PANAJI: In addition to the two large waste treatment plants - one each in Calangute and Cacora -- the government has mooted a third garbage treatment plant (GTP) in Bicholim to handle the state's p

A 9.9 MW biomass plant has been set up in Mahendragarh district with a total cost of Rs 60 crore and a similar project of 9.5 MW in Bhiwani district is at its final stage.

Shimla, November 24: The state government has decided to formulate a comprehensive policy to facilitate conversion of various non-biodegradable wastes into energy to give push to recycling.

The government has given license to two private companies for conducting feasibility study to generate electricity from garbage.

Vedanta Aluminium (VAL) has commissioned a red mud powder producing unit at Lanjigarh refinery in Odisha, describing it as first of its kind in alumina industry tackling major environmental hazards

The residents of Palayam ward who have been conveniently ignoring the reminders of the city corporation not to dump garbage on public places and to make use of the daily collection system will now

The first pilot biomethanation plant of the Chennai Corporation that uses Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) technology will be launched in Pulianthope soon.

The pilot plant, which will be ready in 45 days, will have the capacity to convert two metric tonnes of bio-degradable waste into 40 KV of power and 160-170 kg of manure.

The 5,000 tonnes of garbage generated in the city per day has the potential to be converted to 12 crore litre of aviation fuel and 4.5 crore litre of diesel per year.

An expert told Express that through plasma gasification and vitrification process, a technology developed by NASA, the garbage could be generated into wealth.

Construction of Nisargruna biogas plants likely to begin by January

Madurai is all set to adopt Nisargruna, a solid waste management technology devised by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), to convert biodegradable waste collected from households in rural areas into methane and organic manure.