A round-up of what's new in waste and sanitation
Biomedical waste piles up at PGI
PGI, Chandigarh, a premier medical institute of northern India, is sitting on a ticking time bomb due to piling biomedical waste.
CCI penalises six firms for rigging waste disposal tenders floated by Pune civic body
The Competition Commission of India Wednesday penalised six firms dealing in solid waste processing for rigging tenders floated by the Pune Municipal Corporation with a view to dealing with the city’s garbage crisis.
UN & BCCI for zero-waste green cricket
United Nations Environment Programme is in talks with Board of Control for Cricket in India to promote 'green cricketing' by implementing the 3R concept at stadiums across the country.
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