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 …
BHUBANESWAR: If all the power plants proposed in Orissa materialise, the huge capacity addition in energy generation would have brought about a bigger problem of ash. With the State leaving no power generation option unexplored, it could well find itself in a tricky situation. Going by the proposed capacity addition, …
With the three existing landfill sites oversaturated, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is going to make its Narela-Bawana landfill site operational from next month. This is the first scientific landfill site in the city where close to 1,300 metric tonnes of solid waste will be segregated and processed to …
As per study conducted by National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER), the State has been made to bear total environment cost due to mining to the tune of Rs 548.4 crore. This was revealed by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat in his written reply to an unstarred question tabled by …
New Delhi: Delhi government has denied permission to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to use part of the Bhatti mine area as a landfill site since the earmarked portions fell within the boundary of the wildlife sanctuary. The affidavit filed by the government in the high court states that in …
There has been a drastic decline in the quantity of waste generated by the large, medium and small industrial units in the State in the past one year. As compared to the year 2008-09, the industrial waste has shown a decline of around 54,000 mt tonne in the year 2009-10. …
Five large water bodies are allegedly being filled up illegally in the pocket borough of chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who had once famously threatened to
After analyzing the Environmental Status of Industrial Clusters of the country, Central Pollution Control Board in consultation with the Ministry of Environment & Forests has identified 88 critically polluted industrial clusters, of which Najafgarh Drain Basin including Wazirpur, Naraina, Anand Parbat and Okhla industrial areas is one of them in …
This Asian Green City Index, commissioned by German firm Siemens is an analysis of the environmental sustainability of 22 major cities in Asia with respect to environmental and climate protection. The Asian Green City Index examines the environmental performance of 22 major Asian cities in eight categories: energy and CO2, …
Asks the three local bodies involved to file statements Parties told to maintain status quo till new order Technical unit to monitor plant operation THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ombudsman for Local Self-government Institutions M.R. Hariharan Nair has directed the city Corporation, Vilappil grama panchayat and Nemom block panchayat to file statements by January …
The management of solid waste is integral to city sanitation. Over the last decade, larger cities, especially those with financial and managerial capacity, have attempted to improve waste management practices in response to the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Rules 2000. In this, the development of disposal infrastructure, i.e., sanitary landfills, …
Obnoxious smell, piles of filth and garbage from the dumping grounds might soon disappear. The grounds will be transformed into green lungs of the city. After the successful closure of the Gorai dumping ground was recognised globally at UN Climate Change Conference, a similar project is set to be replicated …
Waste management is a serious concern for all emerging developing countries like Bangladesh. With the rapid economic growth and urban development, waste disposal has emerged a major environmental issues in the urban areas of Bangladesh. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (3R) of waste is an accepted approach to manage waste in …
The complexity of issues involved in municipal solid waste management necessitates development and application of new tools capable of processing data inputs of varying formats, numerical models and expert opinions in multi objective decision making scenario. Decision Support Systems (DSS) are among the most promising approaches to confront such situations. …
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of leachate recirculation on stabilisation of municipal solid wastes. The study was carried out by using two lab scale landfill bioreactors containing approximately 10 kg of waste each, in order to follow waste degradation over 16 weeks of time period. …
The Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has directed its International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) branch to take action in the area of waste management. There are substantial co-benefits of waste management in the context of climate change. As a first step to realize these co-benefits, this …
MUMBAI: Dumping grounds that evoke images of stench, smoke and mountains of garbage will soon undergo a makeover. The grounds as well as the solid waste are being eyed as potential sources of energy. The National Building Construction Corporation has asked the state government to identify dump yards across the …
CPCB has published a report on Comprehensive Environmental Assessment of Industrial Cluster in December 2009. In respect of industrial estates in the Maharashtra Chandrapur, Dombivali, Aurangabad, Navi Mumbai & Tarapur have been designated as critical /severe from environmental pollution angle. This publications includes the environmental status and action plan for …
In an innovative move to reduce green house effect, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to harness gas emanating from landfill sites in the Capital and utilise it commercially. The civic body has roped in Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), which will extract gas from Ghazipur landfill site …
CHENNAI: A member of a SC Committee on Solid Waste, Almitra Patel, has written to CM M Karunanidhi and Deputy CM M K Stalin asking them to intervene and protect the Chembarambakkam Lake from landfill pollution. According to Patel and a whole host of environmental experts, the lake would be …
