BMC ‘rebate for waste’ scheme should divert waste from Mumbai's landfills
The scheme of waste processing and segregation will help in reducing the risk potential from the landfills that are ticking time bombs
CSE launches Forum of Cities that Segregate
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been working with cities to promote and implement source-segregation model of waste management. …
Debunking myth of Naga customary laws
Studies show there is no homogeneous body of customary laws among Naga community. What does this mean for reservation for women in elections to …
Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) in Delhi - a case study
A large portion of Delhi is unsewered. Almost half of the households either use septic tanks or openly defecate. This film looks at the …
No land for best option: composting
Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, does not have a municipal waste-treatment facility. Its only plant to treat solid waste, located …
Closure of community bin area in Delhi deals blow to waste pickers
The informal waste recyclers in Connaught Place also segregated the waste collected. They extracted recyclables from waste and sold it
Ghazipur, Delhi: Just why has this landfill been simmering for so long
The reality is that all kinds of waste is being dumped at landfill sites since the system of segregation and recycling is not in place. This …
Toxic ignorance: Most Indian cities way off segregating domestic hazardous waste
In absence of robust framework and infrastructure, segregation of domestic hazardous waste remains a distant dream for most Indian cities
Why a landfill and waste-to-energy plant in Delhi Ridge is a bad idea
A recent SC order approving a recommendation to set up a landfill and a Waste-to-Energy plant in Delhi Ridge is an ill-thought move
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
What the Kumbh left behind: 100 tonnes waste a day
Unscientific dumping affects agriculture in nearby villagers, leads to infections
Nuance and law
The Supreme Court’s ill-timed order on a case of municipal solid waste that is affecting construction workers illustrates how Indian courts …
How we conducted a feasibility study of water bodies in Faridabad
One should take advantage of available digital interfaces or create one by uploading all data in a systematic way so that the knowledge is in the …
Swachh Bharat Mission: We may be ODF, but not garbage free
The scheme’s aim to turn India’s waste into a resource has seen limited success
Panaji is one of India's cleanest cities. Why is it backtracking?
The City Corporation of Panaji wants to discontinue the decentralised waste management system that helped it become a bin-free city
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
Garbage is about recycling
It is time we accepted that each household is a waste generator
The bane of consumerism
If plastic waste has to be done away with, the initiation has to come from consumers
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 24, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
India needs to adopt nature-friendly sanitation technologies
Making design changes in toilets that conserve water and do not create sewage is the key to ecological sanitation
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 2, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Govt bans plastic, but permits firms to make it, reveals RTI
Firms currently just need an acknowledgement, no approval, to manufacture plastic
No plastic ban: What it means for India?
Here are a few suggestions on how the country can handle the plastic menace
Simply Put: Renaming potholes
