The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has signed an agreement with a Mumbai-based company, Organic Recycling Systems (ORS), for scientific disposal of garbage and generating 10MW power using green technologies.

On the second day of

KULITHALAI: The successful solid and liquid waste management model practised in Kulithalai with the support of stakeholders and voluntary organisations could be replicated by civic bodies in Nepal, said the visiting Director General, Department of Water and Sewerage, Gajendra Kumar Thakur, here on Wednesday.

Speaking at the conclusion of a two-day exposure visit of the team led by him to Kulith

Bangalore is in a better position compared to other parts of the State when it comes to implementation of an action plan on bio-medical waste management.

LAHORE (January 25, 2011) : Under the directions of Chief Minister Punjab, Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif, City District Government Lahore (CDGL) has launched privatisation process of solid waste managem

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The Coimbatore Corporation and Centre for Environment Education (CEE), Coimbatore, on Wednesday organised a rally to create awareness on solid waste management.

Mayor R. Venkatachalam flagged off the rally in the presence of Deputy Mayor N.

There is a need to create an awareness among officials, students and the public to maintain sustainability in the Sampoorna Swachatha Andolan (Total Cleanliness Drive) which has been started in the remaining 47 Gram Panchayats in the district, said Zilla Panchayat CEO N Krishnappa.

Zilla Panchayat CEO N Krishnappa, Chief Accountant Surendra and Assistant Project Director Shabeer Pasha at a dist

All panchayats in the district will be asked to install a Plastic Shredding Unit as part of the ongoing Mass Action for Plastic-waste-free Kozhikode, (MAP), District Collector P.B. Salim has said.

Addressing newspersons at the Collectorate conference hall here on Tuesday, Dr.

The High Powered Committee on Sonsodo headed by Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat has favoured one-time payment of Rs 7.31 crore to Fomento to set up the waste treatment plant at Sonsodo, with the Chief Minister promising financial grant to the Margao Municipal Council to meet the financial obligations.
The draft concession agreement will now be placed before the meeting of the Margao Municipal Coun

The city is faring quite poorly in comparison to other major cities of the country if a report of the central Ministry for Urban Development is to be believed. The ministry has prepared a Service Level Bench Mark Data of the country's 28 cities.