NewsRack: dharmesh/Urban-Waste/Waste

Abhi Bus…say no to littering - newindianexpress.com

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Shrinking Ganga Continues To Battle Pollution - Varanasi - City - The Times of India

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Even as the world gets set to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) on May 22, the Ganga continues to be threatened by pollution.

BMC to knock on govt door for solution - Indian Express: Mumbai

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

HC last month banned disposal of waste at Kanjurmarg dumping ground, increasing pressure on other sites.

Lessons in conservation - Deccan Herald - Supplements

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Lessons in conservation

A challenge - Hindu: Opinion

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The article “Time to put garbage on the table” (May 18) talks vividly...

Tainted Rice Found in Guangzhou - Wall St. Journal: World

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

A government test showed nearly half of the rice sold in the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou is contaminated with cadmium, triggering anger from consumers.

VMC revives A2Z ties for solid waste mgmt - Varanasi - City - The Times of India

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Gurgaon-based private group A2Z is being roped in once again to manage solid waste from 90 wards of the city.

New wastewater plant planned for Central Landfill - Boston Globe: Latest

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

New wastewater plant planned for Central Landfill

How do you scrap an aircraft carrier? - BBC: Technology

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

How do you dismantle an aircraft carrier?

Chettivilakom aims for a clean tomorrow - Hindu: Thiruvananthapuram

Staff Reporter — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Chettivilakom ward in the City Corporation boasts the highest figures in the city in terms of installation of source-based waste management systems, and is getting ready to be declared garbage-free...

Patto foul odour problem yet to be resolved - Goa News, News of Goa - Times of India

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Patto foul odour problem yet to be resolved

Will Chennai's piles of garbage be the ruin of a model village? - TOI: Chennai

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Will Chennai's piles of garbage be the ruin of a model village?

Thrust on source-based waste management - Hindu: Thiruvananthapuram

Staff Reporter — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Institutions to get subsidy too; ward-level meetings to begin today

The ‘take back’ model - Hindu: News

Yuthika Bhargava — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

To combat the enormous problem posed by e-waste, Attero Recycling and IFC are training rag-pickers and scrap dealers to aid the process

Wired in toxicity - Hindu: News

Meeta Ahlawat, Divya Trivedi — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

How the traditional journey of e-waste, from both domestic and overseas sources, in north India leads to health hazards and high levels of pollution

55 acres of barren land to turn into green stretch - TOI: Mumbai

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

55 acres of barren land to turn into green stretch

Editorial: It's about safe water - Chicago Tribune: Opinion

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Editorial: It's about safe water

Time to put garbage on the table - Hindu: Home

Ranjith Annepu — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

With no long-term planning and policy reforms, the country’s burgeoning waste management problem is set to become a health and environmental crisis

Maharashtra generates highest amount of hazardous waste - New Kerala: India News

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

New Delhi, May 17 : India generates 7.9 million tonnes of hazardous waste every year with the highest amount generated by Maharashtra, the environment ministry said Friday.

Ramsey County warns about trespassing on ammunition plant site - MinnPost

Joe Kimball — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Ramsey County officials say that demolition has begun on old buildings at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant property in Arden Hills and warn that old buildings and live electrical wires can be a hazard. So, they say: No trespassing. It's dangerous out there. This is the old ammunition plant site that was once considered a location for a new Vikings stadium. But now, the county is cleaning up the 427-acre site to prepare it for possible other non-Vikings development. Ramsey County spokesman Art Coulson says trespassing has been a problem at the site for some time, although not so much since the county took possession. But, he said, "it's particularly dangerous now that demolition has begun in earnest." The plan is to sell the site, once it's been cleaned up, for development of a mix of residential, commercial, light industrial and other uses. The project will clean up the state’s largest Superfund site, officials said. Meanwhile, nearby highway improvements to Interstate 35W, ...

Maharashtra generates highest amount of hazardous waste - Latest News

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

India generates 7.9 million tonnes of hazardous waste every year with the highest amount generated by Maharashtra, the environment ministry said Friday.

Another Round of India –EU BTIA Negotiation Concluded - Govt of india: PIB

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Another Round of India –EU BTIA Negotiation Concluded

Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) in the XIIth Five Year Plan - Govt of india: PIB

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) in the XIIth Five Year Plan

National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) - Govt of india: PIB

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP)

More Than 243 Lakh Tonne Wheat Procured - Govt of india: PIB

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

More Than 243 Lakh Tonne Wheat Procured