Waste Disposal

Building Zero Waste Homes

Vasudha Sharma gets us this inspiring report on how conscious developers and residents together can create zero waste green residential societies.

http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-property-show/building-zero-waste-h...

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Waste Disposal, Garbage, Waste Recycling, Waste Management, Natural Fertiliser, CSE
Air Pollution

How Did India's Cities Get This Polluted?

Delhi is the most polluted city in the world. That's common knowledge today. But did you know that 13 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are right here in India? In the third episode of our special series on air pollution - Clean Air, My Right, we take a look at what is contributing to this mess. How did our cities get this polluted?

http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/clean-air-my-right/how-did-india-s-citi...

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Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Biomass, Crop Residues, Waste Disposal, Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Environment
Chintan
Waste Disposal, Waste Recycling, Waste Management, Environment, India, Chintan
Water Pollution

Yamuna near Delhi a giant sewer

At Right to be Heard Townhall show, Environmental minister Jayathi Natarajan said emergency action needs to be taken to clean up the Yamuna flowing near Delhi.

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Yamuna, Water Pollution, Environment, Rivers, Delhi, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Sewage, Waste Disposal, Hazardous Waste, Hospital Waste
Solid Waste

Chinchinim villagers oppose high rise housing projects

Villagers of Deussua-Chinchinim in one voice on Sunday opposed high rise housing projects in the village and have served a 21-day deadline on the panchayat to take steps to collect and dispose off the waste in the village jurisdiction.

The villages have also formed an Action Committee to pursue the demands and to chalk out an action plan.
Agitated villagers assembled near the St Anthony Chapel

Publication Date: 
07/03/2011
Herald (Panjim)
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Solid Waste, Margao, Goa, Housing Construction, Pollution, Panchayats, Waste Disposal
Hazardous Waste

Monsanto agrees clean-up of toxic Brofiscin quarry in Wales



Environment Agency finds Monsanto, BP and Veolia liable for clean up after thousand

Publication Date: 
19/02/2011
Tom Levitt
Ecologist
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Industrial Pollution, United Kingdom (UK), Monsanto, Toxins, Hazardous Waste, Land Pollution, Waste Disposal, PCBs, Dioxin
Hazardous Waste

Monsanto agrees clean-up of toxic Brofiscin quarry in Wales



Environment Agency finds Monsanto, BP and Veolia liable for clean up after thousand

Publication Date: 
19/02/2011
Tom Levitt
Ecologist
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Industrial Pollution, United Kingdom (UK), Monsanto, Toxins, Hazardous Waste, Land Pollution, Waste Disposal, PCBs, Dioxin
Water Pollution

Hussain Sagar goes to toxic waste

For the past five years Hyderabad has been trying to clean the Hussain Sagar Lake, separating the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh. The efforts suffered yet another blow on June 20 when the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) denied permission to dredge the mouths of four nalas releasing waste water into the lake and to dispose it of at a nearby quarry.

Publication Date: 
30/08/2010
K Naresh Kumar
Down to Earth
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Andhra Pradesh, Dredging, Heavy Metals, Hyderabad (D), Lake Pollution, Lead, Mercury, Sedimentation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Toxic Wastes, Toxins, Waste Disposal, Water Pollution
Energy

Waste food to generate cooking gas in city soon

Left over food and vegetable waste discarded in the garbage could soon be used to generate bio cooking gas (alternative to LPG) in the Capital.

Publication Date: 
20/08/2010
Pioneer (New Delhi)
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Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Biofuel, Energy, Waste To Energy, Garbage, Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, LPG, Delhi
Energy

Twin solution for energy generation and waste disposal

M.J. PRABU

Publication Date: 
29/07/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
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Waste Disposal, Waste To Energy, Energy, Biogas, Tamil Nadu, Kanniyakumari, Hindu (New Delhi)

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