Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
The city Corporation on Monday conducted a workshop for councillors to create awareness on the decentralised source-level waste treatment project. Inaugurating the workshop, Mayor K. Chandrika said all councillors should come together to successfully implement the scheme which had been initiated to reduce the quantity of garbage transported to the …
Five agencies, shortlisted for providing solid waste treatment units such as biogas plants, vermicompost, and ring compost to city households, demonstrated their products at a meeting chaired by Mayor K. Chandrika here on Saturday. The initiative is part of the decentralised garbage treatment project of the city Corporation. Social and …
Meet on waste management calls for total ban on plastic Implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) that makes manufacturers responsible for disposal of non-biodegradable waste generated by their products is among the recommendations made to the government by heads of urban local bodies at a workshop on ‘Decentralised waste management,' …
Failure to inaugurate Rs 1 crore garbage treatment plant at Dumane has resulted in CMC not servicing certain areas and dumping collected garbage behind its own building. Erratic movement of Canacona Municipal Council’s (CMC) compactors in the collection of garbage has affected sanitation in the municipal area. CMC vehicles would …
Processing at source may be made mandatory Kerala may be in for stringent legislation on waste management as waste remains a major environmental and health hazard in the State. The Legislature Committee on Environment recommended in its report submitted early this year that law should be brought to make waste …
With local bodies across the State struggling to cope with the mounting garbage problem, the government has launched a new initiative to promote decentralised methods of solid waste management using existing and alternative technologies. Suchitwa Mission, an agency under the Government of Kerala, is organising two major programmes for the …
LUCKNOW: If projections of UP Jal Nigam are anything to go by, then the state capital may have its streets free of callously dumped domestic waste by November when the much-awaited municipal solid waste treatment plant finally starts working. Executed under the supervision of UP Jal Nigam, the plant is …
LDF accused of adopting apathetic attitude Activists of the United Democratic Front (UDF) took out a march to the City Corporation, ruled by the Left Democratic Front (LDF), on Wednesday to press their demand for a solution to the garbage crisis in the city. The protesters held a dharna in …
The Rs 90 lakh garbage treatment plant at Canacona sits idle, as people wait for the Municipal Council and Forest Department to iron out difference over an approach road. Meanwhile the town stinks as people generate garbage but detest a processing plant in their backyard. While garbage continues to stink …
Kunhalikutty inaugurates Suchitwotsavam drive Minister for Industries and Urban Development P.K. Kunhalikutty inaugurated ‘Suchitwotsavam,' a cleaning drive under the aegis of the district sanitation mission as part of the Nirmal Bharat project undertaken by the Union Ministry for Rural Development across the country, on the beach here on Sunday. Mr. …
Corporation's bid to bring down volume of garbage transported to Vilappilsala solid waste treatment plant The City Corporation Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to launch source-level garbage treatment units through homestead-based treatment plants. The project is being implemented as part of the Corporation's efforts to bring down the volume …
Setting a model in decentralised waste treatment, the Thrikkakara Residents' Association Apex Council (TRAAC) has joined hands with the Thrikkakara municipality to install biopots to treat biodegradable waste in individual households. The project is two-pronged, targeting smooth waste treatment and propagating backyard vegetable cultivation in the municipal limits using the …
The residents of Dadumajra who were protesting near the dumping ground were rounded up by the police today after Section 144 was imposed. The residents have been protesting for the past two days against the filling up of the dumping ground due to processing not being done properly at the …
Chief Minister convenes conciliatory meeting today With the garbage issue threatening to escalate into a major crisis, the Thiruvananthapuram city Corporation, on Monday, began efforts to force the government to find a negotiated settlement. Mayor K. Chandrika and senior Corporation functionaries, including Opposition leaders, met Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and …
Reluctant to take a decision on the issue of the garbage processing plant, the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) has prepared a report on the functioning of the plant and sent it to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The board has been asked to take further action on the …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the plea for shifting of proposed solid waste treatment plant at Jhuriwala in Panchkula. Resident Welfare Association of Sector 26 and Vijay Bansal, President of Shivalik Vikas Manch and INLD leader, requested relocating the proposed site for construction of solid waste management …
Work on implementing a major Solid Waste Management (SWM) scheme here will commence soon, said the Chairman, Udhagamandalam Municipal Council (UMC) R. Rajendran here on Monday. Speaking to The Hindu , he said that it will be implemented on a Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis at an estimated cost …
The Central government had sanctioned Rs.294.72 lakh for the solid waste treatment project in the capital city, a statement issued by Shashi Tharoor, MP, said here on Monday. The statement said that Union Minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath had conveyed to Mr. Tharoor that the amount had been sanctioned …
Two Cuban research centres have started using bacteria to treat the oil contaminated water in several parts of the Caribbean island in order to reduce the presence of hydrocarbons in soil and water bodies in the country. The Center for Environmental Studies of Cienfuegos (CEAC), in collaboration with the Center …
