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May102016 by DG CorrespondentNo Comments

Waste in India Gets Its Due: Government Launches IWMS

The Waste Sector in India has been the most ignored among the various profit-making sectors in the country. Recent changes in the Waste Management Policy by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) helped in developing the waste management industry in India. The Government of India has now launched a web-based application on Integrated Waste Management System (IWMS) for better management of waste. Click here to view this Web-app. The IWMS Web-App was launched by the Environment Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar. The Minister informed about the benefits of this Web-App and informed how it will provide an opportunity to all the industries dealing in hazardous waste and will enable them to apply online. The Minister also said that the user-friendly application...

Apr282016 by DG CorrespondentNo Comments

Invitation: MASH Mixer Themed on Env and Sanitation at CP

Events

The MASH Project is building a community of social entrepreneurs by engaging them on innovative platforms. MASH Project recognizes the power that Start-Up India beholds constantly works to ignite the youth by organizing various events such as Hackathons, interactive team-building sessions and engaging entrepreneurship oriented events. In this regard, the MASH Project, in collaboration with Delhi Greens and a few other organisations, is organising a MASH Mixer Event. Date: 29 April, 2016 Time: 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm Venue: Innov8, 69, Regal Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi Designed in an informal manner, MASH Mixer aims to bring young entrepreneurs, civil society professionals and industry experts under one roof to have meaningful conversations on a given theme which resonate

Apr262016 by Nivedita Tuli1 Comment

German-Indian Ideas Competition on Waste Management

Green Alert

Shout out to those environmentalists with a scientific inclination; the initiative 'Germany - Land of Ideas' in association with the Federal Ministry of Education & Research is organizing a German-Indian ideas competition. This venture is part of their international campaign 'Shaping the Future – Building the City of Tomorrow', and the search is on for sustainable innovations that'll help solve the challenge of waste disposal in modern Indian cities. Titled From Waste To Resource – How Can We Turn Garbage Into Gold?, the contest opens on April 27th 2016, and the deadline for the same is June 10, 2016. All interested participants from India and Germany are invited to share their concepts for successful waste management so the ideas can be actualized. These ideas will first

Apr72016 by Kanupriya Tewari1 Comment

E-Waste Management Rules, 2016 Notified by Government of India

Green Alert

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) recently released the updated e-Waste Management Rules, 2016. The new rules are a more stringent version of the past rules largely due to the rising awareness about the harms of e-waste among the government and the masses. The rules come in supersession to the E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011. E-waste refers to discarded electric or electronic devices. The toxic constituents present in e-waste and their disposal mechanism affect human health and can lead to various diseases. In India, around 17 lakh tonnes of e-waste is generated every year. At the same time, its generation increases by about 5 per cent annually. With this in mind, the MoEFCC has come out with more efficient rules this time around. A...

Aug92015 by DG Correspondent1 Comment

NDMC Ranks 16 in Swacch Bharat Ranking of 476 Cities

Articles

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), indeed the cleanest part of Delhi, has ranked 16th in the Swacch Bharat Ranking of 476 Urban Municipalities in India. According to the Ministry of Urban Developed, which carried out this ranking, Mysore (in Karnataka) has won the First Rank followed by Thiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu) and Navi Mumbai. The Swacch Bharat Rankings are based on the extent of open defecation and solid waste management practices in the cities of India. The city of Mysore leads the cities with minimal open defecation and extensive adoption of solid waste management practices. The top 10 Ranking cities are as follows: Mysore (Karnataka) Thiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu) Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) Kochi (Kerala) Hassan (Karnataka) Mandya (Karnataka) Beng...

Jul122015 by DG Correspondent2 Comments

MoEF Invites Comments on Draft Waste Management Rules

Green Alert

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified draft Waste Management Rules 2015 under different waste types. Following are the different waste types for which specific draft Rules have been notified (Click on individual bullet to read the respective draft Rule): Solid Waste Management Rules, 2015 (Notified on: 03 June, 2015) Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2015 (Notified on: 03 June, 2015) Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2015 (Notified on: 25 May, 2015) Amendment of Flyash Utilisation Notification, 2015 (Notified on: 25 May, 2015) e-Waste Management Rules, 2015 (Notified on: 10 June, 2015) The Environment Ministry now invites objections and suggestions from the citizens of India on these draft Rules for more effective and suitable impl...

Jul112015 by Anandita Deshwal2 Comments

Ten Ways How You Can 3R Your Waste

Articles

Right from our very childhood, we are taught why and how we should reduce, reuse and recycle (the 3R) waste. However, very few of us implement this in our daily life perhaps because we find it to be inconvenient or because we do not want to put in extra efforts. It is interesting to note that when it come to selling recyclables to the local retailer or the kabadiwallah, we are all ready to put in that extra effort of separating the recyclables from the waste largely because it brings us monetary benefits. What we must realize and remember is that if we follow the 3Rs of Reuse, Reduce and Recycle in our daily life, it will definitely benefit our society while also helping us save money. Looking at the waste load generated by our civilization today and the very limited capacity we ...

Jun202015 by DG Correspondent2 Comments

Stuck with a Dumb pdf Form, Here’s How to Fill it Without Printing It

Green Living

Save paper, save trees! When the Internet technology was first envisioned a few decades ago, it was believed that it would make the world paper free by the turn of the century. Unfortunately, we are far from realizing that dream even in 2015. While paper use may have reduced to some extent, it is something which is still constantly consumed in our day-to-day activities. For instance, how often do we get stuck with an online form which is available in a pdf form and simply cannot be typed in. This dumb pdf form needs to either be converted into a Word/Open Office file format which comes with its own hassles and doing so is not everybody's cup of tea. We also resort to copy-pasting it into a Word processor but even that jumbles up the form and makes the task even more complicated. Ulti...

Jun122015 by DG CorrespondentNo Comments

12 Broad Steps of Environment Ministry You Should Know About

Green Alert

Environment Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar addressing a press conference to mark the completion of one year of the NDA government in New Delhi on June 08, 2015. Environment Secretary Shri Ashok Lavasa and other dignitaries are also seen. The Environment Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar recently made a powerpoint presentation to highlight the achievements of the Government of India in the last one year in protecting the environment and wildlife of India. The Minister mentioned several pointers, achievements, proposals and plans which have been highlighted below. On the face of it, it does seem that the present Government is trying its level best to protect and safeguard the environment and natural resources of India. However, it becomes the responsibility of each and every citizen...

Jun122015 by DG Correspondent1 Comment

Maurice Nagar Police Station Goes Green on Environment Day

Green Alert

The Maurice Nagar Police Station in Delhi became the first police station in the country to have environmental friendly bio-toilets, a pioneering green initiative taken on this World Environment Day. The Bio-Toilets have been installed by Wockhardt Foundation, a not-for-profit organization engaged in social service and human welfare activities. Bio-Toilet is an innovative and complete waste management initiative which decomposes waste to water and biogas. The bio-toilet was inaugurated by Mr. Bhim Sain Bassi, Commissioner of Police, New Delhi in the presence of Dr. Huz, CEO of Wockhardt Foundation and senior police officials. Speaking about the installation in Delhi, Dr. Huz noted, "We are happy to partner the Delhi Police's initiative to go green. The initiative will also play a