as sago pith waste for the water immersion ceremony in connection with Vinayaka Chathurthy While the primary insistence is on …
The city corporation has taken steps to popularise biogas plants within its limit. The move was taken in the wake of lukewarm response received from the public. The civic body will provide 50% subsidy to set up biogas plants while those who have opted for vermicompost and pipe composting have …
DEBATES YATRA‘A disaster needs to be prevented’ Welcome to this edition of Rising Kashmir Debates. In this edition we will be discussing Amarnath Yatra and Its Impact on Environment. This year also there are concerns about Amaranth Yatra and the environment. Newspaper articles, views expressed by different political parties and …
VIRUDHUNAGAR: Work is on full swing in Rajapalayam municipality of Virudhunagar district for the fabrication of digester to convert biodegradable waste into electricity. The project, which is believed to be the first in the southern districts, is expected to produce 40 kW of power from next month. The Tamil Nadu …
Southampton-based plastic manufacturer Biome Bioplastics has released ground-breaking research that demonstrates the feasibility of creating low-cost, high-performance bioplastics using lignin derived from wood. The research, undertaken in conjunction with the University of Warwick's Centre for Biotechnology and Biorefining, reveals that lignin - a waste product of the pulp and paper …
Say It Does Not Address Pollution Concerns, Propose Model To Reduce Load On Landfills The Planning Commission's taskforce on waste to energy (W2E) has recently recommended a public-private partnership(PPP) model for a combination of waste management technologies, including W2E plants, bio-methanation and composting, that can be integrated to reduce the …
The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued directions to three municipal councils for treating waste by violating Environment Protection Act leading to pollution in the vicinities. The directions were issued to Mormugao Municipal council, Mapusa Municipal Council and Sanquelim Municipal Council, have been issued under section 5 of …
City residents need not bother to segregate waste generated at their homes when the new waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram becomes operational. Going by the project report of the plant prepared by Kerala Industrial and Technology Consultancy Organisation (KITCO), all sorts of municipal waste, including plastic refuse and wood, would …
Parallels in spend on cleaning up of Ganga, Yamuna and 10 lakes of Bhopal and their conservation, in many ways, are too striking to ignore. If the sum involved to clean Ganga and Yamuna each was over Rs 1,000 crore, in case of Bhopal it had crossed Rs 500 crore …
The Mysore City Corporation is aiming big. It wants to segregate waste at source for effective solid waste management. The idea is to achieve hundred percent of segregation of waste at the source so that biodegradable waste is processed separately and converted into manure while the plastic waste can be …
Tourism Minister inaugurates work, taken up at a cost of Rs. 32 lakh The Tuticorin Corporation has embarked on a new project to convert solid and liquid waste into energy for consumption. The work taken up at a cost of Rs. 32 lakh was inaugurated by S.P. Shanmuganathan, Tourism Minister, …
Proposals to charge private organizations for dumping biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste at Bhanpur dumping site, besides inclusion of 74 villages within BMC limits and other proposals were passed at the Mayor-in-council (MiC) meeting here on Wednesday. This is ahead of the scheduled general council meeting of Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) …
Taking the lead in heeding the Centre's advice backed by concerns expressed by environmentalists and a court order, the Odisha government has issued directions to district authorities to ensure that no plastic tri-colour is used during celebration of Republic Day, Independence Day or other important days in the state. Though …
The City Municipal Corporation is all set to generate 4,500 watt of electricity per day from biodegradable municipal solid waste obtained from hotels and markets in the city. The five tonnes per day capacity bio methanation cum power generation plant is to be established at Veeranam Compost Yard at a …
The District Sanitation Mission has allotted a sum of Rs 1.04 crore for execution of the project on disposal of bio-degradable waste at its source point. The project will be carried out in 45 grama panchayats and will initially be implemented on an experimental basis at two wards in each …
The Attingal municipality will set up seven high-capacity biogas plants in various public places as part of its efforts to treat biodegradable waste at source. Work had commenced on the plants at the waste treatment yard at Chudukad, public market, Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Government Girls Higher Secondary School, …
Harnessing nuclear energy for constructive purposes is not without risks but the country has the intelligence required to handle the challenges of using it, said Sharad Kale, Head, Technology Transfer, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). He was speaking to reporters at a meet titled ‘An awareness programme on nuclear energy …
In a bid to save fragile ecology of tribal Kinnaur district located along China border, Kinnaur district administration has decided to launch door-to-door garbage collection scheme besides setting up a solid waste disposal plant. But before that a sensitization and awareness programme would be launched during which efforts would be …
