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Monday, June 24, 2024
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Topic: Landfill

After a 100-hr battle, Noida authorities extinguish massive dumping yard fire that started on Holi

150 firefighters, 12 JCB excavators & 15 water tenders were deployed to extinguish the fire on the 50-acre plot used by Noida Authority’s horticulture dept as repository for green waste.

These 3 Indian cities have managed to solve the problem of landfills. Here’s how they did it

Garbage disposal sites have become a massive problem for most urban centres, but Ambikapur, Chandrapur and Taliparamba have adopted 'zero-landfill model', says NITI Aayog report.

Why you shouldn’t throw away your old undergarments

Old underwear now equals new clothes, thanks to this US company.

Your garbage can now make music. A Brazilian company shows the way

The world produces more than 400 million tonnes of plastics every year, of which 14-18 per cent is being formally recycled & more than half ends up in landfills.

Converting waste to energy is great, but also disastrous if done as here in Delhi

Without proper waste segregation, we are staring at lung disease, reduced fertility and cancer.

On Camera

Delhi dating scene has a lawyer-engineer fatigue. Diversify your right swipes

Navigating dating apps is as risky as trading stocks. It makes sense to spread our assets—school teachers, DJs or public policy nerds; diversity is important.

India’s aviation sector set to boom under Modi 3.0 but ‘emerging duopoly’ could hurt consumers

Sector analysts warn that with Go First expected to remain grounded & SpiceJet struggling, industry is likely to consolidate to just 2-3 player market, hampering competition.

Army hospital commandant says no misuse of disability pension grant. ‘Scrutiny at all levels’

Lt Gen Nilakantan says revised Entitlement Rules & Guide to Medical Officers for pensions had been revised to rationalise disability classification, quantification & granting of disability.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.