Aafrin Kidwai
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has earmarked Rs 118 crore for the management of solid waste in the upcoming financial year, the highest amount under the capital expenditure segment of the ULB’s budget. Out of the…
Aafrin Kidwai
Ahead of the forthcoming Municipal Corporation elections, the Punjab government has said it will spend Rs 2.67 crore to dispose of solid waste and other works in Jalandhar. Dr Nijjar said the department would hire…
Aafrin Kidwai
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…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has ordered the city’s bulk waste generators (BWGs) to submit their waste management action plan within seven days. There are 614 BWGs in the city, and 200 of them…
Aafrin Kidwai
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…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra has said that it would provide land to all municipal councils and nagar panchayats for solid waste management. The announcement was made by Maharashtra Revenue Minister Balasaheb…
Aafrin Kidwai
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced waste management authorities to re-think their strategy. In order to facilitate the process, the UN-HABITAT has released a report titled ‘Strategy Guidance: Solid Waste Management Response to COVID-19’. While you…
Aafrin Kidwai
Post the COVID-19 lockdown, cities across India have been generating significantly lesser quantities of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). That’s the good news. The bad news, however, is the steep rise in the quantity of hazardous…
Aafrin Kidwai
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…
