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Ghazipur landfill hazardous, govt should take urgent action: Parliamentary
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): A parliamentary committee has expressed concern over the rising mound of municipal waste at the Ghazipur landfill and recommended that the government should take steps to remove the garbage from the site soon.
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Gautam Gambhir invites CM Arvind Kejriwal to visit Ghazipur landfill site
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): BJP Lok Sabha MP from East Delhi constituency Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and invited him to see the "plightful situation" of the people living near the landfill.
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Gautam Gambhir, EDMC Commissioner visit Ghazipur landfill site
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): BJP MP Gautam Gambhir and East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) Commissioner Dilraj Kaur on Tuesday visited the Ghazipur landfill site.
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Anant National University leads dialogue on Industrial Symbiosis in India
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Dec 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): The Centre for Sustainability at Anant National University is working to solve the alarming mismanagement of industrial solid waste disposal in industrial estates in India which has led to numerous nuisances such as irregular handling and
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A new adhesive which debonds in magnetic field can reduce landfill waste
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 4 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Sussex have developed a glue, which can unstick when placed in a magnetic field.
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Delhi police special team arrest criminal after brief exchange of fire nea
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 15 (ANI): A team of special cell of Delhi Police arrested a criminal after a brief exchange of fire near Bhalswa landfill on Monday. Police have recovered a semi-automatic pistol and live cartridges from the accused person's possession.
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Delhi: Gambhir inaugurates pilot project in effort to resolve Ghazipur lan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): BJP MP Gautam Gambhir on Thursday inaugurated a ballistic separator as a part of the pilot project to reduce the height of Ghazipur landfill.
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Delhi Congress accuses BJP-ruled municipal corporations, AAP govt over 'du
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 14 (ANI): Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) on Saturday slammed the BJP-ruled municipal corporations and the AAP-led Delhi government for allegedly dumping the idols of Lord Ganesh in the Bhalswa landfill site like "trash collected from households" which has dee
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How is unrecycled plastic affecting environment?
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): Recycling plastic waste can significantly help the environment. But how much of the plastic we use is being recycled and in the right way? How much of it is ending up in the environment or landfills and are causing newer problems that are difficult to fi
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NGT forms panel to look into green capping of landfill sites issue in Del
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday constituted a committee comprising Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) officials and a retired expert member of the tribunal GK Pandey, to look into the issue of green capping of landfill sites in Delhi. Read More
‘Seven Wonders of the World’ now in Delhi
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 7 (ANI): Displaying its commitment towards an eco-friendly environment, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has created replicas of the ‘Seven Wonders of the World’ using scrap at a park near Sarai Kale Khan in south-east Delhi, which was once a landfill site.
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Indore garbage landfill site converted into garden
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Indore has converted its garbage landfill site into a garden with a composite plan of waste management through which the garbage is used to generate both fuel and manure.
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