Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Bhopal Municipal Corporation Vs Subhash C Pandey & Others dated 07/04/2025. The affidavit of compliance was filed by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation regarding implementation of the suggestions of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI). The SC granted time to the …
Visakhapatnam district has achieved the distinction of being Number One. Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam district has achieved the distinction of being Number One in the state in terms of efficient garbage disposal. Key performance indicators that enable an urban local body to be graded thus are the percentage of garbage lifted and …
The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has ordered demolition of the Mackie's Saturday Night market, a prime attraction for locals and tourists. The Mackie's Saturday Night market is situated in Arpora village, around 25 kms away from here. Social activist Kashinath Shetye had approached GCZMA against the market and …
Chennai: 'Zero waste' Chennai could soon be a reality as the corporation, in a bid to reduce the quantity of waste taken to landfills, is all set to introduce a bin-less waste transfer process across 15 zones. According to officials, the concept is set to be introduced on a pilot …
Years of struggle of people of Vadavucode Puthencruz gram panchayat in Ernakulam district in Kerala seems to be paying-off with the Southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) terming Brahmapuram Waste Treatment Plant set-up by Cochin Corporation illegal and directing the Kerala Pollution Control Board (KPCB) to prosecute the …
At present, Delhi has four landfill sites and three of them operate beyond capacity. In a city where population increases at about 3.5 per cent per annum and the per capita waste generated rises by 1.3 per cent in the same period, devoting additional land to efficiently treat and dispose …
Living close to landfill sites can increase your risk of dying from lung cancer, scientists claim. Rotting rubbish produces harmful gases that, when inhaled, increase the chance of suffering from severe breathing problems. A study of nearly 250,000 people found that those living within three miles of landfill were more …
In compliance of the Order of the Hon’ble NGT, Central Pollution Control Board constituted a Committee comprising officials from MoEF & CC, BIS, CIPET, IIT Delhi and Associated Cement Company (ACC) for framing guidelines for the purpose of proper and appropriate disposal of SMC/FRP plastic waste. Thermoset plastic when cured …
Overflowing garbage landfills in the national capital, which have been saturated way beyond capacity, are already simmering inside. Last month’s Bhalswa fire incident has not made any impact on authorities so far. Routine checks are not being conducted to keep a check on such hazardous incidents. Delhi’s three landfills, Bhalswa, …
Nagpur: TOI's report on the messed-up Bhandewadi dump yard which is poisoning the city's quality of air has evoked sharp criticism from the experts in the field. Blaming the Nagpur Municipal Corporation ( NMC ) for unscientific handling of solid waste, experts have put forth various suggestions to streamline solid …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has questioned the rationale behind the odd-even scheme for vehicles on Delhi roads. This, after receiving a report that indicated no significant improvement in the capital's air-quality as a result of the initiative. In a suggestion, the tribunal asked the Delhi government, "Wouldn't it be …
Here’s a mix of numbers from our waste bins: India generates 75 million tonnes of trash a year, approximately 50 per cent of which can be composted while 20 per cent can be recycled. Yet, most of it is dumped in landfills. Also, three per cent of our greenhouse gases …
According to the new rules, buffer zones should be strictly maintained around landfill sites. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has modified the waste management rules 2000, in the wake of the increasing pollution levels and waste mismanagement. The MoEFCC, on April 8, 2016, through a gazette …
KOLKATA: Mollar Bheri that has been the waste dumping site of tonnes of daily waste from Salt Lake, New Town and Rajarhat area for years has become a dangerous environmentally hazardous area, emitting dangerous toxic waste as revealed by a study conducted by Toxics Link, a Delhi based environment NGO. …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conversion of City Waste into Compost Manure, 26/04/2016. The Government of India has approved a policy on promotion of City Compost. The salient features of the policy are at Annexure.
HC sets April 20 deadline to obtain CRZ clearance for the boundary wall, or face demolition After the Deonar dumping ground, it is the turn of its sister facility at Kanjurmarg to face the heat over an illegal compound wall. During a hearing on Wednesday, the Bombay High Court set …
Chandigarh: A recent PGI study says most e-waste in the city is generated by refrigerators, at 36%. This is followed by air conditioners at 31.23%, washing machines at 21.8% and televisions, 5%. According to an inventory prepared as part of the study, gold worth Rs 35 lakh, which could have …
Huge plumes of white smoke covered an otherwise clear blue sky in North Delhi on Wednesday, as fires fed by garbage at the Bhalswa landfill raged on. Small fires at North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s Bhalswa landfill turned into a blaze earlier this week and fire tenders had to be called …
The Pune Municipal Corporation has been asked to do a environmental impact report for the Pimpri Sandas land for the solid waste management project by the state environment department. This is the site for the new garbage dump for Pune city, an alternative to the Urali Devachi. The department has …
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the Mulund dumping ground will undergo scientific closure and no garbage will be accepted at the site from 2017. Addressing the Legislative Assembly, Mr Fadnavis said the new landfill sites at Airoli and Taloja will be used for scientific disposal of waste and …
Ghaziabad: Parts of the giant pile of trash at the Ghazipur landfill site have been on fire for the last couple of weeks, sending spirals of toxic smoke continuously into the air near the Delhi-UP border. On Thursday morning, fresh smoke enveloped the landfill site, which was visible from a …
