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99 lakh MT legacy waste cleared at Bhalswa; Delhi minister Manohar Lal calls for faster actionUnion Minister Manohar Lal Khattar reviewed Bhalswa dumpsite remediation progress. Officials reported 99.07 lakh MT legacy waste cleared by...
GRAP-1 imposed in Delhi-NCR: Full list of restrictions, bans and permitted activitiesDelhi-NCR has entered Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as air quality dropped to the 'poor' category with an AQI of 208. T...
SC flags uneven compliance with Solid Waste Management Rules, issues pan-India directionsThe Supreme Court has mandated strict adherence to Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, effective April 1. Uneven compliance across India ne...
India’s waste crisis is also its biggest circular economy opportunity, says Blue Planet’s Prashant SinghBlue Planet Environmental Solutions positions India's waste crisis as a significant opportunity for circularity, having processed over 13 m...
Is India doing enough to combat its waste management and pollution crisis?India grapples with a significant waste management and pollution crisis, evident in overflowing landfills and declining air quality. While ...
HUA ministry focussed on metro expansion, safety, affordable housing in 2024The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry in 2024 focused on metro rail expansion, 84,000 CCTV installations, 700 km of cycle tracks, an...
Turning trash into cash: Entrepreneurs redefine waste managementA growing number of entrepreneurs are turning trash into cash through tech and innovation. Can it make a difference to the mounting challen...
Traditional waste processing methods are unsuitable for large citiesManoj Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) said that large cities have no option. "Million-plus cities have to g...
MCD polls: BJP's corruption allegations have no takers, AAP will secure 'landslide victory', claims SisodiaSisodia said resident welfare associations (RWAs) as "mini councillors" will be granted legal status. They will work like a form of 'Mohall...
What 4,000 Indian cities & town should do to fulfil Swachh Bharat missionThe 3 Rs - reduce, reuse and recycle - will have to become both an individual as well as community habit for sanitation plans in urban spac...
NGT imposes Rs 900-cr fine on Delhi govt for improper solid waste managementThe authorities could also establish a tourism and recreational centre, the bench said. The already constituted 13-member monitoring commit...
Budget focus: Mission clean air, drinking water, sanitationTo tackle the ‘burgeoning problem of air pollution’, the Centre has set aside Rs 2,217 crores for 42 urban centres with a million-plus popu...
CPCB writes to Delhi govt seeking action to curb menace of air pollutionThe apex pollution watchdog has asked the Delhi government to take early action on dumping of mixed municipal solid waste in the three dump...