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11,000 kg garbage, four dead bodies removed from Mt Everest in two-month long cleanliness driveA total of 11,000 kg garbage and four dead bodies were removed from the Mount Everest during a two-month long cleanliness drive conducted b...05 Jun, 2019, 08.30 PM IST- Oppo gets green nod to set up manufacturing unit in NoidaOppo wants to set up a smartphone manufacturing unit in 110.04 acres in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The project will comprise of factory,...10 Dec, 2017, 11.22 AM IST
- Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli becomes first city to have 100% waste segregationThe city, with a population of 4.8 lakh, achieved this at a time when other cities are either weighing the risk of failure before starting ...06 Mar, 2017, 10.57 AM IST
- Agriculture ministry to assist 'mandis' for setting up waste management plantsAs part of the Centre’s cleanliness mission, the agriculture ministry has decided to provide Rs 10 lakh each to 585 ‘mandis’ (wholesale agr...02 Nov, 2016, 09.41 PM IST
- Railways to sell garbage at stationsRailways has created a separate Non-Fare Revenue Directorate to find ways for generating substantial revenue from sources other than passen...07 Jul, 2016, 04.32 PM IST
- Govt notifies rules to dispose of garbage; puts special attention on managing sanitary wasteManufacturers of sanitary pads/napkins and diapers in India will have to provide a pouch or wrapper for disposal along with the packets of ...05 Apr, 2016, 07.12 PM IST
- Environment ministry revises the Solid Waste Management Rules after 16 yearsThe Rules stipulate zero tolerance for throwing, burning, or burying the solid waste generated on streets, open public spaces outside his p...05 Apr, 2016, 07.08 PM IST
- New Delhi railway station to produce electricity from garbageIn a major green initiative, New Delhi station will become the first railway premise in the country to produce about 2000 units of electric...02 Feb, 2016, 10.53 PM IST
- Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar asks NCC to participate in 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'If each cadet resolves to pick up 1 kg of non-biodegradable waste then the NCC can remove three million kg of waste, Parrikar said at an NC...28 Sep, 2015, 10.37 AM IST
- Railways to set up first-of-its-kind waste plants in Delhi, JaipurThe plants for disposal of solid waste are proposed to be set up under the Waste-to-Energy project of the Railways.19 Aug, 2015, 04.49 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
- DDC holds meet with experts on solid waste managementIt also said that Ghazipur landfill improvement and other such vulnerable landfill improvement plans will be recommended to the government.02 Apr, 2015, 10.03 PM IST
- Mountain of trash may be driving Himalayas to disasterExperts say that continuous storage of huge quantities of water has turned lakes on high mountains into potential "water bombs" for the pop...07 Sep, 2014, 07.04 AM IST
- Plastic waste may trigger water bombs in HimalayasUnfortunately, this is the ugly truth of the Himalayas. The heap, which includes biodegradable plastic, can be found just four kilometres f...28 Aug, 2014, 06.54 AM IST
- HP plans to use polythene waste in cement plantsWhile the use of polythene is continuing in the state despite ban, its proper disposal without harming the environment has become a challen...15 Dec, 2013, 06.45 AM IST
- Himachal's Kinnaur to have solid waste management systemn a bid to save fragile ecology of tribal Kinnaur district located along China border, Kinnaur district administration has decided to launc...10 Dec, 2013, 10.06 AM IST
- Goa: Pollution of soil, water continues in SattariThe pollution of soil and water bodies is rampant in Sattari as not a single village panchayat in the taluka has a garbage treatment plant.08 Jul, 2011, 04.14 AM IST
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