Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Jeet Singh Yadav Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 02/12/2024. The matter related to restoration of 6 ponds in Delhi which have been occupied unauthorizedly or otherwise filled in by raising constructions. In the order dated …
Kannal Achuthan, Chennai: Solid waste management experts, from various parts of the country, presented innovative and feasible models of handling municipal garbage at a meeting here on Tuesday. At an interaction organised by Kalakshetra Colony and Besant Nagar residents, the experts discussed case studies on managing waste. Jyoti Mhapsekar of …
Residents oppose waste-to-energy plant in Delhi residents of Okhla in Delhi have come out against a proposed waste-to-energy (wte) plant in the area, saying it will put the health of about 200,000 people to risk and pollute their water tank 100 m from the site. On August 4, they stalled …
In this study, the anaerobic digestion of different types of organic wastes including swept flour from the floor of flourmills, leftover food and vegetable waste is investigated. The performance of an anaerobic digester is dependent on the type and composition of the materials to be digested as well as the …
Shyam Ranganathan CHENNAI: Non-availability of sufficient quantities of vegetable waste with high-starch content was the reason for the underutilisation of the Koyambedu
V. Venkatasubramanian KANCHEEPURAM: The Tiruporur town panchayat has started producing natural manure from biodegradable waste collected from households and establishments in the area. Enquiries reveal that on an average, around 150 kg of natural manure is produced every month through the solid waste management programme implemented by the civic body …
P. Oppili CHENNAI: The Experts Committee on Pallikaranai marsh constituted by the Madras High Court held a meeting on Friday. The committee is looking at options of waste reduction. As a pilot programme, an intensive zero waste management drive will be conducted in 1,500 households in Kalakshetra Colony, Besant Nagar …
Have you ever thought that your everyday kitchen waste is damaging the environment? Delhiite Asit Nema has, writes SANGEETA BAROOAH PISHAROTY Functional! Foundation for Greentech Environmental Systems has designed bins that generate compost from kitchen waste In just one life, we live so many roles so naturally
High aims: (From left) Ajit K. Gupta, Adviser, MNRE; Deepak Gupta, Secretary, MNRE; and K. Jairaj, Principal Secretary (Energy), at an interactive meet in Bangalore on Thursday. BANGALORE: Karnataka will unveil a renewable energy policy in a month or two to provide for a focussed effort to boost the renewable …
P. Sudhakar USEFUL: The Japanese delegation that visited the garbage yard at Ramaiyanpatti near Tirunelveli on Thursday. TIRUNELVELI: A Japanese team on Thursday visited Tirunelveli Corporation
Courtesy earthworms, hair, weed easily converted to manure in 2003, the government ordered the closure of several hair processing units, which made wigs, in Karnataka because of pollution. Burning of hair resulted in toxic elements, which caused allergies. The problem with human hair is it takes hundreds of years to …
Delhi takes stringent steps the Delhi High Court has asked the state government to ban the use of plastic bags in all shopping centres and to come up with a notification in this regard. The government in 2005 issued a ban on the use of non-degradable polythene. But it was …
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Sparked by surging oil, a dramatic rise in the value of old plastic is encouraging waste companies across the world to dig for buried riches in rotting rubbish dumps. Long a symbol of humanity's throw-away culture, existing landfill sites are now being viewed as …
An elephant orphanage hits upon a simple solution to a messy problem Pachyderms in a playful mood at Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage. PINNAWELA (Sri Lanka): For keepers and mahouts alike, it was always a messy problem that defied solution. We are talking about the roughly 180 kg of waste an adult …
By Bharti Patel With rapid urbanisation, India is all set to witness a four to five fold rise in waste generation in the coming years. A little known Conservative councillor, representing a ward in London, UK, named Lucy Ivimy, recently provoked a debate in the media and among general citizens …
Anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste was carried out in the laboratory at room temperature to assess the bio-energy production from municipal solid waste (MSW) with high total solids content. The total biogas production from the municipal garbage was found to be 3.2 L in 120 days. The results from …
