GRAP-1 imposed in Delhi-NCR: Full list of restrictions, bans and permitted activitiesDelhi-NCR has entered Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as air quality dropped to the 'poor' category with an AQI of 208. T...
19 May, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
Centre garners nearly Rs 3,300 crore revenue from disposal of office wasteSince 2021, the Centre's cleanliness campaigns have generated nearly Rs 3,300 crore from office waste disposal, freeing 696.27 lakh sq ft o...
16 Sep, 2025, 11.27 PM IST
Bhopal gas tragedy: Incineration of Union Carbide factory waste begins on trial basisThe trial incineration of 10 tonnes of waste from Bhopal's Union Carbide plant started in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, and will take 72 hours...
28 Feb, 2025, 04.27 PM IST
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...
25 Oct, 2023, 06.23 PM IST
International Space Station gets new waste disposal technologyA new waste disposal technology, tested by NASA, has proven to be a sustainable and efficient method of eliminating waste from the ISS.
10 Jul, 2022, 11.42 PM IST
10,000 government offices to be declared 'green' in Kerala on January 26Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan would make the official announcement in this regard at a virtual function, which would be chaired by LSGD m...
06 Jan, 2021, 01.47 PM IST
Scrupulously follow protocols for disposal of COVID-19 test kits, swabs: Delhi HC to AAP govtThe petitioner, Pankaj Mehta, had alleged that used swabs were being "thrown out in public" and "tests were being carried out over a pile o...
07 Dec, 2020, 02.13 PM IST
Households to cut and store waste masks, gloves for 72 hours before disposing: CPCB"Waste masks and gloves in general households should be kept in paper bag for a minimum of 72 hours prior to disposal of the same as dry ge...
23 Jul, 2020, 05.05 PM IST
Covid, non-Covid trash! Fast-filling yellow bins keep medi-waste handlers on their toesCorporate and government offices, which are resuming operations after the two-month lockdown, have been advised by various state-level Poll...
01 Jun, 2020, 11.28 AM IST
- Private company caught dumping waste into Coimbatore's Noyyal, forced to clear it by residents
A day after a large tractor was found dumping waste into the Noyyal River, a portion of which flows along Trichy Road in Ravathur area in t...
09 Jul, 2015, 04.08 PM IST
GPCB to monitor service stations engaged in tanker cleaning"Moreover, many of the stations have been used by factories and transporters to dispose their chemical waste illegally.
29 Jun, 2015, 11.58 AM IST
Enforcement Directorate attaches Deccan Chromates' properties worth Rs 4.79 croreED has attached properties worth Rs 4.79 cr of M/s Deccan Chromates Limited in connection with letting out waste into a fresh water stream.
20 Jun, 2015, 02.34 PM IST
Success of 'Swachh Bharat' campaign depends on statesIn fact, in non-BJP ruled states including Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Odisha the launch of Swachh Bharat campa...
03 Oct, 2014, 10.36 AM IST
- 4,000 units fail to submit annual report on e-waste
As per the ?E-waste Management and Handling Rules, 2011', the units should submit the annual report on e-waste management to the PCB.
20 Jul, 2014, 01.50 AM IST
Non-utilisation of Rs 4 crore for disposing Carbide waste: AuditAn MoU was also signed among Ministry of Environment and Forests, MPPCB and Madhya Pradesh Waste Management Project for the purpose.
02 Dec, 2013, 10.08 PM IST
- MPCB notice to over 5,000 private hospitals in Kolhapur region
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has issued a show-cause notice to 5,638 private hospitals here for not disposing bio medical waste.
28 Apr, 2009, 07.01 PM IST
- MP High Court order faces criticism in Ankleshwar
Villagers in Jitali and surrounding villages near Ankleshwar have decided to launch an agitation opposing the MP High Court order allowing ...
19 Dec, 2008, 02.16 PM IST