New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Exploring innovative solutions for plastic waste recycling and management, the NDMC Smart City is open to studying a proposal under which doorstep collection of plastic waste could be facilitated upon receiving a request from a citizen or an office through its 311 app, with the waste then repurposed at a unit in the National Capital Region (NCR) to generate revenue for the civic agency, an official said.NDMC Vice Chairman Kuljeet Singh Chahal said the civic body was willi…
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Gandhinagar, Jan 3 (IANS) Not just in the development index, Gujarat is leading other states in setting up new milestones in waste management and is expected to realise its target of 100 per cent legacy waste disposal in the next two months. The state government is marching steadfastly towards ‘legacy waste-free Gujarat’ with a target of 100 per cent disposal by March 2026, with an aim to make the cities greener, cleaner, and livable, guided by the mantra that “urbanisation is not a problem but …
Kochi, Dec 31 (IANS) The ICAR–Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR–CMFRI) observed “Swachhta Pakhwada” from December 16 to 31, undertaking a series of cleanliness drives, awareness programmes, and community engagement activities aimed at reinforcing the message that cleanliness is a shared social responsibility.As part of the fortnight-long campaign, CMFRI staff participated in organised cleanliness drives within and around institutional premises, alongside awareness sessions fo…