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The Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation (TMC) is facing a departmental inquiry for graft in waste management. Kerala’s local self-government department (LSGD) has ordered a probe into corruption allegations in the functioning of IT cell for waste…
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At a legacy waste remediation project in Panaji, around 14,000 m³ of RDF have been produced so far. The RDF production was set up by the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) at the Sonsoddo waste…
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The Niti Aayog has released policy guidelines to help promote behaviour change among stakeholders towards waste segregation at source (WSS). Titled Promoting Behavior Change for Supporting Waste Segregation at Source, these guidelines are intended for…
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Building works on the WtE project in Galand village in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, are expected to start in 2022, reports Hindustan Times. On 24 November, according to another report, a newly built boundary wall at…
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The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA), which is responsible for solid waste management in Noida, will hold its second edition of the internal, competitive cleanliness survey on the lines of Swachh Survekshan. GNIDA has…
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Invest Punjab has signed an MoU recently with the Punjab State Office-Renewable Gas Association of India (PSO-RGAI). The new agreement aims at promoting the development of biofuel compressed biogas (CBG) plants in Punjab. As reported…
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In the second leg of its waste data collection exercise, the UN-HABITAT is mapping waste flows in Thiruvananthapuram. In August this year, a similar exercise had been carried out in Mangaluru. The UN-Habitat is undertaking…
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The Government of Punjab has unanimously passed a bill to renegotiate FiTs under Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in place between the public utility Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) and renewable energy generators. Reportedly, the…
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For the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, improving the environment, restoring nature and maintaining cleanliness has become a prime focus. Since 2019, more than 33,000 square meters of land have been converted from waste dumpsite to ecology…
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The compressed biogas plant in the Sangrur district of Chandigarh, Punjab, is set to be commissioned in January 2022, according to a Times Now report. The plant should process paddy straw stubble to produce 33…
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Maruti Suzuki Toyotsu India Private Limited (MSTL)’s first government-approved ELV scrapping and recycling unit has been inaugurated in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The 10,993 sq m facility has a capacity to scrap and recycle over 24,000…
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NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN), a subsidiary of national energy utility NTPC, and the municipal corporation Varanasi Nagar Nigam have signed an agreement for the development of the INR 1.8 billion (EUR 21 million) WtE…
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Clean Vision Corporation has purchased a pyrolysis plant, which will be installed in Hyderabad, according to a recent report. The pilot plant with a throughput of 2.5 tpd was acquired by Clean Vision’s subsidiary Clean-Seas…
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The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has urged citizens to pay the stipulated user fees to the civic body in a timely manner. Reportedly, some private waste agencies in the municipal area are collecting user fees…
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President Shri Ram Nath Kovind honoured the awardees of Swachh Survekshan (SS) 2021 at the ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav’ organised by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on Saturday. The award…
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The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has floated tenders to procure seven lakh garbage bins. The bins will be distributed to over two lakh households belonging to the below the poverty line in the city.…
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The last session of the CII’s Waste to Worth Conference on November 17, titled ‘Untapped Potential – Challenges and Opportunities in Integrated/ Decentralized Waste Management in India focussed on WtE, decentralized biogas, bio-CNG, RDF and compost…
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The second session on Day 2 of the CII’s Waste to Worth Conference focussed on ‘Sustainable Management of SCF/ RDF from MSW in Cement Kilns and WtE Plants. Moderated by Mr Ulhas Parlikar – Global Consultant –…
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Moderated by Ms Bineesha P, Member- ECC, Office of the PSA, GoI and Executive Director, IIWM, Session 1 on Day 2 of the CII’s Virtual Waste to Worth Conference saw founders of various start-ups sharing their innovative solutions…
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The second session on Day 1 of the CII’s virtual Waste to Worth Conference on Plastic Recycling, EPR and Beyond and saw an intense discussion on the opportunities and challenges in EPR compliance by Brands, PROs, and Recyclers; challenges…
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The detailed project report (DPR) and an RfP report for the upgrade of a WtE plant in Dadumajra, Union territory, are now expected to be completed in January 2022, reports The Times of India. In…
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A CBG project developed by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) in Dhuriyapar, Uttar Pradesh, is expected to be completed soon, as stated in a report by Amar Ujala. The facility is planned to be inaugurated…
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The third and last session of the inaugural day of the CII’s Virtual Waste to Worth Conference focussed on India’s e-waste landscape and addressed the status of India’s e-waste management ecosystem, challenges and potential paths for improvements,…
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The CII’s Waste to Worth Conference kickstarted this afternoon with a panel discussion on Models & Best Practices for Waste Management. This session focused on existing waste management systems, models, and best practices across India and abroad…
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With the theme of ‘Moving towards a Circular Economy through innovative 3R approaches’, the CII’s digital Conference on Waste to Worth was inaugurated on Tuesday morning by Prof Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India and H.E. Mr. Adam Burakowski,…
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Effective management of waste will not only improve the public health and environment but enhance the quality of life by generating jobs, creation of new products generate energy, finally leading to a Swachh, Swasth, Sashakt, Sampann and Atmanirbhar Bharat. Towards…
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The Greater Noida Development Industrial Authority (GNIDA) has floated a Rs 121 crore tender for door-to-door waste collection from its urban and rural areas and transportation to the landfill. Interested companies can apply for the…
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Uttar Pradesh authorities have now made detailed information on a planned WtE facility in Galand village in Ghaziabad, available. According to a report in The Hindustan Times, the facility is planned to process up to…
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A proposed WtE project in Samgoli, Dera Bassi, has been scrapped by the authorities of Punjab. As further reported, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and the Mohali Municipal Corporation (MC) received approval by the…
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A biogas plant is anticipated to be set up in the village of Katkai, Mahendragarh district, Haryana, according to The Tribune. The fixed dome-type biogas plant using slurry as feedstock should be able to supply…
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The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has directed waste concessionaire Ecogreen Energy to set up four material recovery facilities (MRFs), one in each zone of the city. The MCG commissioner Mr Mukesh Ahuja has said…
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Bhubaneshwar is planning to establish 14 Material Recovery Facility (MRF) centres. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has a target of total 41 MCCs and 10 MRFs. Currently, four MRFs are fully functional, civil construction of…
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The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has constituted a committee to examine the billing and auditing of private concessionaires managing municipal waste collection and transportation in its zones. A panel has been appointed for the…
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With the theme of ‘Moving Towards a Circular Economy Through Innovative 3R approaches’, the CII is organizing its digital Conference on Waste to Worth on November 16 and 17, 2021 in association with the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor and the Republic…
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Union Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs Mr Hardeep Singh Puri has said that public-private partnerships will be vital for financing, low-cost technologies, new business models and innovative monitoring mechanism to meet the growing demand…
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The Delhi government has launched a campaign against open burning of waste. The campaign will run till December 11 and will be implemented by 550 teams from 10 departments, reports Mint. Citizens have been asked…
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Bengaluru’s Koromangala waste management facility received a visit from the Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to India, Mr Ugo Astuto. The EU and German Federal Ministry of the Environment and Nature Conservation and Nuclear…
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With the theme of ‘Moving Towards a Circular Economy Through Innovative 3R approaches’, the CII is organizing its digital Conference on Waste to Worth on November 16 and 17, 2021 in association with the Office of the Principal Scientific…
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A new MRF could be coming to North Goa’s Igorjevaddo in Neura panchayat. Local residents have been opposed to the project, claiming the location is unsuitable and could cause problems in the future. The proposed…
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Over the last four decades, Mr Prabhjot Sodhi has donned several hats in areas related to waste management, circular economy and climate change. Currently, as Senior Program Director at Centre for Environment Education (CEE), Mr…
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Initial data shows waste volumes rose significantly in comparison with the last few years during Diwali week. In Nagpur, the daily volume of garbage increased by almost 200MT, as per SWM department officials. On the…
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has received environmental clearance from Maharashtra’s State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) for the Deonar Waste to Energy project. The procedure to secure environmental clearance from the Central government is…
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The Faridabad Municipal Corporation (FMC) has announced it will achieve 100 per cent waste collection by early next year. For this purpose, the civic body has procured 110 vehicles to collect segregated waste in the…
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The CII’s annual Waste to Worth Conference on November 16 and 17 will see industry experts debate and discuss important issues facing the waste sector. This year, the conference will focus on the theme ‘Moving Towards a Circular Economy…
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The countdown has begun for CII’s International Conference on Waste to Worth on November 16 and 17. This year, the conference will focus on the theme ‘Moving Towards a Circular Economy Through Innovative 3R Approaches’. The two-day conference, which is followed…
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The State of Telangana is focusing on using municipal solid waste (MSW) for recovery purposes, according to recent statements by the Telangana Special Chief Secretary (Energy). However, the official did not provide information on any…
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The additional 28 MW WtE plant to be built at the Jawaharnagar landfill in Hyderabad, Telangana, should take 18 months for construction, once environmental permits are granted. This is according to a report by the…
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The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has starting strictly implementing Solid Waste Management Rules in 2016. Penalties have been imposed on various residential, industrial, commercial and institutional bulk waste generators for violations. Supertech Ecovillage…
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Indian cement producer JK Cement has recently signed an MoU with biomass aggregation and densification entity Punjab Renewable Energy Systems (PRESPL), as reported by EquityBulls. The partners agreed on a 10-year supply contract for biomass…
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The supposed export ban for waste paper to India, as stated in a new EU regulation, is the result of an oversight (an unintentional error) made in a response by the Indian Government. This has…
