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An excavator lifts accumulated waste near Chetan Basti, Anand Parbat, Delhi in the early hours of June 18, 2026.
Waste

How MCD and Railways cleared 6,333 MT of legacy waste from Delhi’s railway corridors

Dilkhush Meena
7 min read
Karol Bagh’s joint MCD–Railways drive turns inaccessible tracks into a model for clearing decades-old waste
The world has started regulating microplastics. Here is what the rulebook looks like
Waste

The world has started regulating microplastics. Here is what the rulebook looks like

Anjali Nair
4 min read
New global rules target intentionally added microplastics and unintentional releases from tyres, textiles, paint and plastic pellets
India’s urban transition needs stronger waste systems and better green jobs, studies find
Waste

India’s urban transition needs stronger waste systems and better green jobs, studies find

Puja Das
6 min read
Two WRI India working papers say open waste burning is higher in winter and concentrated in poorer neighbourhoods, while Bengaluru’s green buildings transition still leaves construction workers facing ...
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