A city lad from Columbia University has come up with a waste management plan for Hyderabad. Mr Ranjit Annepu, 22, was in the city on Monday as part of his three-month MS research at the Earth Engineering Centre, Columbia University, New York. He pointed out,

The Mysore City Corporation has taken up setting up of zero waste management units in another four wards after its success in Kumbarkoppal.

ERODE: The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests is planning to amend the rules to further tighten the norms on bio-medical waste management, said Dr R Sridhar, deputy director, hazardous system management division of the ministry.

Addressing at the workshop on bio medical waste management, jointly organised by TNPCB, Erode IMA, CPR Environmental Education Centre (CPREEC) and the Ministry a

Students and teachers of Doon University participated in a day-long training workshop on Solid Waste Management as a part of the capacity building and strengthening of Vermi Composting Units in universities and colleges, an initiative of the State Government.

The programme was held at the Senate Hall of the university and was attended by senior members of the staff and students from various col

Panjim, March 4: The new industries in Goa will not get the clearance from Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) unless they have rain harvesting facility.
In a significant decision today, the board decided that the units will not be issued consent to establish unless they carry out rain water harvesting facility or ground water recharge measures.

The board decided that industries will ado

Ever thought about converting fish waste in to value-added byproducts?

A young researcher at the School of Industrial Fisheries in Cochin University of Science and Technology is earnestly pursuing a project that would explore the immense possibilities of fish waste management for the welfare of the society.

Abhilash S., Principal Investigator of the project, has developed a particular foliar

The district administration is exploring ways and means to streamline usage of air horns in vehicles and the public address system in order to declare Kanyakumari as a noise-pollution-free district

The Collector, Rajendra Ratnoo, said on Tuesday that even as it was a Herculean task, following the successful implementation of ban on plastic (non-degradable) materials and the zero waste managemen

In an effort to ensure that segregation of waste at source, the Coimbatore Corporation on Monday started distributing green and white bins to residents.

Four zones

A release from the civic body said the Mayor, R. Venkatachalam, inaugurated the bin distribution by giving it away to residents of an apartment in the city. Commissioner Anshul Mishra and Chairman, Health Committee, P.