'Encourage waste management at community level'
A workshop on 'disposal of municipal solid waste : hazards of the burn technologies' conducted by the Consumer Action Group strongly emphasised sustainable practices that are being overlooked in the
A workshop on 'disposal of municipal solid waste : hazards of the burn technologies' conducted by the Consumer Action Group strongly emphasised sustainable practices that are being overlooked in the
The West Bengal government the Kolkata Municipal Corporation face the 31 December deadline of the Union environment ministry's notification on treatment of biomedical wastes. But hospitals in the
The European Commission is pursuing every single member state over a variety of environmental failings, including issues regarding ozone and waste. Infringement procedures against all member states
Bad water supply and inefficient waste matter disposal in fast growing cities in poor countries are increasing the risk of potentially fatal mosquito-born diseases, the World Health Organisation said
Earth Summit organisers in Johannesburg hope to paint the town green this month and avoid the mountains of waste that such gatherings usually generate. "We really want to make this summit as green as
A team from the Union Ministry of Environment will visit Kerala in two months to evaluate the proposals for bio-medical waste management in the hospitals of Kerala. This decision was taken at a
A technical committee has been formed recently to find out an immediate solution to manage over 350 tonnes of solid waste produced daily from the Nepal's capital Kathmandu city.
Unbridled mining of lime shell in Alappuzha district in Kerala is hindering smooth sailing of boats in the Vembanad lake. The heaps of waste left after mining is causing concern among the Water
All 108 municipalities and five municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu have been directed to submit an action plan for municipal solid waste management by September 25, the Director, Municipal
Uttar Pradesh Environment Minister Naseemudidin Siddiqui has appealed to tannery and leather industries for setting up chrome recovery plants in the industrial units to prevent the waste materials
The Andhra Pradesh government is investing about Rs 4,000 crore in various watershed schemes to develop one crore hectares of waste and drylands in the state, minister for panchayat Raj and rural
A pilot plant to turn waste into building materials begins its first week at the University of East London. The research plant will produce lightweight aggregates from incinerator bottom ash, dredge
A rare natural experiment has given researchers hope of using stem cells to treat muscular dystrophy, a group of genetic diseases that cause progressive wasting of the muscles. The subject of the
In what could be considered as the first and the most severe step towards protecting the environment from plastic waste, the government of Goa is to prohibit the extensive use and indiscriminate
The Chennai Corporation has blamed the Union government for framing the Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000, ignoring a subsidy component as recommended by an expert committee constituted by the
The immersion of idols in the upper lake for years has increased glass wastes and soil in it to a great extent. Chemicals of various types were also reaching in the lake that were polluting the
Much of the adverse criticism by Opposition parties on the Waste Land Development Programme of the Tamil Nadu State Government is unfounded. While the Opposition parties have accused the government
The Madhya Pradesh Government will move the Supreme Court with a prayer that the Union Carbide Corporation, now amalgamated with Dow Chemical Company, be directed to remove chemical waste dumped on
Whether the new Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility under the Hyderabad Waste Management Project at Dundigal will help the cause of pollution control in the city is a question that time can only
A US appeals court has ruled that billions of dollars in damages that the Energy Department is likely to owe to nuclear reactor owners for its failure to store nuclear waste will have to come from