Municipal Solid Waste Management Current Affairs, GK & News

NTPC Ltd, Indian Oil and SDMC signs MoU for Waste to Energy Plant in Delhi

June 30, 2020

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on 30th June 2020 for setting up of a Waste to Energy Plant. The Waste to Energy Plant will be set up at Delhi’s Okhla. The MoU was signed between South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) and two Maharatna Public Sector Undertaking’s (PSUs) Indian Oil and NTPC Limited. In ..

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Ministry of Urban Affairs releases advisories on Waste Management

June 6, 2020

On June 5, 2020, the Ministry of Urban Affairs released series of advisories on Effective waste management. The advisories were issued as a part of World Environment Day celebration. Highlights The three advisories released are as follows Advisory on Material Recovery Facilities for Municipal Solid Waste Advisory on Landfill Reclamation On-site and Off-site Sewage Management ..

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World Habitat Day observed on October 1

October 2, 2018

The World Habitat Day was observed every year on first Monday in October all over the world. This year it was observed on 1 October 2018 with theme ‘Municipal Solid Waste Management’. The purpose of day is to reflect on state of cities and towns and basic human right to adequate shelter. It also aims ..

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