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 …
State Pollution Control Board report finds more takers for treatment plants The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is reiterating that the future of Bangalore is in the reuse of water, something the City might not be able to escape for too long. In this direction, the Board had made …
Top hotels could soon be donating leftover untouched food and partially used toiletries, allowing guests to order half portions and buying toilet tissue and towels made from recycled paper, besides re-using all their waste water under the government’s green agenda. Amid concerns that posh hotels generate a lot of wastage …
In a move aimed at cutting down the wastage of food and water by India's luxury hotels, the government has come up with a set of guidelines to make these hotels more environment friendly. The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has advised the posh hotels of the country to …
A new sewerage model is all set to replace the traditional one in Ranchi households enabling improved drainage system across the city. Ranchi Municipal Corporation has designed the new model, which if implemented will directly connect every household to the sewage treatment plant. The treated water would then be released …
Around 25 clubs in the city including Chelmsford Club and India Habitat Centre have been issued notices by Delhi government's environment department for flouting " green norms" including "failure" to set up waste water treatment plants. Top officials in the Environment department said a number of restaurants in India Habitat …
Manipal University, which is known for its green initiatives, has bagged the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for the second consecutive year. Union minister for petroleum and natural gas M Veerappa Moily conferred the award on the varsity at the 15th World Congress on Environment Management held in New Delhi. …
Following the Goa State Pollution Control Board's (GSPCB) complaints about environmental pollution and sewage overflow at the Dabolim airport, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken action to ensure that the airport functions in compliance with all environmental norms. "Goa airport is managing municipal solid waste without causing any …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide a loan assistance of US dollar 80 million (equivalent to NRs 7.57 billion) to the government for the implementation of the Kathmandu Valley Waste Water Management Project. An agreement to this effect was signed on Wednesday at a function organized at …
A Spanish resort town with sprawling golf courses and tree-lined beaches has added another green site to its attractions: the world's first plant to convert sewage into clean energy. The facility in Chiclana de la Frontera on the southwest tip of Spain uses wastewater and sunlight to produce algae-based biofuel …
It has also pitched for the supply of water to those below the poverty line, at a subsidised rate The Ministry of Water Resources has proposed 100 per cent metered water supply, priced on a volumetric basis, for urban areas. It has also pitched for the supply of water to …
The urban development department has prepared a Rs 670 crore scheme for execution of water supply, sewerage and waste water management of Gaya town. Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to be approached for funds for the scheme's execution. According to an official letter sent by urban development secretary S Sidhartha, …
Jamshedpur : Steel Authority of India (SAIL), through its raw material division (RMD), is set to invest around R70 crore this fiscal in three iron ore mines in Jharkhand and Orissa, in order to make them environment-friendly as well as to reclaim iron ore. The RMD, which has seven iron …
A water recycling project that was inaugurated on Monday in Vasant Kunj aims to keep colony parks green without using up fresh ground water. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit inaugurated the pilot project to facilitate re-use of kitchen-waste water for horticulture purposes in the colony. The project has been initiated …
With a moratorium on expansions and new projects having been imposed by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) in the Ankleshwar region of Gujarat, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the area have started exploring options such as taking on job work from large players and tie-ups for …
Around 32 five-star hotels in Delhi today signed an MoU with the Department of Environment, Delhi Government, to preserve natural resources by complying with Green Hotel Guidelines. Green Hotel Guidelines facilitate promotion of measures relating to environment protection, waste reduction, water and energy conservation, and treatment of waste water generating …
Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of USD 80 million to modernise and expand the sewage network and treatment facilities in the Kathmandu Valley home to 2.5 million people. "Better and broader sewage and wastewater systems will improve health and living conditions and reduce river pollution in the Kathmandu …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved Rs. 6.89 billion ($80 million) loan to modernise and expand the wastewater network and treatment facilities in the populous Kathmandu Valley. “Better and broader sewage and water systems will improve health and living conditions and reduce river pollution in the Kathmandu Valley where …
The numbers are increasing and so is the demand for water. For the city’s water utility, the Delhi Jal Board, this is barely good news. With little possibility of finding newer sources of water for the city’s growing demand, the Jal Board is being pressed to recycle and reuse. Three …
Urban wastewater management has become a challenge in India as infrastructural development and regulations have not kept pace with population growth and urbanization. Annually, more and more people are moving into cities, and the figures are expected to reach about 600 million by 2030 making India more peri-urban than rural. …
Water is the harbinger and sustainer of all life on the planet especially the humankind. With the increasing demand by the growing population and improvement in economic status, the demands on the available resources are increasing and we have to constantly strive towards stretching the same water to satisfy larger …
