waste management

New Delhi, March 12 At least 80 shanties were completely destroyed after a major fire broke out in a slum cluster near the fish market in the Matiala area of southwest Delhi, police said.No casualties have been reported in the incident, they said.According to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), a...

New Delhi, March 11 The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is planning to conduct GPS mapping of all construction and demolition waste sites across its zones to streamline the collection and disposal of such waste, an official said on Wednesday.The move will also curb illegal dumping that...

Lucknow, March 11 The Rampur district administration has launched an initiative under which damaged and inactive ambulances have been refurbished to be used as "mobile shops" by poor street vendors, officials said on Wednesday.Eight such "mobile shops" have been handed over for use at a...

New Delhi, March 11 Under its new EV policy, the Delhi government may mandate that 30 per cent of all school buses switch to electric by the end of March 2030, according to a government document.According to the document, under the new EV policy, which is likely to be tabled during the...

Chennai, March 11 – In a major move to strengthen the monitoring and enforcement of waste management regulations, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has proposed installing Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled camera systems on 55 enforcement vehicles operating across the city.The move aims...

New Delhi, March 10 The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has intensified its efforts to mitigate dust under the ongoing 10-day "Dust-Free Delhi" campaign, with intensified mechanized sweeping operations across the capital leading to the collection of around 150 tonnes of dust every alternate...

New Delhi, March 10 India's textile recycling market could reach USD 3.5 billion by 2030, with the potential to generate around one lakh green jobs, according to a report released on Tuesday by Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh.The report, titled "Mapping of Textile Waste Value Chain in...

Textile Minister Giriraj Singh stated today that India's textile sector, one of the largest in the world, has significant potential to lead the global transition towards sustainable and circular production systems. He made this statement while releasing the report titled "Mapping of Textile...

Suva, March 10: India and Fiji held discussions on Tuesday focused on strengthening cooperation in various areas, including digital and multimedia communications, climate initiatives, waste management, training, and capacity building.The talks took place during a meeting between India's High...

New Delhi, March 10 India has made significant progress in climate protection with a "whole-of-government" approach adopted by the Narendra Modi-led government, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said, asserting that the number of protected areas and wildlife reserves has increased substantially...

Jakarta, March 10 – The death toll from a massive garbage avalanche at Indonesia's largest landfill has risen to seven, the Jakarta Search and Rescue Office said on Tuesday.The search and rescue operation ended around midnight on Monday after the last victim was found at the Bantar Gebang...

Massive public participation marked the sanitation campaign in Karnah, as the civil administration and the army joined forces to restore cleanliness, protect water bodies, and promote environmental awareness.March 9, Karnah: The Tehsil Administration of Karnah, in collaboration with the Indian...

New Delhi, March 9 The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched a special 10-day drive across all its zones to remove garbage from railway tracks, roads, and other areas in the city to curb dust pollution.According to an official statement released on Monday, the civic body said the...

New Delhi, March 9 The New Delhi Municipal Council on Monday launched an intensive sanitation campaign across its jurisdiction, stepping up cleaning and dust control measures as dry leaves and construction dust add to the city's seasonal sanitation burden, officials said.According to...

New Delhi, March 9 Over 14 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of e-waste was generated in the country during 2025-26, of which over 9.79 lakh metric tonnes has been recycled, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.The information was shared by Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate...

New Delhi, March 9 BJP Rajya Sabha member Ghanshyam Tiwari said on Monday that there is a need to address "political pollution" in addition to addressing environmental pollution, taking a dig at the opposition parties.Initiating a discussion on the functioning of the Ministry of Environment...

Hyderabad, March 7 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday directed officials to ensure daily garbage collection in the Core Urban Region here to make the city clean.Reddy, who held a meeting with officials on the implementation of the 99-day special programme of development works...

Kathmandu, March 7—When Balen Shah, the former Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, chose Jhapa-5 as his constituency to contest the parliamentary elections against former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli in the latter’s traditional stronghold, many leading experts questioned the move despite the...

Kathmandu, March 6 Balendra Shah 'Balen', the rapper-turned-politician who won Kathmandu's 2022 mayoral election as an independent, has become a symbol of generational change, representing a break from Nepal's traditional political parties.Popularly known as 'Balen', the prime ministerial...

Mumbai, March 7 The Maharashtra government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with three Finnish companies on Saturday to modernize Sassoon Dock and transform it into a world-class fishing harbor.The Maharashtra Fisheries Development Corporation has signed an agreement with...