The NGT order came as a response to public complaint regarding water contamination caused by waste disposal in their locality
Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of sustainability, Divyanshu Asopa invented ‘Beej-Kapas’, a special paper which can get converted into soil
The discussions took place at Davos, where the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is underway till January 26
Under the ‘Roti Bank’ initiative, started by the Mumbai Dabbawala Association, the dabbawalas collect leftover food from social gatherings and distribute it among the homeless people...
The meeting will take into account the performance of states which have not been able to address waste management concerns properly
Bellandur Lake, the largest of the 262 lakes and tanks in Bengaluru, receives about 40 per cent of the city's sewage.
At Bengaluru's 1,000-acre Bellandur Lake, infamous for pollution and toxic foam, a massive fire broke out this afternoon. It took more than 5,000 army personnel and...
The Ministry is looking forward to innovative ideas from academic institutes to tackle India’s waste problem
The absence of a landfill has hurt Noida’s waste management scenario, and authorities are resorting to making segregation more prominent till a scientific landfill and waste-to-energy...
Mumbai’s Ayyappa Temple, located in Goregaon’s Bangur Nagar has installed a unique system that helps the temple produce electricity from wet waste
Some residents of Thane raised objection to dumping of waste by the municipal corporation in non-designated areas, especially in the coastal zones, and mangrove-rich sites near...
The method the researchers developed has advantages over existing conversion methods as it produces a very high yield of five-carbon sugar and furfural, and the catalyst...
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
