Aafrin Kidwai
Tirupati Municipal Corporation is planning to set up three new garbage transfer stations in the temple city. The advanced facilities will be set up at New Balaji Colony and two other locations on the outskirts…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is looking for an empty quarry site in the southern part of the city to establish a construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling plant. Currently, there is no proper mechanism to…
Aafrin Kidwai
Hindustan Unilever Limited recently laid the foundation stone for the first community biogas plant in Hari Ashray Colony, Haridwar. This project is being piloted to encourage sustainable waste management in the community. With implementing NGO…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Greater Chennai Corporation is procuring imported machinery to process construction and demolition (C&D) waste generated in the city. Two recycling units will come up at Perungudi and Kodungaiyar with a combined capacity of 1200…
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The Central government has taken up a pilot project in Solid Waste Management (SWM) in 97 villages across Telangana State with the goal of improving sanitation in the villages. Hansindia.com reports that three villages will…
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The Union Cabinet has given its approval for a Memorandum of Understanding between India and Guinea (West Africa) in the field of Renewable Energy. The objective of the MoU is threefold: To establish the basis…
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The CII, on Thursday, organized the India-Sweden Innovations Accelerator Programme in Hyderabad. A workshop and B2B meeting was held for a Swedish cleantech and energy efficiency delegation. The Accelerator Programme, being supported by Swedish Energy…
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The recently concluded seventh edition of IFAT India 2019 witnessed a 29 per cent increase in visitor numbers as compared to last year, according to information provided by the organizers. Held between October 16 to…
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The Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) is gearing up to call tenders for capping of the Madikonda (Rampur) dumping yard. Madikonda landfill is located about 18 km away from Warangal city and is the only…
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Welcome to our newly (re)launched website, solidwasteindia.com. It promises to be the most authoritative source of news and information that you will find on solid waste management (SWM) in India. This website is designed to be your…
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Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development Corporation Ltd (NSSCDCL) has started the tendering process to appoint contractors for developing garbage transfer stations. They will be given two years to plan, develop, test and commission garbage…
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will now be appointing the prominent National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) as consultants to manage waste at the city’s – and country’s – largest dumping ground in Deonar. According…
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The Kashmir State High Court has constituted a three-member committee to oversee the functioning of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and other municipal committees of all districts of Kashmir division with regard to managing and treating…
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The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Karnataka Power Corporation (KPCL) are planning to set up a waste-to-energy plant in Mandur. According to the Bangalore Mirror, the Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has ordered KPCL to…
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The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has issued the draft version for its tariff determination regulation order for renewable projects, including biomass power projects. The Regulation will apply to projects that are commissioned in the…
