Diversified U.S. manufacturer SPX Corp and Indian engineering firm Thermax Ltd will jointly make air pollution control systems in India, in a venture that could bring in annual revenues of up to $100 million in five to 10 years.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is launching solid waste project in six talukas under the North Sindh Urban Services Corporation (NSUSC) with an estimated cost of Rs18 billion.

The identified areas include Larkana, Shikarpur, Old Sukkur, Sukkur City, Rohri and Khairpur, said Larkana Ta luka Nazim Qurban Ali Abbasi on Tuesday. The ADB had already acquired 200 acres for the project in Larkana.

The Margao Municipal Council is bracing up to meet on August 31 to finalise the company to set up the 50 ton waste treatment plant at Sonsodo, but the Civic body is yet to appoint a technical consultant to evaluate the technical bids received from Fomento-IL&FS combine and Hyderabad-based Ramky Enviro Engineering Ltd.

WASTE is a major problem for any city, and a city without a proper solid waste management system is a hazard to public health.

Islamabad is one such city. The municipal dumping site in H-10 sector is not the only place that stinks in Islamabad.

Pune The row over garbage disposal that had reached a crescendo three months ago has been buried, at least for the time being, with the focus shifting on swine flu that has claimed 20 lives in the city.

New Delhi: Delhi is the highest municipal solid waste producer in the country followed by Mumbai, says a survey by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

Taking the crusade of

Ashutosh Kumar

Recently, Wal-Mart has been rolling out plans for what it calls a sustainability index

The United States, Europe, China and South Korea lead global "green" spending plans after committing about $500 billion to boost low-carbon technologies and protect the environment, under wider plans to boost the global economy.

Green spend accounts for about 15 percent of total economic stimulus cash of $3 trillion, according to HSBC in a report published on May 22. More detail follows.