Perungudi facility is a good start, but a lot more has to be done to sustain city's development, say experts

CLEAN JOB: A private garbage collector engaged by a residential association in Thiruvanmiyur.

CHENNAI: Though the city generates over 3,500 tonnes of waste daily, so far a comprehensive solution for management of solid waste has eluded policy-makers.

NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday launched a youth portal under the Bhagidari scheme of the Delhi Government for channelising the energy of the youth towards the 11-point agenda of development envisaged for the Capital city by her.

Speaking at the launch, Ms. Dikshit said the portal will prove to be an effective bridge between young people and policy makers.

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Gandhinagar: The state government as a part of the golden goals, to be achieved in the state

The Rashtrapati Bhavan, the residence of the country's first citizen, has become the country's first-ever urban habitat to receive the ISO 14001:2004 certification-granted today by UK's Bureau Veritas in view of the various standardised environment management practices adopted by the President's Estate.

Smriti Kak Ramachandran

NEW DELHI: On a day when President Pratibha Patil completed three years in office, Rashtrapati Bhavan was presented with an International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 14001:2004 Certificate for having emerged as the country's first urban habitat with excellent environmental management systems.