The report estimates that India has between 3,000 and 4,000 legacy waste dumpsites, with the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) ...

Of these, only 660 dumpsites have been completely remediated, accounting for 25% of the total. The Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 has set a target of achieving "Lakshya Zero Dumpsite" by 2026, ...

This approach, called biomining, is currently used on Earth – for example, 15% and 5% of the copper and gold mined on Earth, respectively, is done via biological systems. Our main aim is to assess ...

KOCHI: Once a stinking mountain of waste that choked Kochi after a massive 11-day fire in March 2023, the Brahmapuram dumping ground is in line to host a biopark. The Kochi corporation will set up the ...

It should ensure recovery of the land by cutting and levelling it to the maximum possible extent, aimed at getting a relatively flat land after biomining. The successful bidder has to ...

BMC officers say it is not possible to carry out biomining at the dump yard as there is no space in the city to dump the byproducts MUMBAI: After the Maharashtra government’s demand that the BMC ...

Kochi: Waste generated in Thiruvananthapuram will be brought to Kochi for biomining. Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram corporations took the decision at a time when the state audit wing raised serious ...

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is set to begin the second phase of biomining at the Ghazipur landfill by late March, addressing delays due to high bids. The project aims to process at least ...

The Kochi corporation will set up the biopark after completing the biomining process and allied work at the site, said Minister for Local Self-Government M B Rajesh after a visit to Brahmapuram on ...