Controlling carbon emissions, solid waste management, water recycling and providing safe and affordable houses to the poor are some of the issues deliberated at the three-day Intern-ational Conference on Good Urban Governance, which began on Thursday.

Hopes of early commencement of work at the Sonsodo dumping site brightened on Monday after the high-powered committee headed by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat requested Fomento to immediately take up the waste screening work upon receipt of the letter of Acceptance from the Margao Municipal Council.

KOCHI: In order to give a facelift to the Brahmapuram Solid Waste Treatment Plant, the Kochi Corporation will entrust the KITCO with the task of conducting a detailed study on its renovation.

NEW DELHI: A comprehensive plan has been drawn up to ensure fool-proof sanitation arrangements during the upcoming Commonwealth Games under which a new collection system, use of better bins and wearing of uniforms by the staff would be ensured.

The decision was taken at a high-level meeting called by Delhi Urban Development and Finance Minister A.K. Walia this past week.

The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) is in the process of drawing up plans to fine those who litter garbage along the roadside in order to curb health hazards and other inconveniences caused to the public as a result of people dumping garbage along key roads, Chairman of the CEA Professor W. Abeyewikrema told Daily Mirror online.

Recycled plastics, solar recharge, E-manuals, low power consumption chargers, green calculator, minimised packaging, take-back options - with mobile phone companies waving the green flag, it

The High Court may have cleared the proposed waste disposal site in Bainguinim, but the Old Goa Villagers Action Committee is determined to thwart efforts by the Corporation City of Panjim (CCP) to set up garbage treatment plant at the proposed site.

The Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) can finally go ahead with setting up a state-of-the-art, no-nuisance integrated sanitary landfill and solid waste management site at Bainguinim, now that the Bombay High Court at Goa has dismissed the writ petitions that challenged the land acquisition at Bainguinim. The CCP must now move fast to take the garbage treatment project ahead.

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The road has now been cleared for City of the Corporation of Panjim (CCP) for setting up an integrated sanitary landfill and solid waste management site at Bainguinim.