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 …
A social impact assessment of the impact of two waste-to-energy plants on wastepickers in Delhi. The study shows a definite livelihood loss and likelihood of increased number of child wastepickers.
Lacking a solid waste management policy (SWMP) for the metropolis is the mother of all the evils that have ruined city's environment. Even today, clean air and clean potable water, a basic necessity for normal growth of around three percent of total population, children up to age 5, is not …
CUTTACK: City-dwellers woke up to roads littered with remnants of crackers and pungent air with harmful chemicals on Thursday, the morning after Diwali, with civic body authorities admitting to around 25 to 35 per cent surge in the quantity of solid waste produced on the auspicious day. With some waste-lifting …
As the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) could not find a place for the construction of a new Solid Landfill Site (SLF) to dump the city’s garbage, the civic body has decided on remediation of waste deposited at three SLFs — Bhalaswa, Ghazipur and Okhla — so that space can …
With the three landfill sites in the city full to the brim and every resident continuing to account for at least half-a-kilogram of municipal waste everyday, Delhi is staring at a sanitation crisis. The Delhi government has informed the Delhi High Court that it has identified, in consultation with the …
Government policy which allows local council discretion over recycling methods for household waste is facing a legal challenge by an industry-backed campaign group. Local authorities are split between those that ask residents to separate out recyclable materials such as glass, metals and paper for kerbside collection and those that allow …
The overpowering stench of municipal waste hits one hard on entering Boragaon. Women and children from the nearby squatter’s colony squabble over the garbage unloaded by trucks from Guwahati, the sprawling business hub of northeastern India and a million-plus city of Assam. A sole adjutant stork, an endangered bird, meditates …
Guwahati, the sprawling million plus city of north eastern India has grown at the cost of vital wetlands. While the rich legally bought the water-bodies, the poor ‘illegally’ encroached on them. With major storm water basins in the city disappearing, every monsoon, Guwahati reels under flashfloods. The June 22 police …
Municipalities in rural areas collect garbage from houses and dump it in a low-lying marshy ground. After several years when this ground is completely filled up, garbage dumping is stopped. Then this ground is used for public purposes. With the passage of time, garbage starts decomposing and starts releasing methane. …
Shillong, July 3: The stench emanating from the dumping ground at Mawlai Mawiong, about 5km from here, would soon be condensed by upgrading the present recycling machine. Before entering the Scotland of the East, tourists often find themselves
KARACHI: A total of 10,286 tonnes of garbage and waste was shifted to the city government landfill sites during the first two days of the current 15-day cleanliness campaign in city. This garbage was lifted from various towns and disposed of at Jam Chakro Landfill site in Surjani and Gondpass …
KOLKATA, 16 JUNE: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has got permission from the Pollution Control Board for sanitary land filling in the Ramsar area, member, mayor-in-council (Solid Waste Management), Mr Debabrata Majumder, said today. Mr Majumder said around 52 hectare has been earmarked for setting up the second Dhapa dumping ground …
After the parliament endorsed the Bill on Solid Waste Management (SWM) following lengthy deliberations, the discussions related to its implementation have now gathered pace. The bill-passed unanimously by the parliament on May 26 replacing the old law in effect
Sindh Minister for Environment Sheikh Mohammad Afzal has said that Rs20 billion is required annually for proper and safe disposal of garbage and waste in order to keep the city clean.Speaking at a press briefing along with Karachi Administrator Mohammad Hussain Syed at the latter
The State of the Environment report 2010 released by the UP environment directorate calls for urgent measures to organise solid waste management in a scientific and environmentally sustainable manner. The disposal of solid waste in UP is a major problem. Most cities have poor cleanliness and sanitation. In fact, even …
The use of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (“CFLs”) is on the rise in Pakistan by reason of exacerbating energy crises. The CFLs contain small amount of mercury and by reason thereof the CFLs must be disposed off in the landfills without breakage, once its life span expires so as to …
Bioremediation is an invaluable tool box for wider application in the realm of environmental protection. Bioremediation approach is currently applied to contain contaminants in soil, groundwater, surface water, and sediments including air. These technologies have become attractive alternatives to conventional cleanup technologies due to relatively low capital costs and their …
The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency chief has said that cases of 16 industrial units have been sent to the environmental tribunal for violating environmental laws over the past six months, while cases of 10 other industries are being processed and will soon be sent to the tribunal. Notices had also …
Waste generation is a growing issue, which had been highlighted in the past by Thimphu City corporation (TCC). It is a consequence of urbanisation and economic development, which we cannot avoid. But we should have tools in our hands to handle it. The landfill in Memelakha, which was built in …
