The Centre has announced a 15-member expert group to allay apprehensions on the Kudankulam nuclear power project.

The Euro India Summit ranked Bangalore third among 29 Indian cities in the Environmentally Sustainable City Award (ESCA) competition.

The award has come much to the surprise of residents and critics who deplore waste management in the City.

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The diversified business group, ITC Ltd, through its Papers and Speciality Papers Division (PSPD), has roped in some of the major corporate entities, including Infosys, Google, Mahindra Satyam and

Meet on waste management calls for total ban on plastic

Implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) that makes manufacturers responsible for disposal of non-biodegradable waste generated by their products is among the recommendations made to the government by heads of urban local bodies at a workshop on ‘Decentralised waste management,' organised by the Suchitwa Mission, here on Monday.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has cleared the proposal for setting up an ultra-modern plant in Bharyal village at the Tara-Devi-Totu Bypass for the safe disposal of the huge solid waste generat

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to amend within six months the Solid Bio-Waste Management Plant Rules 2000 to deal with the problem of s

With local bodies across the State struggling to cope with the mounting garbage problem, the government has launched a new initiative to promote decentralised methods of solid waste management usin

Processing at source may be made mandatory
Kerala may be in for stringent legislation on waste management as waste remains a major environmental and health hazard in the State.

The Legislature Committee on Environment recommended in its report submitted early this year that law should be brought to make waste processing mandatory at the source itself. Housing colonies, hotels and restaurants, resorts, hospitals, hostels, slaughterhouses, and markets should not be allowed to function if they failed to treat their waste.

The country's largest recycling initiative, which aims to expand support for recycled newspapers, magazines, books, and notebooks, is gaining momentum.