How A Cooperative Owned By Garbage Pickers Is Solving Waste Management Crisis In Pune

SWaCH, a cooperative of waste pickers, offers a lesson for cities like Delhi on how to include waste pickers into the formal system by offering door-to-door...

The Human And Health Cost Of Delhi's Garbage Mountains And Waste Crisis

Delhi relies on a largely informal sector of over 1.5 lakh waste workers to collect, segregate and recycle 20-25% of its waste. As the capital tries...

Garbage Mountains – Dotting The Landscape Of Delhi

Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla – the three dumpsites in Delhi have collectively caused nearly Rs. 450 crore in damage to the environment. Can the national capital...

World Bank Assures To Help In Waste Management In Kerala

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan met World Bank officials and discussed the issue of waste management in the wake of a recent fire that occurred at...

Women’s Day Special: A 60-year-old Bengaluru Homemaker Turns To Social Media To Inspire Youngsters To Manage Waste Better

On this International Women’s Day, we celebrate the work of 60-year-old social media influencer from Bengaluru, Vani Murthy, who is inspiring youngsters to manage their waste...

Delhi's Garbage Mountains: Affecting Lives And Livelihoods

In A Message To Sustainability, PM Modi Wears Jacket Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles

Under the 'Unbottled' initiative of Indian Oil, the Prime Minister on February 6 had launched the uniforms made from recycled plastic at the ongoing India Energy...

Indian Oil Corporation To Recycle 100 Million PET Bottles Annually To Make Eco-Friendly Uniforms

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has already committed to a net-zero emission target by 2046 and is now venturing into recycling PET bottles

Municipal Corporation Of Delhi Aims To Make 'Zero Waste Colony', Accredits 69 Colonies With 'Sahbhagita', 60 With 'Harit Mitra'

MCD is giving an incentive of 5 per cent of the property tax paid to the zero waste colonies falling under 'Sahbhagita Colony' certification

AIIMS Delhi Bans Use Of Single-Use Plastic In Hospital Premises, Campus

AIIMS New Delhi to chip in and Ban Single-Use Plastic (SUP) items in the Hospital Premises and in the Campus, in accordance with plastic waste management...

Municipal Corporation Of Delhi Starts New Initiative Of 'Zero Waste Offices'

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has started a new initiative of 'Zero Waste Offices' seeking effective disposal of dry waste

Centre For Science And Environment Releases Roadmap For Legacy Waste Management, Dumpsite Remediation

The Centre for Science and Environment roadmap includes developing a sustainable solid waste management plan, ensuring maximum utilisation of recovered fractions and reusing the reclaimed land...

Noida Twin-Tower Demolition: Impact Of ‘Ground Zero’ Site On Health And Environment

The 32-storey and 29-storey structures were brought to ground zero within a few seconds by a controlled explosion

Centre Notifies New Rules For Management Of Waste Batteries

The new E-Waste management rules replace Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001, and apply to all types of batteries except those used in equipment connected with...

Waste Pickers And Their Life In The Deonar Landfill Of Mumbai Is The Setting For Saumya Roy's Debut Book

In conversation with Saumya Roy, Author, Mountain Tales - Love and Loss in the Municipality of Castaway Belongings on India's waste management and garbage crisis