Waste management
- Technology
Blue Planet acquires Vac-Tech Engineering to boost hazardous waste management
New Delhi: Sustainable waste management solutions provider Blue Planet on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Vac-Tech Engineering for an undisclosed sum. Blue Planet said in a statement that this acquisition will strengthen…
- Telangana
Telangana: School children to learn waste management with Swachh Badi
Hyderabad: Swachh Badi Centre to educate school children on cleanliness and waste management was launched in Siddipet by Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao. Was very impressed with “Swachh Badi” at Siddipet;…
- Telangana
Telangana: ‘ReThink Day’ for waste management in all ULBs every Saturday
Hyderabad: A new initiative called ‘ReThink Day’ will be organised every Saturday, to promote reusing and recycling of waste materials in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Telangana. Through the initiative, the state…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: NEERI holds seminar on hazardous waste management
Hyderabad: The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) in partnership with Re Sustainability Limited, on Friday hosted a seminar on ‘Invest in Our Planet’ to commemorate World Earth Day, which falls on…
- India
Karnataka: AAP slams govt over NGT penalty for poor waste management
Bengaluru: The president of the Bengaluru chapter of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Mohan Dasari, on Monday lashed out at the BJP government in the state for ‘denting’ the image of Karnataka, as…
- Technology
5.3 bn mobile phones will become waste this year, warn experts
New Delhi: As mobile manufacturers recycle valuable components like gold, copper, silver, palladium taken from discarded devices, experts have warned that roughly 5.3 billion mobile/smartphones will drop out of use this year,…
- India
NGT slaps Rs 3,000 cr penalty on Rajasthan govt for improper waste management
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Rajasthan government to pay Rs 3,000 crore as environmental compensation for improper management of solid and liquid waste. A bench headed by…
