2022 too short, too far: Initial steps taken on tackling waste; long way to go still

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022

No plastic ban: What it means for India?

Here are a few suggestions on how the country can handle the plastic menace

Bezwada Wilson, a Magsaysay winner who eradicated manual scavenging in India

Manual scavenging was termed illegal under the 1993 Manual Scavenging Prohibition Act

...and not for garbage

Bengaluru's burning issue

The city finally wakes up to waste management, but bumbles into incineration plants

No room for recycling

Give waste pickers their due

Garbage: Your Problem

Several non-gonernmental organisations are showing the way to handle this problem

Dumping worries

Pune is clean

Trash to cash

Paper mill recycles cartons, makes tissue paper, furniture

Hymen doesn’t stand in the way of intercourse, but menstrual hygiene

Let’s debunk a myth that keeps women from using menstrual cups

Waste in news on May 3

A round-up of what's new in waste and sanitation 

Is the ODF status for Kanpur a myth?

From shortage of toilets to age-old habits, Kanpur throws up a contradictory picture

As told to Parliament (July 29, 2021): Some 927,606 children in India are ‘severely acute malnourished’

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Passing the muck

Vehicle manufacturers conveniently outsource most of their polluting processes

Karachi's garbage plans

Sikkim to delegate powers to local people to protect lakes

Reuse of reclaimed land after biomining of legacy waste: What needs to change

Urban local bodies need a comprehensive policy for reuse of reclaimed land

Swachh Survekshan 2019 throws up contradictions

Indore, Ambikapur and Mysuru win the top spots in Surveskhan 2019

Norwegian government delegation led by Minister for International Development appreciates decentralised waste management facilities in Gurugram

The city has developed some remarkable models, for managing waste from bulk generators

Tough problems need tough solutions

In spite of all the noise about air pollution, we are doing everything to make it worse

Swachh Survekshan 2017: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh among cleanest states; UP at bottom

Indore, Bhopal, Surat and Vadodara are among the top 10 cleanest cities in India

In these temples, offerings do not go waste

They are carefully segregated and processed to create nutrient-rich organic manure

Simply put: Fear of epidemic creeps in Allahabad after Kumbh

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.