Waste Management
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Delhi LG TS Sandhu visits zero-waste colony, pushes MCD to replicate model across the capital
Delhi | Jun 23, 2026, 03:51 PM ISTDelhi LG TS Sandhu praised Navjeevan Vihar's Zero Waste Colony model and directed the MCD to replicate the initiative across the city. The project has diverted over 10 lakh kg of waste from landfills through community-led waste management.
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Bengaluru launches 'Garbage Dumping Festival': Know about unique drive to shame litterbugs
Trending | Oct 31, 2025, 12:35 PM ISTThe initiative aims to raise awareness about proper waste management and to discourage citizens from dumping waste irresponsibly. Despite repeated public education drives and door-to-door instructions on waste segregation, many residents continue to throw garbage on roads, footpaths and empty plots.
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Good news for girl students: Menstrual Hygiene Policy for school-going girls approved, Centre to SC
India | Nov 12, 2024, 10:31 PM ISTThe Centre has notified the Supreme Court about the implementation of a “Menstrual Hygiene Policy for School-Going Girls” approved by the Union Health Ministry. Know how this policy aims to improve access to menstrual hygiene facilities for female students in government schools across India.
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3,800 tonnes of solid waste going untreated in Delhi every day, SC calls it "horrible"
Delhi | May 13, 2024, 08:52 PM ISTA bench of Justices A S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan called for the immediate measures to be undertaken to ensure that the quantity of untreated solid waste does not increase till proper facilities are put in place to treat them.
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Thilafushi: Know about this artificial island that is a significant center for waste management
Travel | Apr 02, 2023, 01:30 PM ISTThilafushi, located in the Maldives, was initially designed as a landfill in the 1990s to manage the country's waste, but today it has undergone a remarkable transformation. Thilafushi is now a shining example of how proper waste management and recycling practices can transform.
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NGT slaps Rs 3,500 crore penalty on WB govt for huge gap in waste management
India | Sep 05, 2022, 03:03 PM ISTThe green panel informed the government the state government does not prioritize setting up sewage and solid waste management facilities.
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ITI Berhampur creates Lord Ganesha idol made out of automobile scraps
offbeat | Sep 01, 2022, 04:54 PM ISTITI Berhampur students surprised everyone by making Lord Ganesha’s three feet high sculpture with the automobile scrap. Have a look at the magnificent beauty of the divine lord here.
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Pimpri Chinchwad municipal official & principals visit iconic scrap sculpture park in ITI Berhampur
offbeat | Jul 03, 2022, 03:19 PM ISTPimpri Chinchwad municipal official and principals appreciated the skills of ITI students and commended their role in waste management.
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Delhi named least hygienic capital: Research
India | Oct 01, 2021, 07:54 PM ISTAccording to downtoearth.org, New Delhi generates 9,700 tonnes of waste per day - 8,000 tonnes of which end up in landfills that had already maxed their capacities back in 2008. Numerous private companies are now coming forward to join hands with the local government and minimize the damage of this environmental impact.
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Pooja Bhatt questions garbage disposal and unauthorized parking in Bandra
Celebrities | Feb 11, 2021, 08:59 PM ISTPooja Bhatt on Thursday took to social media and spoke of indiscriminate waste disposal and unauthorized parking in the city's Bandra area. The actress-filmmaker feels that simply blaming the municipal corporation is not a solution.
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Andhra govt launches India's first online waste management platform
India | Jun 05, 2020, 08:14 PM ISTThe Andhra Pradesh government on Friday launched what it claimed to be the country's first online Waste Exchange Platform to ensure 100 percent safe disposal of industrial toxic wastes.
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This Pune sanitation worker is spreading awareness about waste management through Hindi songs
offbeat | Nov 21, 2019, 03:59 PM ISTA sanitation worker in Pune has been parodising Hindi songs in order to create awareness amongst people to do their bit for their country.
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First meeting of committee formed by NGT on waste management to be held on Nov 19
India | Nov 14, 2019, 04:42 PM ISTThe committee comprises nominee of vice chairman, Niti Aayog, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of Jal Shakti, National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Environment and Forests, chairman of Central Pollution Control Board and CEO of Government e-Marketplace Portal
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'India will go down under garbage one day': Supreme court's strong rebuke on solid waste management
India | Mar 27, 2018, 08:37 PM ISTThe top court said that days are not far when garbage mounds at the Ghazipur landfill site in Delhi will match the height of iconic 73-metre high Qutub Minar and red beacon light will have to be used to ward off aircraft.
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Centre files 845-page affidavit on solid waste management, SC says we are not 'garbage collectors'
India | Feb 06, 2018, 02:44 PM IST"Don't do this. Whatever junk you have, you dump it before us. We are not garbage collectors. Be absolutely clear about this," SC bench told Centre.
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RUR Green Life, works on sustainable waste management solutions for individuals and society
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53 lakh-kg of waste cleared from Varsova beach, PM Modi praises the effort of the youths
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Shocking images ahead! 3,000 families live inside this giant ‘Garbage Dump’
People | Apr 30, 2017, 05:49 PM ISTWarning: The images inside might upset few of you. But however ugly they might seem, it's the harsh reality.
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OOHO: Forget plastic water bottles! These ‘edible’ water bottles are a real thing now
Blah | Apr 13, 2017, 01:59 PM ISTWith the growing concerns over non-biodegradable waste products, it was a need of the hour to incorporate some eco-friendly ways into our lives. And in the wake of this, a sustainable packaging start-up based in London, UK devised an edible range of
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NGT raps state govts over waste management rules, bans open burning of waste
India | Dec 23, 2016, 09:48 PM ISTPutting a complete ban on open burning of waste including at landfill sites, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today declared a fine of Rs 25,000 on waste burning in bulk. It also asked the state