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MNGT gets new solid waste treatment facility Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA A new solid-waste management facility created at the Mysore New Goods Terminal (MNGT) was inaugurated here on Monday. The new facility is a measure to comply with the requirements of the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 and the National Green Tribunal (NGT) as per which the bulk generators should have their own segregation and treatment facility. The new facility has a capacity to treat 2 tonnes of solid waste ...

Mandur landfill all set for a makeover Mandur landfill all set for a makeover ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Mar 14, 2021, 06:00 IST Palike has invited tenders for the bio-mining project that is estimated to cost Rs 159 crore; the work is said to take around 5 years to complete The six-year-old plan to bio-mine 135-acre of landfill in Mandur, 28 km away from the city, has finally made headway thanks to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike ( BBMP). The project has invited tender...

NEW DELHI: A clean environment is a basic right of citizens and the plea of non-availability of funds cannot be an excuse for not ensuring it, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said while rapping the Uttarakhand government over waste disposal dump yards illegally set up on the bank of the Khoh river in Kotdwar. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said in view of the repeated failures of the state, a case is made out for taking coercive action against its senior offi...

Updated: The green panel said the damage is being caused to the environment and public health. Share Article AAA A view of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), in New Delhi. File   | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The green panel said the damage is being caused to the environment and public health. A clean environment is a basic right of citizens and the plea of non-availability of funds cannot be an excuse for not ensuring it, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said while rapping the Ut...

Worldwide Robotic Waste Sorting System Industry to 2026 - North America to Dominate the Market March 08, 2021 08:13 ET | Source: Research and Markets Research and Markets Dublin, IRELAND ResearchAndMarkets.coms offering. Global Robotic Waste Sorting System Market is expected to register a CAGR of 19.5% over the forecast period (2021 - 2026). According to Waste Management World, "Intelligent robotic systems can process almost any given waste stream a...

Updated: Share Article AAA A view of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), in New Delhi. File   | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma “Long stories of all-round failure of the administration are poor substitute for good governance required to enforce environmental rule of law for protection of public health and the environment,” observed the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal while considering the Brahmapuram case in January. The Bench led by its chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel had s...

Ensure proper treatment of sewage at Kaloor stadium, NGT tells Kochi Corporation, GCDA Updated: Updated: ‘Poor condition of treatment plant resulted in sewage being discharged into nearby drains’ Share Article ‘Poor condition of treatment plant resulted in sewage being discharged into nearby drains’ The National Green Tribunal has asked the Kochi Corporation and the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) to carry out the directions given by the State Pollution Control Board for ...

A circular economy approach is central to achieving the vision of clean India ‘Reduce, reuse and recycle’ is the new mantra   -  The Hindu× The Budget has given a push to waste management. This will boost the prospects of companies in this space India was declared an open defecation free (ODF) country on October 1, 2019, at the culmination of Swachh Bharath Mission (SBM). Budget 2021 highlighted the government’s commitment to move forward with SBM 2.0 that seeks to propel India from OD...

Compliance with rules by bulk waste generators poor Updated: Updated: February 14, 2021 20:39 IST ‘Most of them either dispose of waste in dumper bins or hand it over to conservancy workers’ Share Article AAA The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, mandate setting up of composting units by bulk waste generators to process their biodegradable waste, but most of them give scant regard to them as witnessed at Obula Padithurai in Madurai on Sunday.   | Photo Credit: Moorthy G ‘Most of the...

PCB team to visit HMT premises to probe illegal waste dumping Updated: Updated: Waste dumped on land owned by the firm caught fire last week Share Article Waste dumped on land owned by the firm caught fire last week The State Pollution Control Board (PCB) will probe illegal waste dumping on the HMT Machine Tools premises in Kalamassery. A team from the board’s surveillance centre in Eloor is likely to visit the site on Monday. The board has taken suo motu notice of media reports on the i...