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‘Difficult to believe’: NGT questions HP govt’s claim of 100% treatment of municipal waste

March 24, 2026 10:09 pm

The Tribunal raised serious doubts about the "zero gap" claim between waste generation and treatment across 16 Urban Local Bodies in Himachal Pradesh.

Bengaluru civic agency identifies 100 acres for waste plant, earns Rs 1.80 crore from plastic credits

March 03, 2026 7:19 pm

Bengaluru is fighting its garbage problem with a two-pronged strategy: securing 100 acres of new land in Doddaballapur and Bengaluru South, and turning low-value plastic into industrial fuel.

Green clearance for Bawana waste-to-energy plant obtained after ‘false’ statements, residents allege

October 20, 2025 1:26 am

The matter has been listed for hearing on November 19

Maharashtra sees massive surge in C&D waste in 4 years, only 2% processed: CAG audit

March 28, 2025 4:01 pm

The CAG audit shows Maharashtra is struggling to tackle the surging heap of C&D debris, which has seen a stark spike over the past four years.

MP: Two injured during protest against dumping of Union Carbide plant waste

January 04, 2025 2:18 am

The protests come two days after the process to dispose of the waste at a facility in the town begins. District authorities warn against ‘upsetting law-and-order situation’.

‘Smokey Bear’: Noida man fights litter by turning cigarette butts into stuffed toys

November 22, 2024 4:56 pm

A viral video of Noida’s Naman Gupta’s innovative recycling of cigarette butts into teddy bears has amassed over 2.6 lakh views.

How European trash illegally ends up in Southeast Asia

April 17, 2024 8:24 pm

The illegal waste trade from Europe to Southeast Asia has emerged as a highly profitable, low-risk criminal enterprise with a major impact on the environment, economy, and human health.

Good on paper and in intent, waste water project finds no ground for implementation

August 29, 2023 7:30 am

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann found the project good and wrote to the panchyat department to implement it but still no action was taken.

The Netherlands-based firm NexusNovus’ managing director Rutger De Brujin Thursday called on Punjab New and Renewable Energy Sources Minister Aman Arora to discuss end-to-end solutions for infrastructure needs in the waste, water, and renewable energy sectors in the state.

Punjab minister Arora holds talks with Dutch firm MD, invites to invest in waste, renewable energy sectors

April 07, 2023 12:14 pm

NexusNovus’ MD Rutger De Brujin showed keen interest to invest in Punjab, told the minister that the firm has already set up an integrated solid-based management centre at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru.