Delhi HC asks city authorities if there is a policy to dispose toxic e-waste

The court expressed concern over the rising e-waste in the capital city and asked the municipal bodies and government whether there was a policy …

Only 8 per cent of wastewater in low-income countries undergoes treatment: UN

Failing to address wastewater as a social and environmental problem would nullify other efforts towards achieving 2030 Agenda for Sustainable …

Chennai’s soil, Delhi’s air most contaminated due to high PCB concentration: study       

Informal recycling of e-waste, open burning of solid waste, combustion of coal and ship-breaking activities cause PCB contamination

Using wastewater to grow crops can address water scarcity in agriculture

Water is vital for food production and climate change threatens this most precious resource

What a waste

Solid waste management plant that won Kanpur an award raises a stink

DIAL siphons off water

Alang awaits toxic ship

Centre stalls Platinum II beaching

Hills of greyville

Fast-expanding steel industry yet to find an effective way to reuse its waste product, slag

An oasis put to test

Backed by three decades of water conservation measures, semi-arid Saurashtra is driving Gujarat’s agricultural growth. Will it be able to …

Metallic lustre in food

Tax on recycled plastic proposed; industry criticises government

Tax on recycled plastic

More steel means more livelihood loss, pollution

New housing to reuse water

Unmanaged waste in Tripura

Biomedical waste management system fails to take off in Tripura

Misguided shot

The Basel convention guidelines to manage plastic waste miss the point: reducing plastics is the real solution

Plastic recycling is failing — here’s how the world must respond

Retailers must make it easier for customers to refill containers

California offers valuable lessons for meeting freshwater needs in the face of climate change

If we want water security, we need to diversify our water sources to include underground storage, stormwater capture, recycled wastewater and more.

Centre amends Plastic Waste Rules, but misses out on strengthening implementation

The amendment does not address the issue of changes needed in plastic waste rules concerning extended producer responsibility

Centre amends e-waste management rules 2016 yet again

Even the producers or importers, who have recently started their operations, have been given a collection target which is lesser than the targets …

Recycling solar panels needs boost from Indian policymakers

Only around 10% of photovoltaic waste gets recylced globally while the rest ends up in landfills

Second-generation bioethanol: It is time to launch it headlong

Reactive pipeline technology could be a game changer for bioethanol production; it can reduce crude oil imports and bolster India’s energy …

City water plans: How to get more data smart

Designing tools and resources to help decision makers gather and analyse data cost-effectively may allow cities to generate sound water plans  

Zero waste systems can create thousands of jobs across world: Study

Reuse creates over 200 times as many jobs as landfills and incinerators; recycling around 70 times more 

E-waste contaminating Delhi’s groundwater and soil

Researchers have discovered an alarming amount of toxic heavy metals leaching into soil and groundwater in East Delhi's Krishna Vihar industrial area

Plastic oil

Ideal disposal for waste plastic bottles