About 5,000 kg of plastic bags less than 40 microns thick seized in raids
COIMBATORE: Following the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2011, issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forest, the Coimbatore Corporation initiated action against plastic manufacturers and traders as well.

Local bodies need to evolve a strong system of collection and disposal
COIMBATORE: A fresh crackdown embarked upon a couple of months ago against plastics by the Coimbatore Corporation signalled yet another brave attempt at curbing a problem that has actually managed to prevail over similar efforts so far.

Plastics, especially carry bags, have managed to cling steadfastly on to the people.

JAIRAM RAMESH, 57, is perhaps the most visible Minister of Environment and Forests India has ever had.

PANJIM: While Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) is desperate to submit its proposal to set up waste treatment plant in Baiguinim to the government, it is been unable to move forward since the project has not received technical sanction.
PWD has returned the project claiming it has no technical expertise, as told by Mayor Yatin Parekh.

Since the garbage crises last month, CCP has

Vadakara municipality will invest Rs.30 lakh. Authorities say waste water woes will end soon

KOZHIKODE: The Vadakara municipality, as part of its decentralised waste management programme, will set up a solid waste treatment plant equipped to produce cooking gas from garbage on its Puthiappu trenching ground.

CHENNAI: The Centre for Waste Management (CWM) of Sathyabama University, in association with the Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), have started off a bio-diesel production centre on the campus of the University. The cooking oil waste generated at the University

Putting the onus of re-cycling of electronic wastes (e-waste) on the producers, the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has for the first time notified e-waste management rules.

The e-waste (management and handling) Rules, 2011 would recognise the producers

The State of the Environment report 2010 released by the UP environment directorate calls for urgent measures to organise solid waste management in a scientific and environmentally sustainable manner. The disposal of solid waste in UP is a major problem. Most cities have poor cleanliness and sanitation.

AHMEDABAD: The Sandesh Group-promoted Rs 3,000-crore integrated township project, Applewoods got a nod from Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda) to commence construction work. Located near Shela on SP Ring Road, Applewoods is the first integrated township in Gujarat to receive this clearance.

"Properties worth 90 lakh sq ft would be built on 128 acres of land.

To improve the sanitation services in the city, Leader of the House in the MCD, Subhash Arya, on Tuesday informed that an allocation of Rs 27.20 crore has been made for improvement of sanitation services this year. He said the drive will continue upto June 19 and the funds will be spent in cleaning all wards of the city within that period.