Onthespot - Topsia water body

An alleged attempt to fill a pond on Topsia Road (South) has united residents in the area in a bid to save it. Water from this pond has helped douse many a fire in Topsia.

This report of the Standing Committee on Urban Development deals with action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in their 38th Report(Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on "Solid Waste Management

PCBs, used to manage risks from the flammability of dielectric fluids and to increase the durability of elastic sealants, had declining environmental concentrations after legislation banning new production was passed during the 1970s and 1980s in Europe and North America.

London: British Airways is planning to establish Europe

Non-engineered waste dumps like the one at Sonsodo near Margao have created more problems than solutions to waste disposal. Foul smell and leachate generated at such dumps give rise to unhygienic conditions detrimental to human health.

Acting on the directions of the High Court following a massive fire at the landfill site, the Forest Department has moved the case for diversion of nine hectares land at Baral village on the Tutu-Tara Devi bypass for scientific dumping of non-biodegradable waste.

The newly elected mayor Anu Chatrath promised the people a

This report published by Exnora Green Pammal (EGP) and UNICEF illustrates examples of the implementation and impact of solid waste management innovations in five localities in Tamil Nadu. The solid waste management systems in these localities are widely regarded as successes that deserve replication.

Almost a week after the order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, a high powered committee constituted by the court to look into the reasons of fire at Shimla

New Delhi: Once a part of the Bhalswa landfill site in northwest Delhi near Rohini, over 20 acres of land close to the Mukarba Chowk will soon turn into a lush green patch. Public Works Department (PWD) officials said that the ongoing work would take six months to complete.

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