Landfilling is one of the most common methods for disposal of municipal solid waste. Government regulations for pollution control and public opposition due to unacceptable conditions makes it extremely difficult for planner to find a new landfill site. Geographic information system (GIS) and multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) can be applied successfully in such situations considering various technical, environmental, economic, regulative, and social factors.

Heaps of biodegradable waste would no longer bother Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) as Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) have come to its rescue with a novel technology of converting biodeg

The primates are causing such a menace that even PM Narendra Modi's plan of making his parliamentary constituency Varanasi wi-fi enabled has been cancelled.

VARANASI: Sanitation and cleanliness in the city are the prime concerns for the city.

The Swachh Bharat Mission is being implemented in all the 4,041 statutory cities and towns in the country while the rankings released on Saturday pertained only to 476 cities

To begin with, co will set up toilets at ghats in Varanasi with low water usage and on-site sanitation tech

VARANASI: Foundation stone of the country's first technology based toilet project with behaviour trackers- 'remote monitoring and waterless urinal'- was laid by mayor Ram Gopal Mohaley at Rani Bhaw

In a race between 100 cities picked up from states and union territories across the country, only 20 will start their 'smart' journey this financial year.

VARANASI: The supply of contaminated water in various localities across the city is threatening the lives of the people.

Varanasi Municipal Corporation's employees flout National Green Tribunal (NGT) ban daily by burning mounds of garbage in open.

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