Tag: waste

While food waste is a global problem, it’s particularly of concern in Asia, which ironically is home to upwards of 370 million undernourished people – about half the world total. While not all of them are starving, the 2021 Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and ...

New Delhi: India’s solar waste could reach a staggering 600 kilotonnes by 2030 — equivalent to filling up 720 Olympic-size swimming pools — according to a new study released on Wednesday. The study by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and independent think tank Council on Energy, Environment ...

Surprises came quickly when the Global Methane Hub, a non-profit that seeks to reduce emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, began looking at satellite images taken of landfills from around the world. Scientists from SRON, the Netherlands Space Research Institute, fixed infrared cameras on their satellites. They could detect ...

© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- There are abundant biomass resources in Southeast Asia, mainly including waste from agriculture and forestry. China has been employing its technologies to help its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partners in turning waste into wealth.Thailand has rich biomass resources, such ...

In a bid to promote sustainable practices, the Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh Development Authority (BBNDA) has made the use of plastic waste compulsory for the construction of all the roads in Baddi. According to the data available with the BBNDA, Baddi – the biggest pharmaceutical hub of Asia – produces ...

Cricket fans in Pakistan have been left ruing their fate after being unable to travel to India for the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup due to a lack of clarity on acquiring Indian visas. Several match ticket holders told Al Jazeera that their money spent on the tickets will go ...

Asks for employing scientific techniques to save water bodies from pollution Srinagar, Sep 20: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Wednesday impressed upon the Local bodies including the Municipalities to segregate 100% waste at source for its scientific treatment and overall cleanliness of the areas coming under jurisdiction. Dr ...

Bangladesh survives, more than anything else, on rice, and it's a hard way to live. The country is about the size of Iowa, except that Iowa has 3.2 million people and Bangladesh has 169 million. As climate change makes weather extremes more common, the food supply has become more ...

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday inaugurated 9 Solid Waste Management facilities and other developmental projects of Urban Local Bodies in the Kashmir Valley. These projects were executed on modern scientific lines under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), the Flagship scheme of Government of India. “Acting ...

UNITED NATIONS: India tore into Pakistan after it raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at a Security Council meeting here, prompting India's permanent ambassador to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj to assert that she would not waste the Council's time by responding to such ‘mischievous' remarks.Kamboj's stern response ...