Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
Other projects being taken up include tapping solar energy and planting saplings. KOCHI: The operator of the International Container Transshipment Terminal, DP World, has launched a solid-waste management and a greening programme on the vast undeveloped area contiguous to the terminal. It is part of a comprehensive plan by the …
The good old days of packing consumer items in vistari aaku (leaves) may well make a come-back after four decades thanks to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation banning the use of plastic carry bags within its limits from July 1. In the pre-plastic days, goods were carried in eco-friendly paper …
A decade ago in India, a large number of cows were found to be dying on the streets from what was initially thought to be a mystery disease. Closer inspection revealed that the cows were dying after consuming plastic carry bags. Plastic bags containing food that is thrown away ends …
The present paper deals with the characterization of solid waste. During the study period Chitrakoot Nagar Panchayat, the MSW composition was found as polythene (10.12%), plastic (4.78%), rubber (3.70%), metals (2.84%), glass (4.08%), wood (5.55%), cotton and cloths (4.29%), paper and cardboards (7.77%), vegetable wastes (11.66%), soil and constructional wastes …
bioprocessing of organic solid wastes is a must DR P SANKAR GANESH An analysis of municipal solid waste generated by various cities in India evidently reveals that more than 50% (typically 35-70%) contains biodegradable/organic waste. In addition to the organic material in the municipal waste streams, the wastes generated by …
Secunderabad Cantonment will stand to benefit the most from the ban on the use of plastic carry bags in Greater Hyderabad. This is because though the Cantonment Board had banned plastic carry bags from April 2010 in cantonment limits, it has not been able to enforce the ban successfully. SCB …
Three days time given to traders against using them COIMBATORE: Beginning May 12, the Corporation will ban plastics in the city. The civic body has given three days time starting Monday to plastics manufacturers, traders, users and a few others to stop using plastics that are less than 41 micron. …
The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) has selected a Delhi-based agency to set up five new incinerators for quick disposal of biomedical wastes although another firm had quoted the lowest price. The former chairman of JSPCB, C.R. Sahay, assigned the Central Bio-waste Treatment Facility project to Synergy Waste Pvt …
COIMBATORE: On a 450-acre campus where nearly 8,000 people live, at least one tonne of food getting wasted is not unusual. But what Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham does with that waste is certainly unusual. And, the different way in which the food waste is converted to wealth is also extended to …
Srinivas Sirnoorkar, Gulbarga, Jan 3, DHNS : Gulbarga University will soon be making a big green statement by making the best use of both biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste. A view of the administrative block of Gulbarga University. DH PHOTOThe varsity will adopt scientific solid waste management and establish a mega …
To keep a curb on rising pollution in the city due to e-waste, the MCD wants companies manufacturing electric appliances, mobile and computers should take back e-waste for their scientific disposal. Several councilors led by Works Committee Chairman Jagdish Mamgain have asked Municipal Commissioner KS Mehra to issue an order …
In the age of recycling, ragpickers perform a socially highly useful function. But the middle class simply wants them banished Russel Street, off Park Street, is among the poshest addresses anyone in Kolkata can think of. Queen
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 …
Development should take place but keeping environment factor in mind, said Indian Institute of Science Professor Mohan Kumar inaugurating the seminar on
The biodegradable bags introduced by Frito-Lay for their SunChips had to be replaced by the original packaging as consumers protested the noise they made. Frito-Lay is, however, keeping the green bags for its original flavour. Even as the company goes back to its older wrapping for the snack in the …
Sometimes you might go to a shop and in spite of protests handed a plastic bag. The bag will perish naturally, the shop attendant might tell you. In the past three years, different kinds of plastics claiming to be biodegradable, have entered the Indian market. But most of these brands …
Jaipur: As a perfect corollary to the plastic bags ban in the city, the Sulabh International, a social service organisation launched a campaign on Thursday to make biodegradable carry bags made of jute and paper. Mayor Jyoti Khandelwal inaugurated the launch in a function organised at Paanch Batti. The initiative …
