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DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda (Photo courtesy of Antiporda’s office) Foremost on his thoughts are the senior citizen employees of the DENR, since it’s widely known that elders are the most vulnerable sector of the population as far as COVID-19 is concerned. “Alam ko nabubugnot na kayo dahil hindi kayo makalabas ng bahay. Ngunit mas mahirap pag nagka-COVID ka kasi pakiramdam mo araw-araw parang unti-unting hinihila ang mga paa mo sa hukay (I know you’re getting irritable because yo...

Updated: Share Article AAA The surge in the number of active COVID-19 cases in the city has also led to an increase in the quantum of sanitary and biomedical waste that is generated. According to rough estimates, from an average 40 to 45 tonnes per day, over the past few weeks, it had increased by another 25 tonnes a day. BBMP’s Special Commissioner (Solid Waste Management) D. Randeep told The Hindu that the civic body had floated short-term tender to handle the biomedical waste now being ge...

Maurice Info Search Les membres du gouvernement ont pris note de du début de la phase 2 de la réouverture qui aura lieu le 1er mai 2021, que le Premier Minsitre a présidé quatre Steering Committee sur les pluies torrentiels du 25 au 29 AVril 2021, de l’arrivée procahine des « High Volume Flood Pumps », des actions prises par le The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Centre, que le prix de la tonne de sucre sera Rs 13,000.00 à partir du 1er avril 2021 entres autres. 1....

PCB to slap closure notice on bonemeal unit at Edayar Updated: Updated: Board finds illegal outlet to discharge pollutants into the Periyar Share Article Board finds illegal outlet to discharge pollutants into the Periyar The State Pollution Control Board (PCB) will issue closure notice to a bonemeal unit at Edayar based on the finding that it had set up an illegal outlet to discharge effluent and pollutants into the Periyar. Officials of the Environment Surveillance Centre of the board in El...

‘Civic body’s contention nowhere near facts’

Drug Take Back Day to provide opportunity for community members to get rid of unwanted prescriptions Opportunities are available throughout our area April 23, 2021 6:25 PM Greg White Updated: 9.7 million people misused prescription pain relievers in 2019. That’s according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Local health leaders say safety disposing of your medications decreases the chance of problems. “It deters people from abusing or misusing the substances. O...

Cape Town fire latest: Residents can return home as damage is assessed The impact of the devastating Cape Town fires is currently being assessed, with damage to several buildings and infrastructure reported. With the Cape Town fire now declared under control, the time has come for the City and residents affected by the devastating blaze to assess the significant damage incurred over the past three days.  Evacuated residents and students from the University of Cape Town (UCT) are now being urg...

ZP forms task forces in gram panchayats to ensure cleanliness Updated: Updated: ‘They should facilitate scientific waste handling thereby ushering in sustainable development of villages’ Share Article ‘They should facilitate scientific waste handling thereby ushering in sustainable development of villages’ The Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has formed cleanliness and hygiene task forces in every gram panchayat to ensure solid waste segregation and management and also for villages to ...

ABSTRACT: Managing waste has been an aged-old challenge, especially in developing cities, like the Freetown Metropolitan City. Solid Waste and/or waste in general is an artefact of human activities that can spring from individuals, families, community, commercial/industrial operations etc. This study is a qualitative investigation, and it is intended to gather an inclusive knowledge of solid wastes management for better public health in Freetown, the Capital City of Sierra Leone. Statistical an...

It will utilise segregated organic wet waste to produce Compressed Bio Gas Vegetable shavings, fruit peel and other kitchen waste may soon be converted into clean, green gas instead of ending up in a landfill. GAIL Gas Limited (GGL) is in talks with the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to set up a Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in north Bengaluru to utilise segregated organic wet waste. According to a letter from GGL, officials met BBMP Administrator Rakesh Singh and other senior off...