waste management

With cremations being an inherent part of many cultures, a team from IIT Delhi has now developed an eco-friendly technique that offers a solution to counter air and water pollution.

In an attempt to retain the beauty and the pristine greens in the Himalayan region, Pradeep Sangwan started an organisation, which he aptly named ‘Healing Himalayas’. Having always been a city dweller, his decision to move to Himachal Pradesh in 2009 came as a surprise to those who knew him.

When he tested the model on the school grounds, it was a raging success. From the district level of the Inspire Awards to the state and national level exhibitions, his invention won laurels.

Did you know that peak tourist inflow in Ladakh generates 15-16 tonnes of garbage daily? This innovation may just be the solution it needs!

Right from his childhood days, Nandalal was fascinated by the inner workings of electronic items and was quite fond of dismantling electronic toys to study them.

Unlike many leading metros that continue to grapple with issues of overflowing public dump yards, exhausted landfills and foul air, the diamond city has installed 43 underground garbage bins to manage its waste.

This unique bank lends citizens steel utensils for functions and occasions free of cost!

Also, Tambaram Municipal Corporation would be soon constructing 20 sheds for micro-composting under a budget of ₹6.6 crore to tackle its waste at the source.

Thane has taken this unique initiative in order to encourage citizens to practice safe waste-disposal.

The technology can process plastic into fuel that can substitute diesel used in generators, furnaces and engines.