A city lad from Columbia University has come up with a waste management plan for Hyderabad. Mr Ranjit Annepu, 22, was in the city on Monday as part of his three-month MS research at the Earth Engineering Centre, Columbia University, New York. He pointed out,
In a bid to make Haryana eco-friendly, the state government has formulated a plan for mass production of bio-fuels from all kinds of biomass and organic waste.
SHILLONG: Amid the entire clamor over waste management, the Bokashi method seems to be the ideal solution for self-help groups in tackling the issue.
To create awareness among people about waste management, the People's Learning Centre (PLC) on Tuesday organised the citizens' meet on Shillong's Environment at Raitong building.
It is learnt the Bokashi method is a simple process of segregatin
With the view to promote organic farming practices to reduce the burden on Chemical Fertilizers, to ensure effective utilization of farm resources and to cater domestic and international growing Organic Food Market, a National Project on Organic Farming was launched during 10th Plan with an outlay of Rs.115.00 crores.
The Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has directed its International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) branch to take action in the area of waste management. There are substantial co-benefits of waste management in the context of climate change.
KOCHI: The CREDAI Clean City Movement, in association with local bodies and residents associations, inaugurated a project for achieving self-sufficiency in disposing of organic waste at the General Hospital here on Wednesday.
Corporation health committee chairman N A Mani inaugurated the programme.
The chemical and synthetic fertilizers, particularly Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium (NPK), are highly subsidized. The amount of subsidy on this has grown exponentially during the last three decades from a mere Rs. 60 crore during 1976-77 to an astronomical Rs. 40,338 crore during 2007-08. In 2008-09, it shot up to Rs 96,606 crores.
Due to increasing environmental concerns in the wastewater treatment sector, the environmental impacts of organic waste disposal procedures require careful evaluation. However, the impacts related to the return of organic matter to agricultural soils are difficult to assess.
