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News in numbers: 13,000kg of contact lens plastic end up in US farmlands, says study

A study says around 14 billion 'disposable contact lenses' are discarded annually in the US

1 min read20 Aug 2018
Industry

Use of treated sewage instead of fresh water in coal power plants not feasible: report

Use of treated sewage instead of fresh water in coal power plants is not feasible as about 87% of coal-fired power plants of nearly 200 GW have no access to treated sewage water, said a Greenpeace India report

2 min read14 Jun 2017
Politics

The real challenge for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

The battle for a cleaner and greener India requires investments in waste management

2 min read6 Jun 2017
Industry

Ganga clean-up: 26 projects worth Rs2,154.28 crore approved

As part of Ganga clean-up projects, the NMCG will set up sewage treatment plants and develop sewage network in 4 basin states: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Delhi

1 min read8 Apr 2017
Politics

Take steps to check defecation on railway land: Centre to states

Fresh guidelines have been sent to general managers of various railways zones regarding handling of municipal solid waste at railway stations and on tracks

1 min read22 May 2016
Industry

High air and water pollution in India’s 41 tier-II cities

Central Pollution Control Board finds that the waste treatment capacity of the cities barely covers 10% of their sewage

2 min read28 Apr 2016
Politics

Yamuna will be cleaned, revived in five years: Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal says a plan has been prepared to stop the flow of drains in the Yamuna in next 1-2 year

1 min read13 Nov 2015
Opinion

Sustainable development goals

SDGs have been criticized for being too many in number but the more serious problem is that they are far too vague in order to mandate results on the ground

7 min read2 Oct 2015
Politics

Govt plans wastewater plants in Varanasi to help clean the Ganga

The works in Varanasi will cost Rs457 crore and quadruple the city's sewage-treatment capacity, water minister Uma Bharti said

1 min read16 Jul 2015
Politics

Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates sewage treatment plant in Delhi

Kejriwal inaugurates the pilot project set up at Keshopur in West Delhi

1 min read9 Jul 2015
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