Waste Management
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Condoms, diapers to come with disposal pouches, spot fines for street littering
India | Apr 06, 2016, 10:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: Now condoms, diapers, sanitary pads/napkins and tampons will come with pouches or wrappers that would ensure their proper disposal. Under the revised rules, the environment ministry has called on manufacturers or Brand Owners
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Cities œconverted into slums need urgent improvement of waste management: Government
National | Feb 10, 2016, 04:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Terming lack of proper urban planning as a "major" failure for the country, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said the government will finalise comprehensive waste management rules next month to deal with
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70 pc of Indian sewage treatment plants dysfunctional: Javadekar
India | Nov 22, 2014, 10:12 AM ISTGandhinagar: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that 70 per cent of all sewage treatment plants in India do not work due to high running cost.Through his recorded video message at 'Wastech', an international summit
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India can learn waste management from Norway, Finland: President
India | Oct 18, 2014, 11:37 AM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee, expressing satisfaction at the outcome of his visit to Norway and Finland, on Friday said India can gain from the two countries' expertise in areas such as clean technology and
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HC asks authorities to expedite handing over sites for waste management
India | Jul 28, 2014, 08:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court today asked civic agencies to expedite the process of handing over two sites, measuring about 200 acres, in the city to municipal bodies so that they can use the