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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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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 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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The 3-day “Smart Cities, Smart Urbanization” conference had a grand opening in Surat on Tuesday. The event is being organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India with Surat Smart City…
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Pre-bids for the bioremediation of the 7.67 lakh metric tonne of legacy garbage at the Dadu Majra dumping ground has garnered the interest of twelve companies. The MC has received several suggestions from the companies.…
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The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) conducted a high-level meeting to discuss the progress made in the cleanup of the three legacy dumpsites in Delhi’s Okhla, Ghazipur, and Bhalswa. It was emphasized that…
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The Centre has approved Rs 403.77 crores for legacy waste clearance in Gujarat. To retrieve prime land in Gujarat from hazardous landfills, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has approved the central share…
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As a result of the efforts under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U), all cities have started practising scientific disposal of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). This information was given by Minister of State in the Ministry…
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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 Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in association with the Office of the PSA, GoI is organizing its annual Conference on Waste-to-Worth from 16-17 November 2021. This year’s theme is ‘Moving towards a Circular Economy through…
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Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Mr Kaushal Kishore has shared that Himachal Pradesh and Goa are the two states in the country which are processing the highest amount of 98% of the…
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Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have achieved 100 per cent door-to-door collection of solid waste, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has said. The Ministry said that both states shared the details in a review meeting…
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MoHUA Minister Mr Hardeep Singh Puri announced the winners of Swacch Survekshan 2020 on August 20. Here are the results: Winning cities for Swacch Survekshan (Population more than one lakh): #1 – Indore (Madhya Pradesh),…
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Out of about 1,47,613 metric tonnes of solid waste generated daily across the States, 89,545 metric tonne (or 61 per cent) is processed while the remaining waste is dumped in the open. Many municipal bodies…
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Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri has launched three advisories on the occasion of World Environment Day. The first advisory is on Material Recovery Facilities for Municipal Solid Waste, the second is…
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The country is moving in a direction in which “Clean India” is not far away, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra has said. Addressing a webinar on “COVID 19: Challenges and Opportunities…
