Green activists fined
Three Greenpeace activists were fined on Monday after scaling an 18 meter chimney at a waste incinerator to protest the burning of
Three Greenpeace activists were fined on Monday after scaling an 18 meter chimney at a waste incinerator to protest the burning of
Environmental activists blocked a train carrying Dutch nuclear waste to a French reprocessing plant as pressure group Greenpeace stepped up its campaign against nuclear power. Dutch police arrested
Industrial waste companies should be taxed at the local level as a way to curb unlawful dumping, an Environment Ministry panel recommended. A panel report says the tax, varieties of which have
The Civic body Margao Municipal Council (MMC), Goa, gives indications that it has been unsuccessful in pushing ahead schemes aimed at sorting the waste at its source. Be it the installation of
Besides keeping their surroundings clean and hygienic, the residents of Sarkaranagar in Chennai are also proving what every city planner in the world knows that waste has to be managed, not disposed.
The Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad has come up with a more than hygienic device to transport garbage. Transportation of garbage and solid waste collected from residential areas to collection
Starting, New York City - the largest city in the United States - will no longer recycle residential glass or plastic wastes. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has cut the money losing recycling program,
All norms on dumping of bio medical waste are being blatantly flouted at the Delhi Municipal Corporation's (MCD) garbage dump near Laxmi Nagar crossing on Vikas Marg. This is particularly disturbing
In a startling revelation, about 300 industries located in and around the Hyderabad city have been found to be generating hazardous waste which included ignitable, corrosive, toxic and reactive
It can be a warning for those throwing their waste on roads and public places resulting in pollution. The Lucknow Nagar Nigam (LNN) authorities have decided to launch a crackdown on such people .
On the banks of the Chitlapakkam lake in Chennai which is fast getting polluted and encroached wit garbage dumping, a seminar followed by discussions was held on handling Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
Millions of people taking vitamin supplements are probably wasting their time if they think the pills will stave off heart problems, strokes, cancers, and other potentially fatal diseases,
Kathmandu valley (Nepal) is experiencing severe air pollution due to brick kilns, cement factory, domestic fuel, and ever increasing vehicular traffic. The city is suffering from poor waste
The European Union said last week it expected to launch a 1.8 billion euro programme next week to help clean the environment in northern Europe, focusing on the threats posed by nuclear waste in
Britain's abysmal record of reuse and recycling of household waste, its mountain of disused fridges, and the widespread public resistance to plans to build incineration plants has sounded the alarm
The Punjab chapter of the Indian Medical Association will tie up with private companies for the setting up of seven biomedical waste treatment plants in different parts of the
Downing Street will be producing a report on tackling waste, in October, in which a key recommendation will be to charge every household in England for the amount of rubbish they leave out for the
In order to pay for the implementation of the Curry Report to promote sustainable farming, to improve Britain's flood defences and to manage waste appropriately, the Chancellor of the Exchequer is
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has called for a ban on the practise of spreading abattoir waste onto local farmlands. This practise has been used in Scotland and many other parts
Some public schools in Delhi along with the help of non-government organisations are organising workshops to teach students the importance of waste