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EPCA asks state pollution control boards to submit reports on COVID-19 was
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority on Wednesday has asked Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and pollution control boards of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to submit reports on COVID-19 biomedical waste generated in h
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PETA India lauds Andhra CM for launching online platform for monitoring ha
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 8 (ANI): People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has appreciated Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for launching an online waste exchange platform which will help the authorities monitor the movement of hazardous was
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Odisha government hands over of septage treatment plans to women's collect
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 5 (ANI): The Odisha state government on Friday handed over operation and maintenance of four septage treatment plants (SeTPs) to self-help groups (SHGs) in an initiative towards women's empowerment and inclusive sanitation.
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Jagan Reddy launches online waste management platform
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), June 5 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday launched the "online waste exchange platform" of Andhra Pradesh Environment Management Corporation (APEMC) on the occasion of World Environment Day.
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Recover colours expenditures from YCP and its favoured officials: Naidu
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 4 (ANI): TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday asked the Chief Minister Jagan Reddy-led government to disclose the amount of public money it had "wasted" for applying its party flag colours to the panchayat offices and government buildings in Andh
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Delhi HC expresses concern to protect scavengers against COVID-19 infectio
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday expressed its concern on dumping of bio-medical waste at common dumping grounds saying that scavengers will be the first ones to be exposed to COVID-19 infection.
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Delhi HC directs DJB to expedite tender for hiring machines to dispose sep
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to expeditiously finalise the tender for hiring specially fabricated machines to collect, transport, and dispose of septic tank waste collected from unauthorised colonies in the national capital.
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Manipur youth creates 'Iron Man' replica out of electronic waste
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Thoubal (Manipur) [India], May 28 (ANI): Enthralled by Hollywood superhero movies, a 20-year-old youth from Manipur created a replica of Marvel's iconic character 'Iron Man' out of electronic waste.
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CDC issues guidelines as rats infect residential areas amid restaurant clo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 25 (ANI): Amid stay-at-home restrictions across the country to battle the coronavirus spread, trash bins outside restaurants no longer overflow with scrumptious leftovers, rather people produce more food waste at home, which has led rats infesting more in reside
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UP govt's demand of sending 1000 empty buses to Lucknow is inhumane: Congr
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's office on Tuesday termed the Uttar Pradesh government's 'demand of handing-over 1,000 buses' which Congress wants to ply for ferrying stranded migrant labourers, as not only a waste of time and resources but also an
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Septic tank waste released in Yamuna without being treated, alleges plea;
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Delhi High Court has issued notices to Delhi government and Delhi Jal Board on a plea alleging that waste collected from septic tanks in Najafgarh area is being released into Yamuna river without being treated at sewage treatment plants.
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Intel targets cutting down greenhouse gas emissions, waste by 2030
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 14 (ANI): Intel on Thursday set a target of cutting down its greenhouse gas emissions and waste by 2030 as the company aims to rely on renewable energy for all of its global electricity use.
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