A cheap way to clean up radioactive waste a common ingredient of sunscreens, when mixed with another ingredient of soaps, can clean up wastewater containing radioactive material. Upon heating, titanium dioxide and caustic soda form a ceramic. This, a group of Australian and Chinese researchers found, could absorb radioactive material. With the demand for nuclear material for

OLD GOA, NOV 12
Moves by the City of Corporation of Panjim (CCP) to ask the State government to go ahead with the land acquisition process at Bainguinim for the proposed garbage treatment plant have prompted angry reactions from St Cruz MLA Victoria Fernandes.

Kannal Achuthan, Chennai: Solid waste management experts, from various parts of the country, presented innovative and feasible models of handling municipal garbage at a meeting here on Tuesday.

MARGAO, NOV 10
Plans by the Margao Municipal Council to set up composting units to treat wet and bio-degradable waste has hit a block.
A total of 60 units were planned across the city - three units in each of the 20 wards - but the Civic body has succeeded to erect only 10-11 units so far.

There seems to be no end to the worries of the local municipal and administrative authorities here. First, they faced the wrath of the residents of city

MARGAO, OCT 21
Margao Municipal Council

PANJIM, OCT 14
Is this not a waste? The Corporation of the City of Panaji spends Rs 65 lakh on its Patto garbage treatment plant!
While a large number of bills are still pending clearance on the anaerobic plant of the CCP at Patto, data has brought to light that the plant has cost the corporation close to Rs 65 lakh over a period of seven months.

MARGAO, OCT 3