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Kochi Kick-starts E-Waste Management In Schools
The E-waste disposal programme started with a removal Of 12,500 Kg waste in a single day under an initiative aiming to clear accumulated junk, reportedly estimated at over one crore kg
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IARI developing water treatment plant that uses agri waste
The system will include floodplain filtration technique, which includes using plants and microbes, apart from rice husk, for purifying water
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Mobile Application For Data On Groundwater To Help Farmers
The app currently covers details of five villages in Rajasthan and six in Gujarat which are facing the problem of groundwater depletion. Real-time data on groundwater level is vital for regulating its use for farming
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IIT Delhi resorts to beacons, smart phones to mark attendence
Incurring a cost of Rs 14 lakh, the premiere institute has set up beacons in all its classrooms, which will act as sensors as soon as a student enters the classroom
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Recognizing The Excellence
THE SMART Cities Awards 2016 pick innovative ideas that have improved the foundations of the city including leadership, physical infrastructure, access and mobility, environment, social infrastructure, education, institution, technology and citizen outreach, and overall viability.
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Smart Bin: No Rubbish At All
Dustbins are no longer smelly boxes with overflowing rubbish. They are coming up with features like in- built sensors, Wi-Fi and compressor which can recycle the waste
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The Awards: In Search Of Better City Solutions
The awards received over 100 entries across various categories. After carefully analysing all the entries from all the participants, PwC with the help of jury selected winners under 12 separate categories
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'Recycle, Reuse, Reduce Waste'
Sweden, where most of household waste is recycled, may have lessons for India in environmental-friendly practices
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Sweden runs out of garbage, imports from other countries!
Sweden has run out of garbage and the Scandinavian country has been forced to import rubbish from other countries to keep its state-of-the-art recycling plants going.
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Now smart phones can tell about daily power consumption
Now consumers in the city will soon be able to know about their daily electricity consumption and access various other details like reasons for technical fault in transmission line with the company working on a Rs 100-crore project to introduce "new-age" technology.
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