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The Karnataka government has been ordered to deposit Rs The Karnataka government has been ordered to deposit Rs 2,900 crores as compensation for the state’s inability to implement solid and liquid waste management standards by…
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Starting October 20, the Gurugram Municipal Corporation will conduct random inspections to identify residents who hand over mixed waste to sanitation workers. A fine of Rs 500 will be imposed on the spot. Despite repeated…
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The Government of India has suggested that the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) introduce a penalty system for thermal power plants not complying with the current biomass co-firing guidelines. In a recent review meeting…
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India is now officially the world’s third-biggest e-waste generator with 85-90% of it managed by 3,400 to 5000 informal recycling units. The existing recycling process predominantly involves the extraction of valuable materials after shredding the…
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The quantity of legacy waste disposed of at three landfill sites in the capital has decreased by 26.1 lakh MT over the past four months (June to September), representing a 462% increase over the previous…
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The Goa state government is seeking funding from the Government of India for the WtE project by Goa Waste Management Corporation (GMWC). Reportedly, Goa is seeking INR 1.5 billion (EUR 18.82 million) from the Centre…
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In a report provided to the National Green Tribunal, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) informed the tribunal that the disposal of new waste will cease at the Bhalswa landfill site once the proposed Waste…
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A new WtE plant could be built in Nashik, Maharashtra, as The Times of India reports. On 23 September 2022, Nashik Municipal Corporation held talks with Mahatma Phule Energy and Infrastructure Technology Ltd (MahaPreit), a…
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The Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has announced to have received investment commitments for biogas plants worth a total of INR 14 billion (EUR 172.41 million) during the event Renewable Energy India Expo 2022. About 60…
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The second WtE facility in Jawaharnagar, Telangana, is “almost ready for commissioning”. The project is planned to have a power supply capacity of 28 MWe, as Telangana Today reports. The first WtE plant in Jawaharnagar…
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The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) is expected to begin the process of disposing of approximately 25 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of legacy waste accumulated at its main dump site on the Tajpur road after facing…
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The Bhubaneshwar civic body, which has been facing complaints of inadequate solid waste management in residential areas has decided to give residents and Swacch Saathis in each ward, the ability to certify waste collection in…
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Kozhikode Corporation hopes to overcome one of its biggest challenges, waste segregation at source, with the launch of a new waste collection system on Monday. With AZHAK, the Corporation hopes to inform and inspire the…
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The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) is planning the segregation of electronic waste (e-waste) at the source and special arrangements will be made for the same in the garbage vans. Nashik municipal commissioner Chandrakant Pulkundwar on…
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The Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands has been warned by the National Green Tribunal that if deficiencies in the management of solid and liquid waste are not fixed within six months, a fine…
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Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) intends to set up a CBG plant at the Haibowal Dairy Complex in Ludhiana, Punjab. As part of the so-called Buddha Nullah Rejuvenation Project, the future plant should be used…
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IIM Indore and the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) have signed an MoU for a Centre of Excellence (CoE) at IIM Indore, which will provide leadership training for managing sanitation and waste…
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According to the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GMWC), plans provide to develop a new WtE plant in Verna, which is a village in Salcete, Goa. The plant should be set up in Verna at an…
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According to a recent report on the WtE project in Bandhwari, Haryana, the facility has not yet been completed. An update from March 2022 stated that the 15 MW plant is scheduled to become operational…
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Barely 20 months after starting operations, Clean Kerala Company Ltd. (CKCL), a project to eliminate waste generation by incorporating eco-friendly practices, has reported a profit of Rs. 5 crores. The company, which is jointly owned…
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According to the Times of India, two additional CGB plants running on paddy straw are expected to start operations by year-end. One facility using 5,000 tonnes of paddy straw is planned to be erected in…
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As part of its Azadi@75 Swacch Survekshan Toolkit, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has reiterated a few interventions which the ULBs can implement to promote waste segregation at the source. These include:…
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Union Minister of Earth Sciences Mr Jitendra Singh has launched a special campaign focussing on cleanliness, including disposal of scrap and reducing pendency in government departments. Singh began the campaign by disposing of e-waste at…
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A committee has been established by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to investigate a complaint that industrial units in the Uttar Pradesh town of Muzaffarnagar’s Bhopa Thana are dumping coal ash and hazardous waste along…
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President Droupadi Murmu felicitated the awardees of the cleanest States and cities at the award ceremony of Azadi@75 Swachh Survekshan 2022, hosted as part of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 by Ministry of Housing & Urban…
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Telangana has been fined Rs 3,825 crore by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) as environmental reparation for continuing to fail to treat municipal solid and liquid waste in Hyderabad and other urban local bodies in…
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The two-day Swachh Shehar Samvad and Tech Exhibition organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on the 29th and 30th of September 2022, as part of the fortnight long Swachh Amrit Mahotsav, concluded last…
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The 9th edition of IFAT India by Messe Muenchen India concluded on Friday at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. IFAT India is one of the country’s leading trade fairs for water, sewage, solid waste, and recycling…
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Exactly one month after the demolition of the Supertech twin towers, the Noida authority met with Edifice Engineering to discuss the ongoing debris removal work. It instructed Edifice Engineering to remove the debris by November…
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The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved a bio-energy policy in an effort to draw large investments and boost the state’s agricultural income. The goal of the policy is to encourage and support the state’s production…
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has fined the Haryana government Rs 100 cr for unremediated legacy waste in Gurugram. According to a recent order, it took one year for the authorities to hand over 10…
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What is legacy waste? Legacy waste typically refers to aged municipal solid waste in landfills or dumpsites. In India, there is no agreement on the minimum age of waste to be considered legacy waste and…
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The Najafgarh zone of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has organized a two-day cleanliness drive to dispose of non-hazardous construction waste. The drive will conclude on Sunday. The civic body has organized the pilot…
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Reportedly, there are currently two biomass power projects based on paddy straw in Kurukshetra and Kaithal, Haryana. The projects are owned by Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA). According to Hindustan Times, the plants both…
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Punjab’s New and Renewable Energy Sources Minister Aman Arora has emphasized the need to make optimum use of municipal solid waste to generate green energy and biofuel. The minister declared that his government is committed…
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The NAPT and SBM 2.0 have launched Swachh Toycathon to explore solutions for use of waste in the creation or manufacturing of toys. The competition will be open to individuals and groups to bring innovation…
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CNIM MARTIN Private Ltd. has signed a contract with turnkey solution provider Uttam Energy for the supply of the main components of the WTE plant to be built in Deonar, Mumbai, India for Municipal Corporation…
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On June 5, World Environment Day, 4,000 towns will receive new bins for segregated waste, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is renewing his push for Swachh Bharat. For liquid and dry waste, there…
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A tender seeking a new plant operator, replacing Re Sustainability Limited (RE) (formerly known as Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited) was due to open on 13 September 2022. The tender was floated by Municipal Corporation of…
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There are plans for the development of a WtE plant in Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir. Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) already completed “some documentation” for this project. Moreover, a PPA is expected to be completed…
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A new study released by Pratham confirms that most Indian villages do not have any waste management infrastructure. Public waste bins were observed in only 36 percent of the 700 villages across 15 states that…
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The Haryana government will soon implement a policy to reduce crop residue burning incidents and guarantee proper management of paddy straw. A draft policy titled Haryana Ex-Situ Management of Paddy Straw Policy – 2022 was…
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To set up the new integrated municipal solid waste processing facility plant at Daddumajra, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation will pay the successful bidder or company an initial amount of Rs 300 crore or 30% of…
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Around 176 legacy waste dump sites have been identified in the 196 ULBs across Rajasthan. Rs 370 crore will be required for the remediation work. The timeframe for clearing all dumpsites in the state has…
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to pay a Rs 120 crore fine for environmental violations in Gorakhpur district, including improper solid waste management and sewage discharge into rivers. The…
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The Rajasthan government has been ordered to pay Rs 3,000 crore as environmental compensation for improper management of solid and liquid waste by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The state authorities were held responsible by…
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The CSE has released three new publications: Legacy Waste Management and Dumpsite Remediation, Preparing City Solid Waste Action Plan for Bio-degradable Waste, and Preparing City Solid Waste Action Plan for Non-Biodegradable Waste. The CSE toolkit on legacy waste management…
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Justice Arun Mishra, Chairperson of India’s National Human Rights Commission, expressed concern about developed countries dumping e-waste into the borders of developing countries. He emphasized the importance of ending this practice in order to universally…
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In the run-up to the first anniversary of SBM 2.0 on October 2, 2022, the government is planning a series of events including a youth-focused event for waste-collection. The Indian Swachhata League is an inter-city…
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After years of delay, the municipal corporation of Bhatinda has decided to complete the biomining of the Mansa Road dumpsite by December 2023. The local authorities have begun the bidding process. Tenders for the same…
