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 …
TIRUCHI: A four MW power plant can be installed by making use of solid waste generated in Tiruchi city alone, according to M. Kamaraj, Professor, Department of Bioenergy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. Similarly one MW of electricity can be generated when 36 MLD (million of litres per day) gets …
With plastic ban going awry, the City Corporation has been long searching for new options to deal with plastic menace. It is all set to begin three plastic shredding units in the city to reduce its transportation to Vilappilsala. The local body is awaiting the arrival of plastic shredders for …
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has issued notices to Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Hospital and Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Hospital after it found several deficiencies in their waste management system. Most of the government hospitals in Delhi reportedly don
Electronic waste (e-waste) or Waste from Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) as it is popularly called includes used, obsolete or damaged electronic and electrical equipments and other such scrap. Recycling of WEEE has emerged as a lucrative business as these products are stripped down to obtain valuable metals like platinum, …
Fomento has said that the construction and setting up of a treatment plant at the Sonsodo dump yard will begin in May and will be completed by March 2011. Submitting a detailed bar chart of the scheduled of work at the dumping site as directed by the High Court, Fomento …
KOCHI: The managers of non-degradable waste in the city are a relieved lot as the Refuse- Derived Fuel (RDF) plant at Brahmapuram is all set to open on April 16. Once the RDF plant becomes operational, the overall efficiency of the Brahmapuram solid-waste plant will increase considerably. This will help …
This article presents the results of an experimental activity aimed at investigating the technical feasibility and the environmental performance of using municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash to produce glass frit for ceramic glaze (glaze frit). The process includes an industrial pretreatment of bottom ash that renders the material suitable …
KOCHI: The Brahmapuram Solid Waste Treatment Plant is gearing up for a facelift. The Corporation has proposed some ambitious projects in its annual budget for the year 2010-11. With the civic body recently acquiring 45 acres of land, the total land it holds in Brahmapuram is 104 acres. The master …
This report submitted to MoEF provides a road map for managing wastes in India. Examines existing administrative and regulatory mechanisms to manage various types of waste and details strategies for sustainable waste management. Rapid economic growth is leading to urbanization and industrialization generating waste which is adversely effecting the environment. …
The Corporation of the City of Panjim will have to reply to the High Court of Bombay at Goa tomorrow on the progress it has made on the waste-treatment plant at Bainguinim, even as CCP Mayor at the behest of the Education Minister Babush Monserrate said the corporation will now …
The disposal of hazardous wastes in common and captive incinerators leads to the loss of vital resource besides having potential to cause severe environmental risks if not operated in an environmentally sound manner. Hence, CPCB has published these guidelines to streamline the procedure of co-processing in cement, power and steel …
KOCHI: In order to give a facelift to the Brahmapuram Solid Waste Treatment Plant, the Kochi Corporation will entrust the KITCO with the task of conducting a detailed study on its renovation.
Pune Waste disposal: Collector says proposal pending with govt; officials in talks with firms After a harrowing time over disposal of garbage, Pune will soon get three garbage treatment sites if all goes well with a proposal, now pending with the government. The proposal was forwarded after the Collector
The High Court may have cleared the proposed waste disposal site in Bainguinim, but the Old Goa Villagers Action Committee is determined to thwart efforts by the Corporation City of Panjim (CCP) to set up garbage treatment plant at the proposed site.
The road has now been cleared for City of the Corporation of Panjim (CCP) for setting up an integrated sanitary landfill and solid waste management site at Bainguinim. The Bombay High Court at Goa has dismissed a bunch of writ petitions filed challenging the notifications issued for land acquisition at …
The IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report puts the contribution of the solid waste and wastewater management sector to global greenhouse gas emissions at 2.7%, which might at first sight appear to be comparatively low. According to the IPCC accounting rules this figure does not take into account the impacts of reducing, …
Petitions Environment Ministry for closure HERALD NEWS DESK Taking cognizance of the thick clouds of obnoxious fumes which are emanating from the garbage tipped over the cliff opposite the MPT hospital at Headland Sada, Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) has petitioned the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), New Delhi for …
