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 …
Environment and Natural Resources Minister Champika Ranawaka yesterday said, he will not withhold the Waste Management Project, that was started in Dompe by his ministry, because of unfair demonstrations and picketing campaigns staged against it by a few groups. Ranawaka said, "The project will cause no environmental pollution to the …
- Four garbage transfer stations in Ranchi by end of this year The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has decided to come up with four garbage transfer stations by the end of this year to give respite to the residents from stinking roads. A total of Rs 51.39 crore has been …
The general concept behind this dissertation work is municipal solid waste management. Solid wastes and its composites affect the environment in several ways. And the major problems to be considered are the generation of leachate from solid waste dumping sites, which affects the groundwater aquifers.
BARC to help deal with waste The Bombay high court on July 21 set up a four-member committee to look into the feasibility of decentralized waste management in Mumbai. The court passed the order on a petition by the Smoke Affected Residents Forum, formed by Chembur residents, affected by pollution …
WASTE is a major problem for any city, and a city without a proper solid waste management system is a hazard to public health. Islamabad is one such city. The municipal dumping site in H-10 sector is not the only place that stinks in Islamabad. In every residential sub-sector in …
Delhi is the largest municipal solid waste producer in the country, followed by Mumbai, says a survey by a business house. Delhi produces 6,800 tonnes of solid waste a day, while Mumbai generates 6,500 tonnes. In the absence of scientific management facilities, these cities are dumping the wastes in landfill …
This review aims to summarize the existing knowledge on the environmental and occupational health risks of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling and other end-of-life options. Hazardous substances present in WEEE, including heavy metals (e.g., mercury, cadmium, lead, etc.), flame retardants (e.g., pentabromophenol, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA), …
It's an odd week for fuel sources. On the heels of a Mountain Dew powered engine, UK supermarket Tesco is getting flack for turning meat into energy-yah, you read that right. The food chain is burning 5,000 tons of inedible meat for fuel. The biomass processing is being handled by …
Garbage disposal from the capital Kathmandu resumed from Friday following yesterday's agreement between the government and the representatives of Sisdole Waste Management Concern Committee. More than 2500 tons of garbage had piled in the Kathmandu Metropolitan City due to the obstruction caused by the agitating locals of Sisdol where the …
The environment won a temporary reprieve in the recession as Americans slammed the brakes on one of their favorite pastimes: consuming stuff. But while the austerity brought by a battered economy has cut pollution, it has also hit investment in green technology, which could damage the environment in the longer …
Syed Ali Ahmed The Delhi government has decided to review an old project of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) relating to generation of power from garbage. The project was finalised when the Congress was in power in the MCD. Delhi chief secretary Rakesh Mehta said the department concerned would …
Locals at Okharpauwa landfill site obstructed waste disposal again from Thursday, the 36th time since an agreement was signed between them and the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) in June 2005. The four years since the agreement have seen the locals block waste disposal for 215 days. Ramesh Prasad Paudyal, coordinator …
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) together with Dialog Telekom PLC launched a joint venture to manage mobile waste (M-Waste). The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Sunday between the two organizations at the Priyankara Hotel, Weeravila as the initial step for one year. Dialog and the CEA will implement …
Mumbai The Rs 3,495-crore proposal to partially close down the 82-year-old Deonar dumping ground and develop, on the remaining part, a landfill site on scientific lines is expected to be passed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Standing Committee on Monday. Facing a contempt petition filed by Dr Sandeep Rane …
