Where will segregated waste go? Cities are clueless
A country-wide waste segregation campaign also needs to be backed up by a plan for treatment and processing
As told to Parliament (March 20, 2023): Rainfed rice can go down by 20% in 2050 in absence of climate adaptation
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Recommendations on solid waste management: How govt action falls short
The standing committee on urban development made 37 recommendations, 14 of which were accepted by the Union government
A trashed valley: Kashmir needs to segregate its waste at source
Despite clear regulations and court interventions, local governments continue to ignore Kashmir’s municipal solid waste crisis
Towards circular economy: What to do with legacy waste in India
Bioremediation to treat legacy waste and reclaim old dumpsites may not always work; the composition of the waste also matters
Recycling the bin
Several initiatives are demonstrating how the informal e-waste recycling sector can be formalised
An Arunachal Pradesh town has swapped its water pollution problem for air pollution
Residents take to burning waste after orders to not dump it in Kameng river; facility to handle waste incomplete due to lack of funds
Is Rs 25 lakh compensation enough for Okhla waste-to-energy plant?
The facility has been allegedly emitting various pollutants for years including carcinogens such as furans and dioxins
India’s challenges in waste management
The key to efficient waste management is to ensure segregation source and resource recovery
Drowning in its own rubbish
For Thiruvananthapuram, the only way to manage waste is by flouting rules
As told to Parliament (March 17, 2021): Indian Railways eye 20 GW solar power from vacant land by 2030
NGT orders closure of industrial units in Bellandur Lake area
No industry would be allowed to operate in the lake area unless effluent emissions are under permissible limits. Industries found violating the …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 13, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
A clean country in the offing with new solid waste rules
The rules have gone into details of almost every stage involved in waste management; be it segregation at source, transportation of waste, …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 16, 2020)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 17, 2023)
MoEF withdraws draft amendments to solid waste management rules
Activists say amendments involve use of expensive, regressive and untested technologies for waste disposal
Government notifies new solid waste management rules
These will replace the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, which have been in place for the past 16 years
Protests mar Bengaluru consultation on draft solid waste rules
Programme called off after activists and civil society groups term the consultation illegal and unconstitutional
NGT raps civic bodies, Delhi Metro for lying on cleaning debris from Yamuna banks
Wants fresh affidavits by May 7
Delhi plans to remediate Okhla landfill by end of 2023. How will it do this?
CSE team found fresh waste continues to be disposed of at site; critical to use waste fractions recovered from landfill safely
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 3, 2022)
Bengaluru's trash talk
City administration makes fresh promises to get an extension to dump its waste at Mandur village. But will the five-month breather be enough for …
Can Bio-CNG click: Indore plant reducing air pollution, but odour remains a challenge
Part I: A ground report from Indore to understand roadblocks in way of bio-CNG
NGT judgement on Okhla waste plant: no lessons learned
National Green Tribunal has, once again, made clear that it advocates a centralised system for waste processing which may not serve a long-term …