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India- Bangladesh Webinar on solid waste management
On February 8, 2022, municipalities of Indore and Dhaka North held a virtual dialogue, for sharing best practises in solid waste management. Key Points Webinar was facilitated by High Commission of India and Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. During the webinar, waste collection methods were shared by Indore Municipal Corporation. They also shared ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: India- Bangladesh Webinar on solid waste management • India's Cleanest City • Indore • solid waste management • Solid Waste Management in Indore
Swachhata Start-Up Challenge
Swachhata Start-Up challenge was launched to increase innovation in waste management. It was launched by the Agence Francaise de Developpment, AFD and the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, DPIIT. The AFD is a French public financial institution. It implements the policies of the French Government. The top ten winner of the challenge ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Events Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT). • DPIIT • housing and urban affairs • Plastic Waste Management • solid waste management • Startups • Swachh Bharat Mission • Unicorn
Haritha Karma Sena (Green Action Force) – Key Facts
Kerala government has proposed to form “Haritha Karma Sena (Green Action Force) to collect and segregate waste from city households for transporting it to solid waste treatment facility at Kochi Corporation. Highlights Proposal to constitute the action force has been included in the draft bylaw in order to streamline municipal solid waste management system in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Green Action Force • Haritha Karma Sena • solid waste management
India, Germany MoU on Cities combating plastic entering the marine environment
India and Germany have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding on “Cities Combating Plastic Entering the Marine Environment”. It is in line with the objective of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. About the MoU According to the MoU, the project to be implemented mainly focuses on sustainable solid waste management. It will help India achieve the goal ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Brahmaputra • Ganga • India-Germany • Marine ecosystem • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • Microplastics • Mission Swachh Bharat • Ocean pollution • Plastics • River Pollution • solid waste management
Bengaluru Mission 2022
The Chief Minister of Karnataka B S Yediyurappa recently launched the “Bengaluru Mission 2022”. The mission aims to provide necessary infrastructure and basic amenities to people of Bengaluru to resolve their day-to-day problems and challenges. It basically plans to overhaul city infrastructure. The mission is to work in making Bengaluru “one of the best in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Bangalore Metro • Bengaluru Mission 2022 • BS Yediyurappa • Connectivity • Electric vehicles • Forest cover • Highest forest and tree cover • solid waste management • Tree Cover • urban forest
Golden Peacock Environment Management Award
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has been awarded with the Golden Peacock Environment Management award for the year 2020 in the steel sector. The award was given for its efforts in adopting various environmental measures like upgrading pollution control facilities, treatment and recirculation of wastewater from individual units and outfalls, enhancement in green cover ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Golden Peacock Awards • Golden Peacock Environment Award • Persistent organic pollutant • Sail • solid waste management • Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants