Women work at a micro composting centre in Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar: Nearly 45% of the city’s daily garbage is now handled by women, who have taken charge of operations at micro composting centres (MCC) and material recovery facilities (MRF).What began as a mixed workforce has, over time, transformed into an all-women initiative, reshaping both the city’s…
Tyre Industry grew by an estimated 10% in FY26 while tyre exportsfrom India grew by 9% Chennai: MRF expects a challenging FY27 for the domestic tyre industry, with geopolitical tensions, higher input costs and a weak monsoon likely to pressure demand and margins.The government’s projected 7%-7.4% economic growth for FY27 has come under pressure due…
Pune: Civic officials on Saturday revealed that an occupancy certificate had been issued only for the ground floor of the three-storey administrative building that collapsed at the PCMC waste-to-energy plant in Moshi on Wednesday, raising questions about possible building-rule violations as rescue operations entered their fourth day.Officials of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation building permission…
SC, Centre-mandated Solid Waste Management Rules-2026 widen net; all bulk generators to register with CPCB Chandigarh: With the municipal corporation (MC) Chandigarh initiating implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, as directed by the Supreme Court and the Centre, the number of bulk waste generators (BWGs) in the city has increased sharply from 19…
Madhubani: The urban development and housing department (UDHD) has approved Rs 2.33 crore for the construction of a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and a compost pit in Madhubani town. The project aims to modernise solid waste management and strengthen the town’s cleanliness infrastructure.District magistrate (DM) Anand Sharma announced the development while addressing mediapersons at a…
S Keerthana, State minister for industries, investment promotion and commerce Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s ambitions to become India’s pre-eminent automotive manufacturing state are steadily extending beyond Chennai. Apollo Tyres, one of the country’s largest tyre makers, is exploring the establishment of a new greenfield manufacturing facility in the State, in addition to its existing unit at…
Panaji: After the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) operated the material recovery facilities (MRF) at the industrial estate at Margao for over a decade, it has now urged the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) to take over the facility to continue its operations, as they have decided to leave the project.The MRF facility is…
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation conducted an extensive field tour of the city’s primary solid waste management infrastructure for municipal councillors on Saturday.Organised as a core initiative of Environment Week, the educational visit aimed to give public representatives a firsthand look at local sanitation facilities and deepen their understanding of the newly implemented Solid Waste Management…
Officials said the facility will process around 42 tonnes of mixed domestic, commercial and industrial waste daily Gurgaon: The city is set to get a material recovery facility in Sector 109, with Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar laying the foundation stone for the project on World Environment Day on Friday.The facility, being developed by MCG…
CM Vijay receives special Virat Kohli gift NEW DELHI: C Joseph Vijay is once again making headlines after recently becoming the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. This time, the actor-turned-politician received a special gift — a cricket bat signed by Indian cricket star Virat Kohli. Photos of Vijay proudly holding the bat at the Tamil…
