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PMC to float tender to set up animal waste processing plant

Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation has floated a tender to set up an animal waste processing plant though the plan was earlier stopped due to strong opposition from residents. PMC has floated tender to set up an animal waste processing plant though the plan was earlier stopped due to strong opposition from residents. Prithviraj BP, additional municipal commissioner, said, “The …

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1 week ago

Lack of action plan hampers CPWD performance: MoHUA

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has conveyed its displeasure to the Central Public Work Department as the latter failed to meet the off-take target of utilisation of construction and demolition waste recycled products for three consecutive years. In a recent review, a senior official of the ministry chairing the meeting noted that ‘overall performance of CPWD …

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PM Modi proposes 11 resolutions for ‘Viksit Bharat’, Cong says ‘nothing new’

Hindustan Times

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday proposed eleven resolutions in his Lok Sabha speech marking 75 years of India's Constitution. The 11 resolutions are being introduced “in the spirit of constitutional values to achieve a Viksit Bharat,” PM Modi said. PM Modi attacked the Congress over “dynastic politics” and “disrespecting” its leaders like Sardar Patel and Sitaram Kesri to uphold …

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1 week, 3 days ago

No end to Chandigarh’s trash trouble as third mountain rises at Dadumajra dump

Hindustan Times

The city’s garbage crisis shows no sign of abating, as a third mountain of waste, holding a massive 1.25 lakh metric tonnes of waste, has emerged at the Dadumajra landfill. Already struggling to clear the existing legacy waste at the Dadumajra landfill, Chandigarh MC will take at least 43 more months to clear the fresh heap of 1.25 lakh MT. …

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1 week, 6 days ago

New rules proposed on packaging waste management, set to take effect in 2026

India Today

In a significant step to revolutionise packaging waste management, the Environment Ministry has introduced the draft of Environment Protection Rules, 2024. The proposed regulations focus on Extended Producer Responsibility, requiring producers, importers, and brand owners to oversee the entire lifecycle of packaging materials, including paper, glass, metal, and sanitary products. The rules drafted urge people to use recycled materials and …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Swachh Andhra Corporation chief advocates use of drones, AI in waste management

The Hindu

There is a need for drone surveillance, integrated with Artificial Intelligence, to improve waste management, Swachh Andhra Corporation Limited Chairman Kommareddy Pattabhi Ram has said. A meeting at the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation office on December 5, Thursday, Mr. Pattabhi Ram, along with SACL Managing Director Anil Kumar Reddy and VMC Commissioner H.M. Dhyanachandra, discussed the action plan drawn for ‘Swachh …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Greater Noida to get new e-waste management plant

Hindustan Times

The Greater Noida authority has announced plans to set up an e-waste management facility aimed at scientifically treating and recycling electronic waste while aligning with the Swachh Bharat Mission and the E-Waste Rules, 2016, amended in 2018, officials said on Wednesday. The proposed facility will include citywide collection points to streamline the aggregation of discarded electronics and involve citizen groups …

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1 month ago

MCG launches campaign to boost public sanitation

Hindustan Times

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram has launched the Swachh Toilet Campaign, coinciding with World Toilet Day, and will run until December 25, marking Good Governance Day, officials said. The campaign aims to improve the cleanliness, maintenance, and beautification of all public and community toilets in the district, ensuring better sanitation standards for all residents, they added. These efforts, already conducted …

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1 month, 1 week ago

MC chief orders reprocessing of bio soil being dumped in Sec-53

Hindustan Times

Municipal commissioner Amit Kumar on Tuesday directed the concerned engineers engaged in bio-mining project of legacy waste under at Dadumajra dump site to reprocess the bio-soil from Sector 53 immediately at the plant. Kumar sought a detailed report from the concerned officers of the Chandigarh civic body about the daily garbage collection and processing, along with the ongoing bio-mining project …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Mahakumbh to be plastic-free ‘green’ event

Hindustan Times

The forthcoming mega religious fair of Mahakumbh-2025 will be an eco-friendly and plastic-free event. In line with UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s vision, all single-use plastics will remain banned during the event, with environment-friendly alternatives like dona, pattal, kulhars, besides jute and cloth bags being promoted to ensure a sustainable celebration, inform officials. To facilitate this initiative, special stalls offering …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ratan Tata’s absence deeply felt across the world, writes PM Narendra Modi

The Hindu

It has been a month since Shri Ratan Tata Ji left us. Shri Ratan Tata’s unwavering support for the dreams of others was one of his most defining qualities. For crores of Indians, Shri Ratan Tata’s patriotism shone brightest in times of crisis. I remember Shri Ratan Tata Ji as a man of letters—he would frequently write to me on …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Empowering a generation of dreamers

Hindustan Times

It has been a month since Ratan Tataji left us. Mumbai, Oct 22 : An artist from NGO Project Mumbai gives final touches to a portrait of late Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons at Currey Road Railway station as part of 'Hamara Station Hamari Shaan' initiative, in Mumbai on Monday. Ratan Tata’s unwavering support for the dreams of others …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ratan Tata made India a better, kinder place

Live Mint

It has been a month since Shri Ratan Tata Ji left us. Shri Ratan Tata’s unwavering support for the dreams of others was one of his most defining qualities. For crores of Indians, Shri Ratan Tata’s patriotism shone brightest in times of crisis. A man of letters I remember Shri Ratan Tata Ji as a man of letters—he would frequently …

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Ratan Tata: A leader who empowered a generation of dreamers

New Indian Express

Our close interactions continued when I moved to the Centre and he remained a committed partner in our nation-building efforts. Tata’s support for the Swachh Bharat Mission was particularly close to my heart. I recall the programme in Assam two years ago where we had jointly inaugurated various cancer hospitals in the state. His efforts to make health and cancer …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Indore's Air Quality Breaches 400 Mark, a Day After Diwali Celebration

Hindustan Times

Indore's air quality breaches the 400 mark on Friday, a day after the city celebrated Diwali. The city's air quality remains in the 'satisfactory' category (AQI 51-100) for most days of the year, but a day after Diwali, the air quality breaches the 400 mark, putting the city's air quality under 'severe' category. The city's air quality remains in the …

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Indore's Cleanest City Takes a Hit: Air Quality Breaches Severe Category

The Hindu

Indore's air quality has deteriorated to the 'severe' category, indicating extremely poor air quality in the city. The AQI reached 404 on Friday, with PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels exceeding the safe limits. The city's air quality usually remains in the 'satisfactory' category, but the recent spike is primarily due to vehicular pollution and road dust. The wind speed …

Environment Law Traffic Air Quality Indore

2 months, 1 week ago

Puducherry’s Beach Promenade to have high-end restrooms under Swachh Bharat Mission

The Hindu

Visitors to the beach promenade will soon have access to high-end public restrooms with the decision of Pondicherry Municipality to redevelop the existing toilet block near Dupleix Statue under Centre’s ambitious Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 programme. Categorised under the SBM programme to have aspirational toilets, once re-developed, the toilet block near the Dupleix statue will become partly air-conditioned having facilities …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Wildlife Week activities commence at Mysuru zoo

The Hindu

A slew of activities have been planned as part of the 70th Wildlife Week celebrations by the century-old Mysuru zoo from Wednesday. International Zoo Keepers’ Day, activities for animal keepers and short videos on animal keepers will be played on October 4 at 10 a.m. on the zoo campus. A programme has been arranged on sustainable gardening at home at …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Transforming Rural India: A Decade of the Swachh Bharat Mission

Hindustan Times

A decade of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) has yielded unprecedented gains in India, with the country achieving a significant milestone of 100% rural sanitation coverage. The mission, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, has transformed India's sanitation landscape, leading to a significant reduction in open defecation and improved public health. The SBM has also had a positive …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Swachh Bharat Mission: Creating jobs, transforming lives

Hindustan Times

In 2014, India took a collective pledge to ensure cleanliness, health, and hygiene for all its citizens through the Swachh Bharat Mission. By promoting sustainable waste management practices, the mission has empowered communities, improved public health, and sparked a cultural shift towards hygiene. Swachh Bharat Mission {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} While the impact of SBM on public health has been …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Letters to The Editor — October 1, 2024

The Hindu

End manual scavenging That a recent survey only confirms that manual scavenging is predominantly associated with India’s Scheduled Castes is saddening. Despite India’s technological advancements and alternative mechanisms, it is shameful that fellow citizens are still engaged in manual scavenging. The Swachh Bharat slogan can only be achieved when India eradicates manual scavenging and puts an end to the inhuman …

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3 months ago

Hyderabad civic body panel praises LMC cleanliness efforts

Hindustan Times

With the aim of studying the efforts undertaken by the Lucknow Municipal Corporation under the Swachh Bharat Mission, a delegation of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, visited Lucknow on Monday. Lucknow municipal commissioner Inderjit Singh with Hyderabad mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi and others in Lucknow. On behalf of the LMC, additional municipal commissioner Pankaj Srivastava, Arun Kumar Gupta, deputy speaker of …

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3 months ago

Building on the gains of Swachh Bharat Mission

Hindustan Times

Swachh Bharat Mission is set to complete 10 years. But now the Mission faces the more slippery world of solid and liquid waste management, compared to the provision of low flush, twin-pit toilets across needy communities. Only 248 of the cities have broadly reached the parameters of Garbage Free Cities covering aspects of collection, segregation, storage, scientific processing, cleaning of …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Realising the rural-urban continuum

The Hindu

This century is supposed to be India’s urban century due not only to massive demographic shifts, with the country soon becoming more urban than rural, but also to the demand for the infrastructure required to support these large shifts. Some of these financial constraints arise from the tied nature of grants linked to centrally OPINION | A new sense of …

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PMC to float tender to set up animal waste processing plant

Lack of action plan hampers CPWD performance: MoHUA

PM Modi proposes 11 resolutions for ‘Viksit Bharat’, Cong says ‘nothing new’

No end to Chandigarh’s trash trouble as third mountain rises at Dadumajra dump

New rules proposed on packaging waste management, set to take effect in 2026

Swachh Andhra Corporation chief advocates use of drones, AI in waste management

Greater Noida to get new e-waste management plant

MCG launches campaign to boost public sanitation

MC chief orders reprocessing of bio soil being dumped in Sec-53

Mahakumbh to be plastic-free ‘green’ event

Ratan Tata’s absence deeply felt across the world, writes PM Narendra Modi

Empowering a generation of dreamers

Ratan Tata made India a better, kinder place

Ratan Tata: A leader who empowered a generation of dreamers

Indore's Air Quality Breaches 400 Mark, a Day After Diwali Celebration

Indore's Cleanest City Takes a Hit: Air Quality Breaches Severe Category

Puducherry’s Beach Promenade to have high-end restrooms under Swachh Bharat Mission

Wildlife Week activities commence at Mysuru zoo

Transforming Rural India: A Decade of the Swachh Bharat Mission

Swachh Bharat Mission: Creating jobs, transforming lives

Letters to The Editor — October 1, 2024

Hyderabad civic body panel praises LMC cleanliness efforts

Building on the gains of Swachh Bharat Mission

Realising the rural-urban continuum