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TopicSolid waste management

Topic: Solid waste management

NGT initiates proceedings in toxic waste crisis case at Chandigarh’s Dadumajra Dump

Residents report a sharp rise in respiratory issues, skin infections, and serious diseases like tuberculosis and cancer from toxic waste mixing with rainwater and seeping into homes.

Maha Kumbh solid waste perfectly managed, Ganga clean as tap water—2 scientists from India, US find

Preliminary findings of Richard Dasher from Stanford University’s US-Asia Technology Management Center & Amit Kapoor from Institute for Competitiveness, India, presented at govt event.

Illegal garbage burning adds to Delhi’s air pollution woes. 2024 saw most instances since 2020

Data accessed by ThePrint shows Delhi Fire Service recorded 4,933 incidents of garbage burning this year until 12 December, compared to 3,511 in 2023.

NYT report echoes Okhla residents’ fears of health risk posed by waste plant. CPCB says ‘panic unnecessary’

In 2016, country's apex pollution watchdog told NGT that plant was ‘safe’. Four years on, its report said presence of metals in bottom ash & fly ash mostly 'below detection levels'.

‘Jab ghar mein jeena mushkil ho’ — what it’s like living near Delhi’s Okhla waste-to-energy plant

Residents of various colonies in Delhi’s South East district continue to fight legal battle, now in SC, demanding relocation or closure of waste-to-energy plant, one of four in Capital.

Over 14,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste generated in Delhi-NCR each day, Centre tells SC

Central government disclosed data before two-judge Supreme Court bench during hearing of PIL on rising pollution levels in NCR & nearby areas.

This Haryana man almost quit his dream of garbage-free Himalayas. How PM’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ changed his life

Pradeep Sangwan was a guest on 100th episode of 'Mann ki Baat'. The work done by his Healing Himalayas foundation got a fillip in 2020 after Modi mentioned it in his monthly radio address.

Govt’s new rules for plastic packaging: Recycle upto 50% of single-use plastic in 3 yrs

Guidelines on single-use plastic waste management sets annual recycling targets for producers, importers & brand-owners. The fines for those who fail won't absolve them from meeting targets.

Solid waste could play an important role in fueling airlines

Bio-waste is the next fuel for the global air transport industry if it wants to achieve net-zero emissions as promised in October 2021.

Worried about carbon footprint? Indian start-up’s ‘recycled’ shoes may put your mind at ease

Thaely, which means bag in Hindi, is a brand that uses only vegan & recycled materials like plastic bags and bottles to make shoes, priced at approximately Rs 9,750.

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A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.