Japanese sewage treatment technology for Chennai
HECS and Daiki Axis Company recently launched a Japanese technology-based sewage treatment plant for the domestic, industrial and commercial sectors... Read More
Maharashtra cities to pay fines for untreated sewage
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has sent out notices to all the state’s municipal corporations, warning that they will have... Read More
Mumbai’s largest landfill to get waste-to-energy plan
Seven years after the Bombay High Court told the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to shut the Deonar dumping ground, the... Read More
Former manual scavenger wins PadmaShri
Married at the age of 10, Usha Chaumar of Alwar was treated as an untouchable as she was engaged in... Read More
Sanitation survey in Mumbai to take inputs from citizens
Sanitation survey in Mumbai starting from January 5, 2015 under SBM (Swachh Bharat Mission) will also take inputs from Citizens.... Read More
Bio-toilet for police station
Wockhardt Foundation marked the World Environment day by installing its eco-friendly bio-toilets at Maurice Nagar Police station in New Delhi.... Read More
BMC to set up WTE plant
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked for an additional 12 acres of land from the government near the designated... Read More
51,365 households to get toilets in Mysore
In a major install-toilet in every household drive, the Mysore Zilla Parishad (MZP) is setting up 51,365 individual toilets during... Read More
MSW rule implemented in Bangalore
CIJ News, December 11, 2013 The Bruhat Bangalore MahanagaraPalike (BBMP) covering nearly one crore people, has collected Rs10.4 lakh in... Read More
A small step for a cleaner future
It is quite a common site to see piles of garbage as high as hills dotting the landscape of landfills... Read More
Dharmsala scarred
The green cover in the McLeodganj area of Dharamsala is being threatened by illegal dumping of solid waste along hill... Read More
TMC’s waste-to-energy plant to be rolled out soon
An incineration plant at Daighar near Mumbra, which will process over 600 metric tonnes of solid waste daily for conversion... Read More
Worm based sanitation system
A recent study evaluates how effective a worm based sanitation system is in reducing the rate at which solid waste... Read More
Chennai looking for suitable SWM process
The Corporation of Chennai is planning to install an integrated waste management system in the city and is looking for... Read More
Steamed Garbage!!
An expert team from England has developed a cost-effective and environment-friendly Vantage Waste Processor (VWP) for tackling solid waste. The... Read More
Biowarfare in the Restroom
It’s with good reason that the most effective delivery method for biological warfare weapons is via aerosol suspensions: finely divided... Read More
Women can make the difference at home
The Mysore City Corporation is targeting women to effectively handle the solid waste generated daily. The corporation took women leaders,... Read More
Contaminated Water?
Following the civic body’s drive to snap all illegal tap water connections and booster pipes due to water shortage in... Read More
Airport clean up
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Airport Authority of India (AAI) have set a new guideline to keep the area... Read More
Cuttack’s scavengers still looking for a clean start
In spite of the ban on manual scavengers and rehabilitation programmes, life is no better for Cuttack’s women ‘sweepers’