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WASTE MANAGEMENT: THE POWER OF COMPOSTING

  • Urban Liveability Forum | Jul 04, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the entire world into a state of disarray. It has further exposed how the linear economy cripples economic resilience, exacerbates social inequality and depletes natural resources....

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COVID-19: Here's what decentralised planning teaches us to curb pandemics

  • DownToEarth | May 04, 2020

Urban areas are right at the front of a public health emergency, as the world grapples with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Cities across the world consist of high-density settlements, with high mobility and interactions between people...

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The eco-geo connection of F&B industrial waste

  • Thermal Control Magazine | Oct 30, 2019

Expressing concerns over intensifying organic food waste generated from the F&B sector, industry leaders discuss diverse measures to minimise the waste whilst keeping up the quality during rural and urban transport.

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Absence of guidelines leaves organic waste management at the mercy of entrepreneurs

  • DownToEarth | July 25, 2019

Is it a technical glitch or a fraud in broad daylight? wonder the residents of Salarpuria Symphony apartments in Bengaluru as a swanky machine gathers dust in the corner...

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"A word of caution for those looking for genuine composting solutions"

  • Savita Hiremath | July 18, 2019

A well-intentioned expansion of mediocrity is at play. Before anyone offers you a quick solution...

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Harmful to environment: Bengaluru citizens’ group slams instant compost machines

  • The News Minute | Nov 22, 2018

The following Q&A with scientist Dr C N Manoj, Founder-Director of Pelican Biotech, should bust the myth that creating compost in 24 hours is possible...

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Possible solutions real estate players can adopt for SWM

  • Smart Cities Council | Nov 14, 2018

The Supreme Court has stayed all construction activities in the states of Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh and the Union Territory of Chandigarh for not having a solid waste management (SWM) policy under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016...

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24-hr composters: There’s no microbe in this universe that can colonize in 24 hrs

  • Savita Hiremath | Jul 01, 2018

The following Q&A with scientist Dr C N Manoj, Founder-Director of Pelican Biotech, should bust the myth that creating compost in 24 hours is possible...

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What urban waste has to do with global warming

  • The Indian Express | Feb 07, 2018

Greenhouse gases (GHGs) create a natural blanket around the Earth’s atmosphere by preventing some of the sun’s heat energy from radiating back into space, thus keeping the Earth warm....

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The so-called 24-hr ‘compost’ harms the soil and all its produce, warns noted ecologist Dr Sultan Ahmed Ismail

  • Savita Hiremath | Feb 01, 2018

If one were to sum up the entire body of work of this renowned soil biologist and ecologist in one word, it would be earthworms...

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Low Maintenance Vermicompost Organic Waste Digester

  • LetsEndorse | Dec 08, 2017

The Vermigold vermicomposter is a cutting-edge solution to an ever growing problem of organic waste/wet garbage. It converts organic waste into nutrient-rich vermicompost and liquid fertilizer. ....

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Vermigold Ecotech Pvt Ltd has been conferred with the “Eco–Corporate – SME of the Year” award at 3rd YES BANK Natural Capital Awards 2017

  • Sep 1, 2017

The glittering award ceremony organized at Shangri-La, New Delhi on 1st September 2017, was graced by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Hon’ble Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences. ...

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PMC GOOFS UP ON ITS PROMISE TO PRODUCE COMPOST IN 24 HRS

  • Pune Mirror | July 21, 2017

Admits in affidavit filed before NGT that organic waste can only be shrunk up to 90% in a day, but compost takes 30 days to be matured; now, it has no space to store the processed garbage ....

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Need to invest in waste processing facilities

  • Construction Opportunities
  • July 01, 2017

Very few companies have managed to develop environmentally sound technologies for waste treatment based on recycling. In an exclusive interview to CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES, JAIDEEP SAPTARSHI,...

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Need for better audit of waste of energy programs

  • Energy Next
  • April 18, 2017

Government should have standards for waste management equipment that emphasise sustainability across the life cycle of the processing equipment, says Jaideep Saptarshi, Executive Director, VermigoldEcotech...

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Junk masters

  • DownToEarth | Feb 28, 2017

Down to Earth, Feb 28, 2017 – Start-ups tap into novel techniques to not just collect garbage and process it in an environment-friendly manner, but...

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Waste to wealth

  • Construction World
  • June 1, 2016

Construction World, June 2016, Waste to wealth CW delves deeper into various solutions and technologies to manage city waste. Solid waste management (SWM) is becoming...

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Jaideep Saptarshi's Interview at TiETV Lounge

  • TiEcon 2016
  • May 7, 2016

Interview recorded by TiETV Lite at the TiEcon 2016 Media Lounge.

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Saving Planet Earth: This Year’s Winners of the TiE SV Smart Cities Hackathon “Tackling the World’s Urban Social Issues”

  • Tiecon 2016
  • March 16, 2016

TiE Silicon Valley is proud to announce the winners of the 2016 Smart Cities Hackathon initiative featuring the theme “Tackling the World’s Urban Social Issues”....

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2014 Red Herring Asia: Finalists

  • Red Herring Asia
  • Jul 21, 2014

2014 Red Herring Asia: Finalists Company Country Sector 21Brains Ltd Hong Kong Cloud 36Kr China Internet/Online 42Gears Mobility Systems India Mobile 5Rocks South Korea Big...

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12 Notable Waste Management Startups In India

  • The Tech Panda
  • April 9, 2014

TiE Silicon Valley is proud to announce the winners of the 2016 Smart Cities Hackathon initiative featuring the theme “Tackling the World’s Urban Social Issues”....

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Jaideep Saptarshi - Executive Director receiving the award from Dr Wolfram Moritz - Austrian Trade Commissioner in New Delhi

  • June 5, 2013

Energy Globe Award is today the world’s most prominent environmental award given annually to outstanding projects focusing on energy efficiency, renewable energies...

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Soil, Not Waste – Converting Organic Waste with the Help of Worms in India

  • Energy Globe
  • Feb 7, 2013

Vermigold Ecotech has won the 2013 Energy Globe award from India. The Energy Globe Award is today the world’s most prominent environmental award given annually...

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