Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
As the debate over how the City should dispose of its waste rages and residents of Mandur village protest against dumping of trash in their neighbourhood, it is important to note that almost 55-60 per cent of all waste generated is by homes, when compared with markets, restaurants, commercial premises, …
FTSE 250 strategic outsourcer Mitie has claimed a significant increase in sustainability performance for the ninth consecutive year and "strong progress towards its 2020 targets". However, energy and water use, fuel consumption and waste generation all rose over last year. The company's sustainability report said: "Our total energy consumption in …
Announces "Green" Hospitals and more Public Health Institutes On the occasion of World Environment Day, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, has announced his resolve for greening the health care and to converting All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi into a green hospital. With …
Hyderabad: If the GHMC’s boast of developing the city into a world-class one is to come true, it must start at the bottom, with better management of garbage and provisions of adequate garbage bins across the twin cities. Currently, for the 625 sq km area of the municipal corporation, there …
KOCHI: In 2012, when National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, Kochi, undertook a survey, Kochi stood at the 24th position among the highly polluted cities in the country. But the comprehensive environmental pollution index (CEPI)is more shocking - Kochi’s index is …
Mumbai is hostage to air and water pollution at dangerous levels, and is probably the n the world, ahead of Delhi and Kolkata. Maharashtra's economic survey , released a day before World Environment Day (Thursday), paints a grim picture for the rest of the state as well. Of particular concern …
Massive Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) imports coupled with lack of proper recycling policies and inadequate implementation processes have made India its dumping ground, states the Toxics Link’s latest publication “Looking Through Glass-CRT Glass Recycling in India”, released recently in the city. CRT, popularly called the picture tube, is generally used …
“The effective management of Carbon will decide the success of regulating climate change or global warming. Shifting to a development paradigm which is sustainable with nature can only save the planet from the alacrity of soaring mercury,” noted Dr S M Kulkarni, faculty at the department of Mechanical Engineering, NITK …
Half of the respondents recently surveyed by not-for-profit research institute The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) feel that the air quality in the Capital has worsened, and 40 per cent are of the view that air pollution policies have not been implemented properly. Fifty per cent said that the quality …
A large number of consumers have switched to using Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) to save electricity but in the absence of any monitoring system and with most of the disposal chain being in the informal sector, there is an increased risk of the hazardous mercury from CFLs escaping into the …
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 load on landfills. For larger cities like Delhi, it mainly recommends W2E plants that …
Confederation of Indian Industry’s Young Indians group, popularly known as Yi, has been gaining momentum in Tricity. With a national presence that includes 32 chapters, about 1,600 members and 8,300 students, the Confederation of Indian Industry’s Young Indians group, popularly known as Yi, has been slowly and steadily gaining momentum …
Lead Content In CRT Sets Putting Waste Handlers At Risk As LCDs and LEDs are fast replacing the old-fashioned cathode ray tube monitors, the capital is faced with a huge health risk. Both the informal e-waste recyclers working at the CRT recycling hubs of Yamuna Vihar, Seelampur and Mustafabad and …
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 …
In order to deal with the increasing risk of health hazards posed by electronic waste (e-waste) generated everyday in the city, the Delhi government has decided to set up 11 new centres for the disposal of such material. Presently, there are 12 centres registered for recycling of e-waste through scientific …
KOCHI: Rajeswari Venkiteswaran, a 63-year-old homemaker from Palarivattom, is shifting her house and is busy packing her belongings. But, she is confused about how to dispose her broken keyboards, mouse, used batteries and other damaged electronic equipment. The apartment complex where she resides prohibits the entry of small-time scrap dealers …
The purpose of this report is to identify technically feasible, financially affordable and environmentally sound processing and disposal technologies for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and assess, evaluate and recommend systems, processes, technological options, financial mechanisms and institutional arrangements to enhance resource recovery and promote Waste to Energy (W to E) …
Project was disrupted by incident of fire in November The solid waste management plan for Faridabad seems to have gone for a toss after the Rs 75-crore solid waste recycling plant started about three years ago has failed to come on track after a fire incident that disrupted its operation …
Construction debris in Delhi is choking roads, wetlands and green areas and the problem is becoming more acute every year. Dumped callously wherever there is space, it is rarely ever recycled on a large scale. Delhi’s only pilot construction and demolition recycling plant in Burari that recycles about 500 tonnes …
In a world first, British Airways is planning to use garbage to power its flights in an ambitious project which aims to convert municipal waste into 50,000 metric tonnes of jet fuel per year. The project will attempt to convert trash into a drop-in fuel for air-planes by 2017. While …
