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Study identifies 15 e-waste processing hotspots in Delhi operating without safeguards
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Study identifies 15 e-waste processing hotspots in Delhi operating without safeguards

That they can operate with such impunity highlights the failure of the system, it says
October 17, 2019
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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 15, 2019)
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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 15, 2019)

Why building sewage treatment plants in cities on the Ganga is a challenge
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Why building sewage treatment plants in cities on the Ganga is a challenge
10 methods companies bet on to cut single-use plastic use
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10 methods companies bet on to cut single-use plastic use
Swachh Bharat Mission: Haryana’s race for ODF tag pushed people in debt traps
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Swachh Bharat Mission: Haryana’s race for ODF tag pushed people in debt traps

Villagers were forced to construct toilets, but were not given subsidy promised under SBM
September 16, 2019
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Basel Ban Amendment becomes law
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Basel Ban Amendment becomes law

Croatia became the 97th country to ratify the ban, which was adopted by the parties to the Basel Convention in 1995, to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of hazardous wastes
September 10, 2019
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Lignin from agro waste helps make useful nanocomposites
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Lignin from agro waste helps make useful nanocomposites

Lignin is a complex organic polymer rich in polyphenols with antimicrobial qualities
September 02, 2019
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Harsh Vardhan inaugurates plant to convert plastic waste into diesel in Dehradun
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Harsh Vardhan inaugurates plant to convert plastic waste into diesel in Dehradun

The plant can convert one tonne of plastic waste into 800 litres of diesel every day
August 28, 2019
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South Africa bans dumping of liquid waste in landfills
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South Africa bans dumping of liquid waste in landfills

It will protect groundwater reserves from toxic leachate, help hazardous wastes to be used as alternative for fossil fuels and boost the country’s economy
August 28, 2019
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IIT Kharagpur to steer Saraswati 2.0 for reuse of treated water
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IIT Kharagpur to steer Saraswati 2.0 for reuse of treated water

The institution will steer three pilot projects to treat wastewater, make it re-usable and also explore its usage in compost or value added products produced free of pathogens
August 20, 2019
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New membrane to help remove oil, dyes from industrial waste water
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New membrane to help remove oil, dyes from industrial waste water

The membrane, developed by team from IIT-G, using graphene oxide, cotton fibre and dopamine removed around 98 per cent of oil from the water
August 14, 2019
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SBM 2.0 focussed on ODF sustainability: Govt
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SBM 2.0 focussed on ODF sustainability: Govt

Swachh Bharat Mission has been one of the key missions of Narendra Modi-led government since its launch in 2014. It aims to make India Open defecation free by October 2019
August 11, 2019
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Zanzibar passes new regulation developed by CSE on solid waste management
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Zanzibar passes new regulation developed by CSE on solid waste management

The first of its kind in East Africa, the regulation will help Tanzania's semi-autonomous archipelago to tackle its burgeoning waste problem
August 10, 2019
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Sustained focus, behaviour change needed to make people use new toilets: study
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Sustained focus, behaviour change needed to make people use new toilets: study

Adding a behaviour change component to sanitation programmes can motivate people to use toilets, it finds
August 09, 2019
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Discarded solar panels can be used as building material
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Discarded solar panels can be used as building material

The usage of discarded solar panels in this manner will help to address the problem of solar photovoltaic waste
August 02, 2019
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States not complying with NGT orders to manage waste: CPCB
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States not complying with NGT orders to manage waste: CPCB

Lack a holistic way to manage waste and information gap were the main shortcomings
July 23, 2019
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South Africa’s carbon tax: Aim to ensure zero waste to landfill
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South Africa’s carbon tax: Aim to ensure zero waste to landfill

The tax launched June 1, 2019, aims to cut emissions by a third next year, 42% by 2025  
July 22, 2019
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Absence of guidelines leaves organic waste management at the mercy of entrepreneurs
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Absence of guidelines leaves organic waste management at the mercy of entrepreneurs

Government must identify this line before more instant composters churn out ash
July 17, 2019
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Union Budget 2019-20: Focus shifts to SBM phase 2, women’s role in it
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Union Budget 2019-20: Focus shifts to SBM phase 2, women’s role in it

The mission will now aim to turn waste into energy and better solid waste management in rural areas
July 05, 2019
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Is the world ready to meet the SDG target on sanitation?
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Is the world ready to meet the SDG target on sanitation?

A closer look at the report by UNICEF and WHO tells you that this certainly not the case
June 24, 2019
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Membrane made out of clay and tea waste can clean toxic effluents
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Membrane made out of clay and tea waste can clean toxic effluents

The newly developed membrane has good thermal and chemical stabilities
June 20, 2019
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India drowns in construction, demolition debris
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India drowns in construction, demolition debris

Waste is piling up across the country. Regulations are in place, but recycling is yet to gain momentum. Down To Earth breaks down the cartouche of waste mismanagement
June 17, 2019
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These teenage waste crusaders are cleaning up Delhi's mess
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These teenage waste crusaders are cleaning up Delhi's mess

Two brothers run a non-profit that collects dry waste, segregates it and then delivers it to recyclers
June 13, 2019
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Dog bites decrease in Srinagar but the fear remains
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Dog bites decrease in Srinagar but the fear remains

Though there has been a slight decrease in the incidents of dog-bites in recent years in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital, cynophobia looms large on the residents as packs of canines roaming menacingly is a common sight in the city
June 07, 2019
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Tanzania bans plastic bags
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Tanzania bans plastic bags

All plastic carry bags are prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, stored, supplied and used in the African country
June 05, 2019
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