A mixed bag
The Bangladesh government sends thin plastic bags packing, but has Dhaka seen the last of them? Pinaki Roy on the ban's efficacy
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 (March 21, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
United Nations Environment Assembly 5.2: Five aspects of plastic pollution that needs focus
The 5th meeting of UNEA will be held February 28, 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Draft extended producer responsibility policy: How gaps in achieving fundamental goals can be closed
The draft incorporates important objectives but leaves out some fundamental ones
Absence of guidelines leaves organic waste management at the mercy of entrepreneurs
Government must identify this line before more instant composters churn out ash
Simply put: Fear of epidemic creeps in Allahabad after Kumbh
In these temples, offerings do not go waste
They are carefully segregated and processed to create nutrient-rich organic manure
Pick the no waste option
The Kerala government popularises a model that minimises the creation of waste
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 3, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 5, 2023)
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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 3, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 15, 2023)
5 days in, Brahmapuram blaze continues to choke Kochi
Residents here are also concerned about potential health threats as garbage collection has been halted ever since the incident
Biogas digestate: This high-value byproduct deserves more attention
Digestate is underutilised due to lack of regulatory guidelines, absence of fixed procurement prices and poor marketability by fertiliser companies
Here is how Agra can improve its rank in Swachh Survekshan 2023
Agra’s perfomance was poor in segregation at source, cleanliness in public places, city beautification, cleanliness of drains and water …
Most Indian villages do not have any waste management infrastructure: Study
With a changing consumer landscape, single-use, low-quality plastics are contributing to the growing waste problem in rural India
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 22, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Solid waste management: Why integrating informal sector is a must
Engagement of formal waste management system remains low in the cities due to funds crunch, low sectoral development & lack of know-how
Zero Waste Cities Challenge: Guwahati has 2 winners for work on waste models
Only a fraction of waste generated in Guwahati is recycled; the remaining ends up at dumpsites or is littered around
Delhi Masterplan 2041 gives a miss to waste workers: Report
Delhi’s waste pickers work without proper space, water supply and risk their health; their needs should be incorporated into the city’…
Trash-fired power plants wasted in India
Controversy mars India's ambitious target of generating 800 MW of energy by burning waste. Ironically, the country does not even generate …
Rewind 2018: How India dealt with its waste
India has policies to deal with all kinds of waste but implementation is weak and not monitored effectively
To authorities, it's smelly and you know it, still you don't act on it
India has been dragging its feet over abating odour pollution. Does it lack in infrastructure, or will?
