Recycling C&D Waste

August 2017

The numbers say it all. At present, India is among the top 10 countries in the world generating the highest amount of municipal solid waste. And the ...

Tags: Construction industry, Municipal solid waste, Anup Mathew, Godrej Construction, BMTPC, C-FARM, MSW, IGBC, Cement concrete, Bricks, Cement plaster, Steel, TIFAC

The entire proceeds of the IPO have gone to the Government of India

June 2017

In the current scenario, the HUDCO IPO was subscribed by 80 times and received applications for around Rs 97,000 crore. It was the first IPO in the p...

Tags: HUDCO IPO, CPSE, Dr M Ravi Kanth, DIPAM, EWS, LIG housing projects, Drinking water supply, Sanitation, Solid waste management, Roads, Highways, Healthcare, Smart cities, Government of India

Waste segregation at source is a major hindrance

March 2017

The 2014 report of the Planning Commission Committee chaired by K Kasturirangan found that 62 million tonnes (MT) of municipal solid waste (MSW) was ...

Tags: Planning Commission Committee, MSW, CPCB, Swati Singh Sambyal, Solid waste, Industrial effluents, E-waste, SWM, Decentralised wastewater management

SPML Infra bags orders worth Rs 8000 crore

January 2017

New orders worth Rs 800 crore were received by SPML Infra Ltd for power substation, rooftop solar power plant, water & wastewater treatment and munic...

Tags: SPML Infra Ltd, Power substation, Rooftop solar power plant, Water, Wastewater treatment, West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company, Jharkhand Urja Sancharam Nigam Limited, Municipal solid waste management, Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd

MCC has proposed to set up a 100 tpd C&D waste management unit on the PPP model

December 2016

Karnataka´s second largest city, Mysuru is the city of palaces and a popular travel destination in India. ...

Tags: G Jagadadeesh, Mysuru City Corporation, MCC, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Solid waste management, Quality Council of India, GPS, ITS, JNNURM scheme, Model Solar City

From Waste to Wealth

November 2016

Developing nations need to put in systems for efficient sorting of garbage, and differentiation into recyclable and toxic material. The financial and...

Tags: Construction, Demolition, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, BMC, Solid Waste Management, SWM, Black & Veatch, Steve Edward, Wastewater Treatment Facility, Green Climate Fund, Energy Generation Project

Around 15percent of waste is being segregated at various levels

October 2016

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) receives approx 9,000 tonnes of municipal waste on a daily basis at three locations, namely Deonar...

Tags: MCGM, Municipal Solid Waste, Bio-Reactor Technology, Electricity generation, MPCB, Wastewater, PPP model, Development Plan

Rs.300 cr more for civic infrastructure work in Chennai

August 2016

The Tamil Nadu govern-¡ment has allocated Rs.300 crore towards the Chennai Mega City Development Mission (CMCDM) in the revised budget estimate prese...

Tags: CMCDM, Greater Chennai Corporation, Chennai Metro Water Supply, Sewerages Board, spill over work, Roads, Drinking water, Sewerage, Solid waste management