Managing loads and piles of dumped phones, laptops, printers and various other gadgets is a massive modern-day challenge that every city and country is dealing with. Amid the struggle has appeared an India-born Australian Veena Sahajwalla, who has come up with solutions to effectively dispose or reuse the electronic waste.[Read More…]
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Justice Lokur slams CM Kejriwal, “Mumbai is flooded with water but Delhi, with garbage”
Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Madan Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta has recently questioned the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, “Who is responsible for the loads garbage in Delhi?” The bench was considering a suo motu writ petition, ‘Re: Outrage as parents end life after child’s Dengue’ and hearing the[Read More…]
50,000 fine for dumping waste in Ganga between Haridwar and Unnao
On Thursday, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a penalty of Rs 50000 on those dumping waste in the stretch between Haridwar and Unnao of River Ganga. While Haridwar lies in Uttarakhand, Unnao is a district in nearby Uttar Pradesh. The bench which was headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar directed[Read More…]