Fisherfolk thwart bid to reclaim wetlands
A unique fishing cooperative that salvaged the wetlands leased to them by the Calcutta Port Trust has successfully fought off attempts to …
Skilled hands turn waste bark into art
The planting of commercially valuable chir trees has become embroiled in controversy in Ultar Pradesh's Almora district. But a local …
Thrashing out trash
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: MODES, ASSESSMENTS, APPRAISALS AND LINKAGES IN BANGALORE Edited by Isa Baud and Hans Schenk Publishers: Manohar …
In the line of fire
A Supreme Court ruling to install waste incinerators in India is under a scathing attack from environmental activists
Waste not
Kitchen waste and aquatic weeds are the newest sources for biogas and manure. The days of cowdung are numbered
NGT has imposed a fine of about 80,000 crore so far on states for not disposing of sewage and garbage
If this amount was to be deposited by the states, it would be 48% more than the CAMPA fund.
Kochi: Brahmapuram fire exposes outdated waste management practices in Kerala cities
In Brahmapuram, in all probability, the blaze broke out from thick layers of dry plastic waste heaped for several years
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 20, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
COVID-19: India’s circular economy faces a rough ride
Only municipalities have been collecting waste but at different frequencies; there is no secondary segregation and resource recovery
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 23, 2019)
Nursing infections
From selling infectious waste to flouting guidelines, hospitals in two major Jharkhand districts highlight the country's casual attitude towards …
We created a new material from orange peel that can clean up mercury pollution: researchers
When researchers combined two industrial waste products, they created a material that could clean up mercury
Urban shit: where does it all go?
India is staring at a big sanitation crisis and needs to reinvent its excreta disposal mechanism
Carry the burden
Of your waste, the government needs to tell the plastic industry. Other countries have done so. At times, to developing nations' detriment. …
Lessons from two cities
Pune aims to become a zero-landfill city by 2015. With a range of solid waste management options, the target does not seem too ambitious. …
Draft Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021: Addressing the bigger problem
The draft proposes increasing thickness of carry bags made of virgin plastic to 120 microns from 50 microns; ban single-use plastic from 2022
Landfills scrapped in UK
Come 2004, 90 per cent of landfills will be shut down in the UK. The step is being taken in the wake of a recent EU directive that has clamped …
Kumbh brought Allahabad to verge of an epidemic, says NGT
The tribunal has asked UP chief secretary to immediately act on the mismanaged solid waste from the pilgrimage
Here are 3 of 21,000 industrial pollution cases pending in Indian courts
Industrial pollution cases in Indian courts often span over decades and, as a result, the country had over 21,000 pending court cases on …
New technique developed to make biodiesel cleaner
Scientists have developed a cost-effective strategy to convert crude glycerol, a by-product of manufacturing biodiesel, into a green fuel
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 11, 2022)
Bitter sweet: The story of Agra’s petha waste
In 2021, when merely 7 per cent of the units were functional, 17.8 tonnes of petha waste per day was generated
Time’s running out: Is India ready to handle 34,600 tonnes of solar waste by 2030?
With India’s ambitious solar target of 280 GW by 2030, it is time to formulate a sound solar waste management policy
Stuffed inside used vehicles, thousands of tonnes of e-waste reach Nigeria every year
About three-fourths of 60,000 tonnes of used electronic equipment shipped to Nigeria in both 2015 and 2016 originated from EU ports
Farm waste, a significant source of antimicrobial resistance
Current manure treatment technologies not enough to reduce entry of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant genes into the environment, says a study