Environment ministry order bans use of plastic packaging for tobacco, gutkha

The ministry passed its order after the companies failed to adhere to the Supreme Court directive asking them to adhere to the new Plastic Waste …

An Indian consumes 11kg plastic every year and an average American 109kg

But that doesn’t mean you get to consume more because even if India's per capita consumption is low compared to developed countries, …

Green tribunal panel finds ash from Okhla plant 'truly hazardous'

Tribunal directs waste management company to control emissions, record plastic content of waste

Centre bans gutkha

Activists, health experts are sceptical; pin hope on Supreme Court’s verdict on smokeless tobacco  

India researchers make petrol from plastic

The Indian Institute of Petroleum has developed a technology that uses a combination of catalysts to produce high-quality diesel and petrol

Stench in my backyard

As Kerala cities dump their waste in the countryside, people in the villages hit back. An unresolved civic problem of decades compounded by …

Agenda for 2019

The governance blueprint to combat major environmental problems must be institutionalised and strictly enforced

World's consumption levels are breaking new records, says report

The consumption demands of more than seven billion people are exerting pressure on the planet's finite resources

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  

Just dump it

Acids of arsenic. Organo-mercury compounds. Batteries. Bristles of boars or hogs. More potent stuff: asbestos; slag dross; ash and residues of …

The new obesity

A growing number of people are unable to shed those extra pounds despite strict diet regimes and long hours of workout. Evidence shows that the …