India

Ghaziabad battles noxious fumes from burnt batteries

Wheels of pollution

No one is tracking the substantial amount of lead that escapes into the environment from car tyres

New plastic waste management rules leave out vital points

One aspect that was not dealt with was the informal sector of waste collection

India among the 12 countries responsible for 52% of the world’s mismanaged plastic waste: Report

Plastics not designed for circular use must be phased out, report notes

IIT Kharagpur to steer Saraswati 2.0 for reuse of treated water

The institution will steer three pilot projects to treat wastewater, make it re-usable and also explore its usage in compost or value …

Green technique can convert plaster of Paris waste into useful products

Scientists from Pune and Mumbai use hazardous medical waste to make ammonium sulphate and calcium bicarbonate

What about recycling for solar PV?

With a target of 100 GW, India has made no plans for disposal of e-waste that the solar sector will generate

The power of sewage

Maharashtra is all set to use treated sewage water in thermal power plants. Can this move be scaled up?

End-of-life neglect

Safe recycling of e-waste remains a pipe dream despite government rules

Wetland crisis

Industrial activity threatens the wetlands of east Calcutta

Plastic shakeout

Centre proposes a ban on non-recyclable plastic. How prepared is India to implement it?

No concrete plans

The Centre for Science and Environment's Green Rating Project team has rated the cement industry. Its findings uncovered some surprises. The …

Brinksman

As Le Clemenceau bobs on the horizon, reactions in India get sharper, noisier. We've discovered occupational safety. Asbestos is used in …

Stockholm+50: How do we prepare for the next half century

When we mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Stockholm conference, we need to discuss consumption and production in a globalised world

Pee, poop and paani

Bharat Lal Seth recounts his experience of drinking water reclaimed from sewage

Ailing systems

Hospital waste management suffers from poor understanding and even poorer implementation

Getting the tan right

Removing chromium from effluent of leather units

E-waste posing health risks for workers in scrapyards

From water to water

‘Handling toxic waste is a matter of science, not administration’

Whether it is the dismantling of toxics laden ship from the US, Oriental Nicety, or the clean up of the 350 tonnes of waste lying at the defunct …

Forest to farms

India's paper industry now sources more wood from farmers. Why does it still demand forestland?

A holistic water management system in urban areas for a sustainable future

An integrated approach can bring healthy coordination between all stakeholders

Plastic recycling: What it means

What do we really mean by recycling? What happens to the waste we can’t recycle?

Battery recycling is essential for India’s critical minerals security

India needs benchmarked practice of collection, segregation, testing for second-use potential, disassembly & recycling to make most of spent …