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Bombay HC-appointed committee wants methane audit at Kanjumarg landfill
May 07, 2026 10:09 pm
Committee flags odour and pollution concerns; recommends AQI monitors, green buffer zones and waste-to-energy facilities.
Another year, another blaze: Why Gurgaon's Bandhwari landfill keeps catching fire
April 18, 2026 10:32 am
Speaking with The Indian Express, Dr Preetpal Singh, Joint Commissioner (Swachh-Bharat Mission), Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), acknowledged a recurring challeng
MC to organise land earmarking ceremony for compressed biogas plant at Dadumajra today
January 19, 2026 10:25 am
The ceremony will be held in the presence of UT Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria, marking a major milestone in the transformation of the Dadumajra dumping site into an environmentally sustainable facility.
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin expresses gratitude to Anand Mahindra for hailing Chennai's bio mining initiative to clear 50 lakh metric tonnes of waste from Perugudi site
January 13, 2026 12:27 pm
According to reports, 1.7 million cubic metres of garbage, enough to fill 20 football fields, has been cleared, and the waste has been converted to a range of products, including utensils, glass bottles, concrete slabs, furniture, etc.
Deadline coming, govt moves to clear 214 legacy landfills in 202 cities by Oct next year
November 09, 2025 7:40 am
Programme for cities to raise private funding also launched
Gaming zones, parks: What MCD plans to do after legacy landfill sites are cleared in Delhi
September 27, 2025 1:38 am
According to the NGT order in 2023, dense forest has to be developed across at least one third of the land once the sites are cleared
Govt to launch annual sanitation drive from Sep 17, with focus on legacy landfills
September 16, 2025 4:21 am
As in previous years, the drive will be held in both rural and urban areas and go on until October 2
Reclaiming Deonar landfill, moving a mountain
June 13, 2025 7:42 am
This is a monumental challenge. State must urgently roll back plan to rehome Dharavi residents at the hazardous site
CCTV cameras at dumpsites, methane gas detectors: CAQM issues 17-point action plan for landfills
June 06, 2025 4:49 am
The Supreme Court, in a May 2 order this year concerning fire incidents in Bandhwari Landfill Site within the limits of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram, directed the Commission to issue directions for preventive measures.
'Delhi's landfills will be like dinosaurs... next generation will never see them': Environment Minister
May 29, 2025 3:21 am
In an interview with The Indian Express, he outlines the government’s aggressive push to make Delhi cleaner, greener, and future-ready. Excerpts:
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