Aafrin Kidwai
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will no longer execute Mohali’s Waste to Energy (WtE) project. NTPC was to construct and operate a WtE plant at Samgauli. No reason has been given for NTPC’s exit. The…
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to appoint a Project Management Consultant (PMC) to supervise the construction of Mumbai’s first waste to energy (WtE) plant at Deonar. The consultant will be responsible for approving the…
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A new report from McKinsey and the World Economic Forum (WEF) has hailed India’s deployment of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), underlining that India is well-positioned to lead global efforts to produce clean fuels for aviation.…
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The Ludhiana civic body has agreed to increase its tipping fee by Rs 101 to Rs 425, following pressure from the private contractor after it gave an ultimatum to stop lifting waste. The final decision…
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The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) plans to purchase 122 tree and plastic shredders worth Rs 15 cr, a decision that has earned criticism from SWM experts since the BBMP already had purchased shredders earlier…
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The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation is planning to revive the usage of aerobic bins in the city. Over the years, a total of 520 such bin units were installed at 52 locations to process biodegradable waste at…
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The Kerala government was asked by the National Green Tribunal to expedite the biomining of legacy waste at Brahmapuram. A private firm had submitted a proposal to carry out biomining of the waste several months…
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Chandigarh civic authorities are planning a visit to Pune to finalise the technology to be used in the setting up a waste processing plant in the city. Interestingly, the Chandigarh officials have already undertaken a…
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UltraTech Cement Ltd has announced that its integrated unit in Tamil Nadu, Reddipalayam Cement Works, has undertaken measures in which one-fourth of its fuel requirement is met through utilisation of waste materials sourced from local municipal corporations and industries. Reddipalayam Cement…
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Residents of Chandrapur area in Guwahati are opposing the civic body’s move to shift the dumping site from Boragaon in west Guwahati to the newly-chosen site at Chandrapur in the eastern suburbs of the city.…
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The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) has announced it will set up garbage transfer stations (GTS) in five locations at an estimated cost of Rs 15.4 crore. Recently, the civic body had deployed 25 CNG auto-rickshaws…
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The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has directed BSES Rajdhani Power (BRPL) to meet its obligations to the Timarpur-Okhla Waste Management company (TOWMCL), a subsidiary of Jindal ITFL. TOWMCL had appealed to DERC that BRPL…
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The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) has announced it will start collecting user charges for waste collection in July. Residents of slum areas will have to pay Rs 30 per month while those living in non-slum…
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As part of its 6th Anniversary celebrations for Smart Cities Mission, the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) announced the results of the India Smart Cities Awards Contest (ISAC) 2020. Tirupati and Indore are winners…
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Hyderabad has a new Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Recycling Plant at Fathullaguda. The facility is equipped to recycle 500 metric tonnes of debris a day. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao inaugurated…
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The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has launched an online portal for registration of Producers, Importers & Brand Owners (PIBOs) under the Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules, 2016. As per the rules, PIBOs are “required to…
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The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) is planning to develop material recovery facilities (MRFs) for segregating waste. Currently, all the waste is taken to a secondary collection centre before being transported to the Bhandwari landfill.…
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Following a 2019 order by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has extended its support to district administrations across the country to prepare a District Environment Plan (DEP), which also…
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to deposit Rs 2 crores for failing to execute its orders to clear legacy waste at Uruli Devachi and Phursungi, issued in 2018…
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The Municipal Corporation of Tirupati (MCT) has announced plans to increase user charges for waste collection from households and commercial establishments. The corporation has proposed to collect Rs 40 and Rs 60 per month from…
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After Chennai, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) committee will now visit Gurugram to assess the city’s solid waste management model. Last week, the committee headed by Ludhiana mayor Balkar Sandhu, was in Greater Chennai Corporation,…
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The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has stopped collecting waste generated at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport. The AMC has asked Adani Airports, which operates the airport’s domestic and international terminals, to set up…
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Jodhpur has announced a fine on citizens caught throwing garbage in the open. The penalty ranges from Rs 100 to Rs 5000. As per the new rules, those who throw garbage inside residential complexes, as…
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As per information from the Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s solid waste management (SWM) department, BVG India and AG Enviro Infra, the two companies responsible for door-to-door waste collection in the city, have been fined 19 times…
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The much-delayed Waste to Energy plant in Guntur will be ready for operations next month, the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister, Mr Botcha Satyanarayana has announced. The plant is being built by…
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Officials from the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) are currently in Chennai to assess the city’s waste management model. Urbaser Sumeet, which manages SWM operations in Chennai, is playing host to the Ludhiana officials, a company…
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The BBMP’s most prominent face in the solid waste management department, Special Commissioner Mr Randeep D has been transferred with immediate effect. He will now be taking charge as Special Commissioner, BBMP – Health. Mr…
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The Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Mr Mukesh Kumar has announced that the 15 MW Waste to Energy plant near Pirana at Gyaspur is likely to start operations by end of 2021. The WtE facility is being…
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The Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) latest draft Masterplan 2021 for the national capital titled ‘MPD 2041‘ proposes that no new landfill sites must be created in the city and a focus on ‘minimum waste localities must…
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The Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) has received permission to begin operations by the end of this month. The BSWML is a new entity, which has been given the certificate for operations by the…
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Goa’s Waste Management minister Mr Michael Lobo has announced that the state government will float a new tender for the establishment of the solid waste management plant at Bainguinim within fifteen days. Mr Lobo informed…
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After being pulled up for dumping of bio-medical and other COVID waste at Sonsoddo landfill, the Goa Solid Waste Management Corporation (GSWMC) has assured the Margao Municipal Corporation (MMC) that the waste will be lifted…
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Gurugram’s new Municipal Commissioner Mr Mukesh Kumar Ahuja who took charge on Tuesday, has announced that effective waste disposal is among his top priorities. Mr Ahuja visited the Bandhwari landfill site and held a meeting…
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The Maharashtra government has approved the Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) plan to develop composting plants, material recovery facilities (MRF), and construction and demolition (C&D) projects. This marks a shift from the NMC’s earlier focus on…
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Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has announced the India Plastic Challenge–Hackathon 2021 to promote innovative solutions to mitigate plastic pollution and develop alternatives to single-use plastics. The Hackathon is open to start-ups /entrepreneurs and students…
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The Ministry of Jal Shakti has announced Rs 40,700 crores to support over two lakh villages achieve solid and liquid waste management (SLWM) under the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G) Phase 2 in 2021-22. The…
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The Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) has given its green signal to a slew of solid waste management projects proposed by the Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP). These include tipper trucks, screening…
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The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has announced it will retain the tariff for waste-to-energy projects at Rs 7.08/kWh from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. According to Mercom, the Commission had announced a…
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The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has inaugurated its fourth Swachhta Kendra, or Material Recovery Facilities, in Worli (G-South ward) in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL). The MRF…
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A recent study by Delhi-based NGO Toxics Link has found that around 12.3 billion sanitary napkins, which amounts to 113,000 tonnes of waste, reached India’s landfills every year. Commonly available sanitary napkins constitute 90 percent…
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The Delhi government has formed a special task force under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary for taking measures to eliminate single-use plastic. The special task force, which has been constituted on the order of…
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The Pune Zilla Parishad (ZP) has announced a Rs 130 crore project for rural waste management. This project is aimed at enabling all the talukas to better manage their waste. The Pune ZP is the…
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The Goa government is setting up a biomass-based renewable energy project to reduce open dumping and burning of agricultural waste. The Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA) and Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Private Ltd (PRESPL) will…
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The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) is setting up a solid waste management centre spread across a 1,500 – 2,000 square metre area in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and HDFC Bank. At the SWM centre,…
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The Odisha government has announced that Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will contribute to rural waste management efforts in the state. Specifically, the ULBs have been asked to leverage their Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) and Plastic…
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The Ministry of Power of India has announced its plans to set up a national mission to address the issue of air pollution due to farm stubble-burning and reduce the carbon footprint of thermal power…
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is still awaiting an environmental permit for its Deonar Waste to Energy (WtE) project in Mumbai. MidDay reports that the clearance might take another four months and until then construction…
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The Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation has officially closed down the Aadharwadi dumping ground near Mumbai as part of its “Zero Garbage Initiative”. The legacy waste at the 37-year-old site will be bioremediated, according to civic body…
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India has formulated a policy paper to address wastage in the use of electronics and the electrical sector. The paper titled “Circular Economy in Electronics…
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The Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) says it has completed nearly 70 percent bioremediation of the legacy garbage dump of Sonsoddo. Mr Levinson Martins, Managing director – GWMC, has said that all possible measures will…
