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Small rubber footwear units get 1 yr to comply with quality normsMicro and small enterprises in the non-leather footwear sector have received an extended deadline of July 31, 2027, for mandatory quality c...
Mumbai woman has not used a dustbin for over five years. How did she keep her home waste-free without overspending?A Mumbai woman has successfully lived waste-free for five years by transforming her home. She composts kitchen scraps for her garden, recyc...
A 15-year-old Sierra Leonean teen built batteries and a radio station from scrap partsA young innovator named Kelvin Doe from Sierra Leone built batteries, generators, and a radio station using discarded electronics. He salva...
Govt weighs options to revive stalled IDBI Bank privatizationIndian authorities are exploring ways to revive the long-delayed sale of a majority stake in IDBI Bank after bids fell short of expectation...
From kitchen storage to recycling bins: How Deposit Refund Schemes can change India’s plastic economyIndia is exploring Deposit Refund Schemes (DRS) to tackle plastic waste, where consumers pay a small deposit on packaged products, refunded...
In the 1940s, Earl Tupper Boiled Plastic Scraps at Home: That Experiment Established the Foundation for TupperwareTupperware's journey began with discarded plastic. Earl Tupper tirelessly experimented, turning industrial waste into useful containers. Hi...
How a wedding saved 350 kg of waste from going to landfills? Bridegroom's mother took inspiration from her own marriage to save the planetAn Indian wedding embraced sustainability, diverting 350 kg of waste. The groom's mother led the initiative, reviving eco-friendly traditio...
Govt earned nearly Rs 4100 crore by disposing of scrap from offices in 5 yearsThe government has earned over Rs 4088 crore in five years by disposing of scrap from central government offices. This initiative, part of ...
Centre earns Rs 377 crore from scrap disposalThe government's special cleanliness campaign 5.0 has generated Rs 377 crore from scrap disposal. It has also freed 130 lakh square feet of...
'Phasing out old vehicles could fetch Rs 40,000 cr in GST': Nitin GadkariNitin Gadkari highlighted the potential for ₹40,000 crore in GST revenue through the scrapping of 9.7 million unfit vehicles, potentially c...
Waste to wealth: Centre earns over Rs 100 crore from scrap disposalThe Centre has generated over Rs 100 crore from scrap disposal during a special cleanliness campaign, which also weeded out over 12 lakh fi...
After earning Rs 1,162 crore from scrap disposal, Centre plans to accelerate cleanliness drives: Jitendra Singh"As much as Rs 1,162.49 crore has been earned through disposal of office scrap, including e-waste such as old computers and other electroni...
Centre earns Rs 776 crore from scrap disposal in three years, says Union Minister Jitendra SinghThe Indian government has earned INR 776 crore ($105 million) from disposing of scrap in three cleanliness campaigns conducted by governmen...
Coal ministry generates Rs 28.79 cr revenue via disposal of scrapA total of 1,08,469 physical files have been reviewed so far, and 8,088 old files have been weeded out. Besides, 29,993 e-files have been c...
Mines ministry collects Rs 13.08 lakh from disposal of scrapThe Indian mines ministry has collected approximately Rs 13.08 lakh through the disposal of scrap as part of an initiative to eliminate phy...
Govt Looks to raise Rs 400 cr from office scrap disposalThe Indian government aims to raise ₹400 crore from scrap disposal, free up 100 lakh square feet of space in government offices, and clean ...
Waste to wealth: Centre eyes Rs 1,000 crore revenue from selling scrapsThe campaign, focused on cleanliness and reducing pendency in government departments, will be conducted from October 2 to 31. Since the sec...
Decline in railway earnings from scrap e-auctionRailway scrap is generated mainly from condemned wagons, coaches, locos, wheels, axles and discarded rails.
Parliamentary panel finds irregularities in railways scrap auctionRailways is a major generator of scrap, and scrap disposal is a one of the important functions of the public transporter which generates Rs...
Railways switch over to e-auction mode for scrap disposalRailways have switched over completely to e-auction system for disposal of scrap eliminating need for physical bidding by purchasers.