I squared-Veolia consortium leads race to acquire KKR backed Re SustainabilityPE firm initiates parallel talks with local strategics after low $1.1 bn offer on table falls below expectations. KKR expected $1.6 billion...
18 Aug, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
Delhi government, World Bank launch orientation for Rs 8,300-crore clean air projectThe seven-year programme, to be implemented between September 2026 and August 2033, will be financed through a 65 per cent loan from the Wo...
10 Jul, 2026, 09.16 PM IST
Srinagar begins biomining to clear 11.5 lakh tonnes of legacy wasteSrinagar plans to clear 11.5 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste within two years. A modern integrated waste management plant will be establ...
07 Jul, 2026, 08.20 AM IST
AI to fake cleanups, GPS app to skip work: Gurugram civic body officials fired for using AI-edited photos to show garbage complaint was resolved; MCG says waste was still lying at the siteGurugram Municipal Corporation has fired an assistant sanitation inspector for using AI to fake the resolution of a garbage dumping complai...
05 Jul, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
Delhi government clears Rs 8,300-crore for 7-year programme to combat air pollutionIn a bid to improve air quality, the Delhi government has introduced an ambitious seven-year project worth Rs 8,300 crore, primarily funded...
03 Jul, 2026, 06.57 PM IST
Meet Mahi Malhani: Class 12 Delhi Student builds TRASHbot, an AI waste-sorting robot with 90% accuracy that’s already being used in societiesA Delhi schoolgirl, Mahi Malhani, developed TRASHbot, an AI-powered robot to tackle litter. Inspired by a visit to Sundar Nursery, the Clas...
27 Jun, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
NHAI working on using solid waste of country for road construction by 2027: Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that the National Highways Authority of India aims to segregate all solid waste in the country for r...
12 Sep, 2025, 11.14 PM IST
SC pulls up Delhi authorities for ‘sorry state of affairs’ over failure to process municipal wasteThe Supreme Court criticized authorities on Monday for their failure to manage municipal solid waste in Delhi, describing the situation as ...
13 May, 2024, 12.16 PM IST
IIT Kharagpur researchers develop process to manage wet municipal solid wasteThe process novelty lies in the use of water for the reaction thus the moisture in the MSW gets used during the recycling process.
31 Jul, 2019, 04.19 PM IST
Antony Waste plans Rs 350 crore IPO in JuneAntony Waste Handling is among the top five companies active in this space.
16 May, 2019, 08.00 AM IST
75% of municipal garbage in India dumped without processingAccording to the Delhi-based CSE, cities are now running out of land on which to dump their waste and have begun throwing it in the 'backya...
30 Jul, 2018, 10.27 AM IST
How to make Waste-to-Wealth a realityMonetising power produced from waste is the way to make the govt's slogan of Waste-to-Wealth a reality. The Bawana plant is already leading...
14 Jan, 2018, 11.53 AM IST
Pay Rs 10,000 fine for throwing waste in public place: National Green TribunalThe directions came while hearing a plea relating to mismanagement of municipal solid waste in Delhi and the terrible conditions that are p...
19 Dec, 2016, 06.03 PM IST
Bengaluru: Contractors' pay linked to garbage separation nowThe new garbage contracts are formulated based on a time-and-motion study that went into the resources required to handle the waste generat...
21 Apr, 2016, 11.54 AM IST
Proposals of power, compost generation to soon come up before Cabinet: Venkaiah NaiduProposals for generating electricity and compost from municipal solid waste would shortly come up before the Cabinet for approval, Venkaiah...
09 Oct, 2015, 04.20 PM IST
NGT restrains disposal of waste in river bed in AlandiThe National Green Tribunal's western region bench has passed an order restraining the Alandi municipal council from discharging municipal ...
19 Jul, 2015, 03.53 AM IST
Data shows reviving cities not easyLess than 10% of municipal solid waste is treated scientifically. Cities and towns are equipped to treat little over 5% of the sewage gener...
25 Jun, 2015, 11.36 AM IST