India's construction sector is booming, but construction and demolition waste management is weakWhile this infra surge is good for the economy, it will generate enormous amounts of construction and demolition waste (CDW) and increase t...
24 Jul, 2024, 05.34 PM IST
Economic Survey calls for adaptive strategies & policies for cost-effective and sustainable housingThe 2023-24 Economic Survey calls for adaptive strategies for sustainable housing and emphasizes recycling construction and demolition wast...
22 Jul, 2024, 05.18 PM IST
CM Yogi Adityanath takes stock of debris disposal post twin tower demolition in NoidaThe chief minister was apprised by the Noida Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari that the debris is being processed at the construction and demol...
12 Sep, 2022, 08.51 PM IST
Re Sustainability to start recycling of twin towers demolition waste next weekThe twin towers, nearly 100 metres tall, were demolished on Sunday. More than 3,700 kilograms of explosives were used in the operation. Nea...
03 Sep, 2022, 05.40 PM IST
Re Sustainability to recycle 30,000 tonnes of Supertech's twin towers demolition wasteThe twin towers, nearly 100 metres tall, were demolished on Sunday. More than 3,700 kg of explosives were used in the operation.
31 Aug, 2022, 05.45 PM IST
Stubble burning, construction waste still major concerns: SurveyAbout 178 million tonnes of surplus crop residues are available in the country. Burning of these residues leads to rise in pollutant levels...
31 Jan, 2020, 05.01 PM IST
Noida: After two years, construction and demolition waste plant ready in Sector 80The state’s first construction and demolition (C&D) waste management plant is finally functional. The recycling plant in Noida’s Sector 80 ...
13 Jan, 2020, 03.22 PM IST
BBMP ignores centre’s rules, waste ends up on Bengaluru streetsThe rule wanted the states to come up with their own C&D policy and municipal bodies to chalk out a plan to implement the same.
01 Oct, 2018, 11.02 AM IST
Green body CSE hails Centre's construction, demolition management rulesIt said the next step should be to create a clear mechanism for stringent action in cities for improved collection, segregation and handlin...
30 Mar, 2016, 07.46 PM IST
- Centre notifies the country's maiden construction and demolition waste management rules29 Mar, 2016, 03.52 PM IST
Delhi Metro to recycle waste, earn from itDMRC is expected to earn Rs 37 lakh per quarter for providing the land and the waste.
26 Oct, 2015, 11.46 AM IST
- CSE welcomes Delhi govt move to use recycled C&D waste
A green body today welcomed the Delhi government's decision to mandate recycled products from construction and demolition (C&D) waste for i...
26 Aug, 2015, 05.38 PM IST
CSE welcomes Delhi government move to use recycled C&D wasteA green body today welcomed Delhi government's decision to mandate recycled products from construction and demolition (C&D) waste for its b...
26 Aug, 2015, 05.25 PM IST
Delhi government plans to utilize construction wasteCommonly called malba, improper disposal of this waste is choking roads, clogging storm water drains and polluting the Yamuna river bed.
20 Aug, 2015, 11.28 AM IST
Indian cities choke on construction, demolition waste: NGOIndian cities are choking due to their own construction & demolition waste, a green NGO warned & asked authorities to find solutions to rec...
23 Dec, 2013, 09.30 PM IST
- IIT-Madras to host workshop on recycling of construction waste
According to the organizers, increasing construction, maintenance, retrofitting and demolition activities across the country generate a con...
02 Aug, 2013, 09.00 PM IST
- India to press for stricter norms on ship-breaking
India refuses to be a dump yard for hazardous ships. During the forthcoming inter-sessional working group meeting at the International Mari...
07 May, 2007, 02.32 AM IST