waste management

IIT Guwahati’s Research Enhances Efficient, Eco-Friendly Organic Waste Management

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IRS and IIT Guwahati Join Hands for New Certification Programme

To establish an effective approach of obtaining value-added products from organic waste, researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati developed a biodegradation technology that tackles waste management challenges. According to a press release by IIT Guwahati, researchers from the Waste Management Research Group (WMRG) at the institute led by Prof Ajay S Kalamdhad worked … Read more

Several waste management rules notified under the Environment (Protection) Act

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Several waste management rules notified under Environment (Protection) Act

Under the Environment (Protection) Act of 1986, the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change notified the following waste management standards for ecologically sound waste management: (i) Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016; (ii) Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016; (iii) Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016; (iv) Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016; (v) Hazardous and … Read more