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How a bidi and strong winds caused a massive fire in Noida that could take nearly a week to containStrong winds at 40kmph caused a massive fire at the dumpsite in Noida's Sector 32. The fire was ignited when a man threw a burning bidi int...06 Mar, 2025, 02.37 PM IST- How Swachh Survekshan is heralding wholesome sanitation rejuvenation of India citiesIndia's cities and towns have for long seen waste lying everywhere, thanks to mindless consumption and even more mindless disposal. During ...10 Aug, 2023, 12.18 AM IST
- 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...13 Nov, 2022, 11.12 PM IST
- KisanServ turns wet waste of metros to free organic compost for farmersKisanserv through its social initiative organized farmers meet in Manchar district of Maharashtra, distributed organic compost to around 20...29 Sep, 2022, 01.59 PM IST
- BMC to give tax rebate for water harvesting, waste processingThe municipality corporation will offer up to 13 per cent relief on the property tax for societies who segregate waste and undertake water ...02 Aug, 2019, 01.22 PM IST
- Composting wet waste: Govt staff to show howAt the meeting on Tuesday, Adi pitched for waste segregation at source and composting wet waste in households.15 May, 2019, 12.18 PM IST
- Soon, Tesla's BlackHOLE to gobble up waste in LadakhThe innovative waste disposal technology from the Tesla stable will form the backbone of a waste disposal system being rolled out as the to...27 Aug, 2018, 10.14 AM IST
- Street furniture gets a new definitionIt is not surprising that the dividing line between a litterbug and a recycling activist is getting increasingly blurred in the conscientio...15 Aug, 2018, 10.42 PM IST
- Sorry state of Bengaluru's waste processing unitsFor the past three weeks, the processing machines have been motionless. There has been no trace of trucks that bring waste. Workers come on...30 Mar, 2018, 02.34 PM IST
- Funds crunch, failure to transport & segregate wasteOfficials from Centre, state, municipalities and the private sector that TOI spoke to summarised these aspects as key challenges that city ...30 Sep, 2017, 11.37 AM IST
- Tech companies, MNCs strive to recycle the waste they generateReal estate developer RMZ Corp's tech parks EcoWorld and Infinity have been able to reduce their percentage of mixed, or unsegregated, wast...06 Jun, 2017, 01.34 PM IST
- Segregation of waste: A 2015 resolution Bengaluru has quietly forgottenA few months into the campaign, it was found that only 40% household segregation was achieved. A large portion of this constituted gated co...05 Dec, 2016, 11.40 AM IST
- Bengaluru: Bellandur residents petition MLA to act against dumping, burning of garbageAccording to residents, the problem started last year against which they filed a complaint at the local HAL police station.02 Nov, 2016, 03.04 PM IST
- Infra dig? Bengaluru's elite in posh flats aren't separating wasteEven though waste segregation is compulsory, a good number of residents, even in Bengaluru's richest localities, are still not completely i...14 Jan, 2016, 11.03 AM IST
- Here are five ways to tackle Bengaluru's garbage problemWhile embracing thriving IT economy, Bengaluru -the third most populous city in India -is yet to find a permanent solution to garbage probl...11 Dec, 2015, 10.44 AM IST
- Vermicompost plants let out a stinkTwo vermicompost facilities, set up by the Pune Municipal Corporation at Ramtekdi and Hadapsar to process 200 metric tonnes of wet garbage ...07 Dec, 2011, 07.36 PM IST
- Wet waste at Taleigao ‘dry’ site could poison water tableThe Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has been dumping wet waste at the quarry at Taleigao, which was cleared for dry garbage alone.20 Jul, 2011, 05.14 AM IST
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