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 …
New Delhi: Housing societies in Delhi are slowly but surely, and collectively, adopting eco- friendly systems to cut down on the carbon footprint. A new survey commissioned by the Delhi Government studied 1,284 housing societies to see if they had adopted water-saving and energy-efficient measures. The results show the rainwater-harvesting …
NAVI MUMBAI: Several malls have mushroomed over the last three years - five have sprung up in Vashi itself - and mall culture is here to stay. But how many of these mammoth structures, which record thousands of footfalls daily, think of culturing the huge amount of waste they inevitably …
K. Manikandan Useful option: Bottle gourds are among the vegetables grown in the kitchen garden of the Perungalathur town panchayat. TAMBARAM: Two urban local bodies in the southern suburbs of Chennai have demonstrated the use of applying organic manure generated in their compost yards to grow vegetables in kitchen gardens …
PANJIM, OCT 26 The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Panaji today condemned the decision of the CCP to stop the collection of organic waste with effect from October 28. The general body of the association termed the decision of the CCP as
In this study, the anaerobic digestion of different types of organic wastes including swept flour from the floor of flourmills, leftover food and vegetable waste is investigated. The performance of an anaerobic digester is dependent on the type and composition of the materials to be digested as well as the …
Scientists of Bangladesh Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) have produced petroleum from degradable organic waste that ushered in a new hope among the people of the energy-starved country. "We have developed petroleum products from organic municipal waste and are looking into its commercial viability," said Dr Md Yunus …
Solid waste disposal sites are not often seen as opportunities for energy solutions. The waste that is disposed in open dumps and landfills generates methane and other gases as it decomposes, causing concerns about explosions, odours, and, increasingly, about the contribution of methane to global climate change. However, the liability …
Nalini Ravichandran | Chennai NEEL Metal Fanalca Environment Management Pvt. Ltd( NMF), the private contractor engaged for clearing garbage in Chennai Corporation, conducted an awareness programme for around 21 NGOs and self help groups (SHGs) on source segregation of waste under the 'Operation Clean Chennai' venture, here on Saturday. On …
While municipal councils have foiled several attempts of the High Court to get them to attend to the garbage problem in their respective jurisdictions in the last two years, the High Court on Wednesday contemplated imposing fine on defaulting civic bodies would work as deterrent. A Division Bench of Justice …
The hospitality industry is finding that "going green" saves money and prevents pollution. As a step in this direction, a few hotels in the Capital have introduced eco-friendly measures like using recycled paper and herbal soaps, planting trees around the property, non-toxic herbal pest control, noise filters... One of the …
This paper contains detailed discussions on climate change strategies. It looks at climate change related issues in several sectors including forestry, energy (biofuels), waste management, and groundwater, as well as key institutional and industry developments in response to climate change challenges. The paper summarises current policy responses from around the …
Village panchayats in Goa which have been struggling to tackle the garbage menace, now have a better alternative to take care of the wet garbage. The department of Science, Technology & Environment has identified an equipment
One of the country's largest landfill sites, being readied at Gyaspur-Pirana on the outskirts of the city, will soon see a captive power plant in the coming months. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) plans to burn "organic' waste collected from various domestic and commercial sources to run a generator running …
The historic development pathway of Europe and the US is clearly not sustainable in developing Asia, with its larger population, constrained by resource limitations, and now facing the global challenges of climate change. So far, however, Asia has not framed an alternative future that simultaneously provides for an escape from …
Urban India is likely to face a massive waste disposal problem in the coming years. Traditionally, the problem of waste has been seen simply as one of cleaning and disposing. But a closer look at the current and future scenarios reveals that waste needs to be treated holistically, recognising its …
