The world's 2-billion-ton trash problem just got more alarmingThe dumping of rich countries’ unwanted waste has fuelled a media storm the world over.
12 Jul, 2019, 10.42 AM IST
With new technologies and knowledge of segregation, India is fast learning how to manage its wasteWaste-to-energy plants using organic matter are mushrooming in India, as newer technology brings ease of use and good returns on investment...
21 May, 2017, 12.24 AM IST
Turning plastic to oil, this startup has a game-changer technologyFor financial backers including the U.K. government and more than 100 private investors, the technology could mark a breakthrough in how pl...
06 May, 2017, 11.42 AM IST
UP polls 2017: PM Modi’s Varanasi model is steadily taking shapeEvery authority in the town concedes that things are slower than expected, almost everybody expects results to start showing up by the end ...
23 Feb, 2017, 01.15 AM IST
Indian Institute of Science to set up digital campus over 3 yearsThe DIGITS office is also working on telecom, internet and network access (TINA), video security equipment (VISE) and multimedia classrooms...
24 Oct, 2016, 10.12 AM IST
Cities must gear up to treat waste, separated or notWith the absence of scientific landfills for contingency infrastructure, the situation is creating more open dumps and encouraging burning ...
05 Apr, 2016, 10.53 AM IST
Why the Mysuru model wins the Swachh sweepstakesMysuru scored big both in sanitation and availability of toilets for tourists and residents.
22 Feb, 2016, 12.56 PM IST
Boost to Swachh Bharat project: You can post your cleaning on government's web portalBy bringing citizens on MyGov platform for Swachh Bharat campaign, the government also plans to reward the most prolific performers.
16 Dec, 2015, 01.20 PM IST
Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan: Why cleaning up India is serious businessSwachh Bharat may have started on a high note, but cleaning up the country is serious business. Apart from investment, it calls for behavio...
09 Sep, 2015, 12.53 PM IST
PIL seeking more amenities in Rameswaram filedThe Municipal Commissioner said they planned to issue 2 garbage bins and recyclable bags to all the houses in the town for collecting biode...
11 Aug, 2015, 12.35 PM IST
How to transform waste management using ICT to enable Swachh Bharat MissionConsidering the social, environmental and health impact of waste management and sanitation, Government of India has launched Swachh Bharat ...
06 Jul, 2015, 04.44 PM IST
Go beyond symbols to get India clean; Investment, engineering and politics neededIt does make an impact when the nation’s foremost public servant sets a personal example by wielding a broom and gets all other public serv...
03 Oct, 2014, 05.05 AM IST
Simple tricks to save your mailbox from being a garbage binIf you suffer from the same pinch of inbox OCD like me, here are a few tips on how you can save your mailbox from being a garbage bin.
26 Aug, 2014, 01.26 PM IST
- China scraps import duties for hi-tech components
The new rules will take effect starting April 1. Importers of those components and raw materials would be required to register with customs.
30 Mar, 2013, 06.05 PM IST
Narendra Modi's Rs 78,000 cr hi-tech city GIFT to try new concepts; may shape future city technologiesBy the time first phase is completed in three and a half years, this SEZ would have tried out, on a small scale, some contemporary urban de...
08 Jan, 2012, 09.47 AM IST
Market research is now sanitised: Robert Philpott, CEO, SynovateOn a recent visit to India, Mr Philpott tells ET how technology is impacting the research business and the latest global trends emerging fr...
09 Jun, 2010, 12.08 AM IST
- Seepz is slum by another name
Dilapidated buildings, stinking garbage dumps, choked storm drains, cable wires spewed all over, construction debris awaiting to trip the u...
04 Aug, 2006, 12.00 AM IST