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 …
THE SWEDISH city of Malmo has carefully landscaped an area of about 10,000 ha, which functions as a natural stormwater treatment plant. In Malmo, on the southern Swedish coast, several projects involving the natural treatment of stormwater are being implemented. One of them is the Toftanas Project in which stormwater …
The figure shows the elements of a small-scale wastewater treatment system in use at Stensund high school in Sweden. First, a sedimentation tank stores the wastewater produced over two days (1). The water then is led to a soil filtration tank (2) with sulphuric bacteria under anaerobic (non-oxygen) conditions, which …
TRADITIONAL communities developed ingenious ways of making use of wastewater. And, experts involved in the modern science of ecological engineering can learn a great deal from them. There is a growing realisation that the term "wastewater" is a sign of human inability to recognise a valuable resource. Traditional societies throughout …
IN THIS "throwaway" age the Germans are trying to be difficult. Their stringent waste laws are creating a rift in the European Commission (EC) which wants lower and more flexible standards. Germany has a law, popularly known as the "Topfer Law" -- after Klaus Topfer, Germany's environment minister -- which …
EARTHWORMS may hold the key to the problem of disposing urban waste. For the last 18 months, Lata Srikhande, honorary secretary of the Save Pune Citizen's Society, has been disposing of all her domestic organic waste, from banana peels to egg shells, in her roof-top garden which is rich in …
The World Energy and Environment Technology (WEENTECH) is happy to announce the International Seminar on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development, 2015 (RESD2015). The conference is jointly organised with College of Science and Technology, Royal University of Bhutan and WEENTECH. Conference will provide platform for researchers and specialists across the globe …
Vasudha Sharma gets us this inspiring report on how conscious developers and residents together can create zero waste green residential societies. http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-property-show/building-zero-waste-homes/366370
SAVE THE WORLD, is a funny take on how we fantasize about being a super hero and save the world, but what we forget is that we can save the world by doing our small bit, by RECYCLING. ACTONCLIMATECHANGE Film is shot and edited on Iphone6.
Waste management is a huge challenge as well as a crisis for our country. Some cities have managed to put in successful waste management systems. The government evolved a new set of waste management rules that mark a significant shift. A survey by Centre for Science and environment has rated …
Indian cities are producing unmanageable amounts of garbage and solid waste every day. The figures are frightening. What can India do to solve its mounting garbage menace? http://www.ndtv.com/video/property/the-property-show/india-s-mounting-garbage-problem-437454?yt
Waste management is a huge challenge as well as a crisis for our country. Some cities have managed to put in successful waste management systems. The government evolved a new set of waste management rules that mark a significant shift. A survey by Centre for Science and environment has rated …
Only 12 per cent of the 70 per cent of India's solid waste is treated, while the rest goes into landfills. Though there's a long way to go in treating the problem, people and co-operatives have started taking initiatives towards segregating and composting waste and developing a consciousness of not …
प्लास्टिक का इस्तेमाल हम रोजमर्रा के कामों में धड़ल्ले से करते आए हैं। प्लास्टिक के अंधाधुंध इस्तेमाल से आज पर्यावरण खतरे में है। दुनिया भर में हर साल लाखों टन प्लास्टिक का उत्पादन होता है। इसमें सिर्फ 9 फीसदी ही रिसायकल होती है। 12 फीसदी जला दी जाती है और …
No ban on single use plastic, only awareness programs. No definitive timelines either. Are we any closer to finding alternatives for the single use plastic? Are we really prepared for plastic ban?
As the world wakes up to to the crisis of Ocean Plastic, India plans on a complete ban on single use plastic by 2022. Times Now looks at how India is planning to fight the plastic epidemic.
