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Waste Is A Potential Resource, Not Just A Problem

Published On: September 28, 2017 | Duration: 1 min, 25 sec

Reduce, Reuse, Recover, Recycle and Re-manufacture, the 5Rs is the key to save our country from the huge mountains of garbage. It is important to reduce...

How Gazipur Landfill Shutdown Has Impacted Ragpickers?

Published On: September 28, 2017 | Duration: 2 min, 19 sec

The Gazipur landfill that had grown to an astonishing height of 50 metres - way above the 20-metre limit, stipulated by the solid-waste management rule of...

The Need For Tackling Menstrual Waste

Published On: September 28, 2017 | Duration: 2 min, 00 sec

Our landfills are overflowing with items that should not have been there, menstrual products are one of them. Every month more than 1 billion of sanitary...

Vadodara Artists Create Artwork Out Of Waste

Published On: September 28, 2017 | Duration: 2 min, 12 sec

In view of the Swachh Bharat Mission, Vadodara Municipal Corporation has taken an initiative to turn scrap material into artistically beautiful sculptures. The Spirit of Vadodara...

Why There Is An Urgent Need To Manage Faecal Sludge?

Published On: September 28, 2017 | Duration: 2 min, 04 sec

Faecal Sludge Management has been called the missing and ignored component of the sanitation sector. With India having barely 30% sewerage lines, where is the daily...

Faecal Sludge Management In Bengaluru

Published On: September 28, 2017 | Duration: 2 min, 16 sec

Till a few years back, vaccum machines called 'Honey suckers' emptied the septic tanks and pit latrines dumped the city's human waste to local streams and...

Throwing Waste Into Water Bodies To Attract Jail Term In Kerala

Published On: September 22, 2017 | Duration: 2 min, 14 sec

Throwing waste into water bodies will attract a jail term in Kerala. As per the new ordinance introduced by the state government, dumping "rubbish, filth or...

How A Simple Red Dot On Your Menstrual Waste Can Change Life Of A Sanitation Worker

Published On: September 21, 2017 | Duration: 3 min, 04 sec

Have you ever given it a thought what happens to you menstrual waste after it is disposed of? Every month more than 1 billion of sanitary...

This Enterprise Is Turning Waste Materials Into Furniture And Handbags

Published On: September 21, 2017 | Duration: 2 min, 30 sec

A Jodhpur based enterprise, Priti International, is combating India's automobile and military waste by turning them into furniture and handbags. Here's how.

Make Way For Edible Cutlery Made From Sugarcane Waste

Published On: September 4, 2017 | Duration: 2 min, 03 sec

Ever heard about tableware made from sugarcane waste? No, right. Meet Samanvi Bhograj, an Electrical Engineer from Bengaluru who is fighting plastic menace by giving India...

Decentralised Waste Management In Muzaffarpur

Published On: July 18, 2017 | Duration: 2 min, 12 sec

Muzaffarpur in Bihar has taken a step forward by adopting the decentralised waste management programme. As part of the NDTV Dettol Banega Swachh India, the agenda...

Green Court Bans Waste Disposal In Ganga, Asks To Shift Tanneries

Published On: July 13, 2017 | Duration: 1 min, 50 sec

The National Green Tribunal declared 100 metres from the edge of river Ganga as a 'No-Development Zone,' from the stretches of Haridwar to Unnao. The Green...

Clean-up Drives Mark Ganga Swacchta Sankalp Divas Celebrations

Published On: May 5, 2017 | Duration: 1 min, 59 sec

This year, on the occasion of Ganga Saptami on May 2, Ganga Swachhta Sankalp Divas was observed in Uttar Pradesh to spread awareness about cleanliness of...