Eco sanitation a boon for farmers'
Human waste management has considerable benefits for agriculture, said environmental experts at a workshop in Bangalore city. Ecological Sanitation or Ecosan workshop organised by NGOs was
Human waste management has considerable benefits for agriculture, said environmental experts at a workshop in Bangalore city. Ecological Sanitation or Ecosan workshop organised by NGOs was
Additional secretary and member of the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board PM Kuriakose appealed to the government to check the industrial waste and sewerage water being discharged into Musi
Solid Wastes in urban areas could be managed efficiently by promoting civic sense among the people and a sense of responsibility towards maintaining cleanliness. The best practices adopted for a good
The Assam Science Society (ASS), in a study on "Status of Biomedical Waste Disposal of Healthcare Units of Greater Guwahati", finds that most of the health establishments and units in greater
All is not well with the city health care units so far as their disposal of bio-medical wastes (BMW) is concerned. The State Government also is not free from any blame in this respect. According to
Acid rain, hazardous dumping of industrial, fecal waste and other pollutants are having an alarming impact on Indonesia's environment and population, the World Bank reports. In its first
The Lucknow Municipal Corporation plans to offer sops to residents of the city who will segregate their household waste at the source. The proposed sops, which will be in the form of rebate in house
Margao and Salcete's countryside might boast of a chain of nursing homes and dispensaries, but the taluka sadly lacks any system worth its name for effective disposal of tonnes of bio-medical waste
Shipping activities at the country's two ports and direct discharge of industrial effluents and municipal waste into the sea are the major causes behind the threatening marine pollution level in the
Fresh from the printing press, the Union environment ministry's new rules on hazardous waste are already in hot water, described by critics as too complex a
Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) summoned senior officials of the Safdarjung Hospital to explain the lapses in the hospital's waste disposal system. Additional Medical Superintendent Dr M.K.
The two largest American personal computer makers, Dell and Hewlett-Packard, handle recycling of the waste from computer products in remarkably different ways, according to a new report by
The Environment Agency is changing the way in which it assesses the licensing of waste site operators. From 1 July 2003 operators of low risk facilities, for example, recycling, will get a financial
Acid rain, hazardous industrial and faecal waste being dumped unchecked and other pollutants are having an alarming impact on Indonesia's environment and people, says a new report. Indonesians are
The Regional Research Laboratory, Thiruvananthapuram, (RRL-T), will organise a two-day national conference on Biological Treatment on Wastewater and Waste Air (BTWWA-2003) on August 28 and 29 to
Two facilities at Okhla and Ghazipur will begin disposing of biomedical waste by year-end. The Director of Health Services of the Government of NCT of Delhi, Dr R.N. Baishya, says the two facilities
A four day-long workshop on solid waste management through vermi-composting was held at Regional Agriculture Research Centre, Shilongani. The workshop that involved science teachers of Assam was
Australian technology is now being considered for cleaning up India's act with regard to waste recycling. This might be an alternative to conventional methods, being more effective and yet cheaper.
Truly biodegradable packaging appears to be catching on in the UK with more and more local authorities buying compostable sacks for waste schemes and another of Britain's major retailers set to
An effort by the Energy Department to cut billions of dollars and several years off the schedule for cleaning up radioactive bomb wastes is illegal, a U.S. District Court judge in Idaho has ruled