What the Kumbh left behind: 100 tonnes waste a day
Unscientific dumping affects agriculture in nearby villagers, leads to infections
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 15, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
‘Unscientific’ disposal, treatment of waste behind massive fire at Ghazipur landfill, say experts
Toxins from the fire will spread into adjoining habitations and public spaces
Arunachal's pristine river Kameng turns into dumpyard
Dumping garbage into rivers has become a concern in ecologically-sensitive Arunachal Pradesh, to the extent that the Deputy Commissioner of East …
Supreme Court asks states to clean up their act
The apex court imposes penalty on states and union territories for failing to comply with its orders regarding solid waste management
Why Ghaziabad’s waste management is in the dumps
The city is still grappling with source segregation, door-to-door collection, waste treatment and processing and on-site organic waste management
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 28, 2023)
Why India’s solid waste management system needs a digital overhaul
The need for digitalization in waste collection and disposal operations goes beyond information technology
States not complying with NGT orders to manage waste: CPCB
Lack a holistic way to manage waste and information gap were the main shortcomings
Waste of a Nation – Garbage and Growth in India
Assa Doron and Robin Jeffrey argue that in India the removal and reuse of waste lays waste to human lives.
Integral role of women in waste management
Having gender inclusion into waste management policymaking can lead to more comprehensive and inclusive solutions
World Environment Day in numbers: Waste
Municipal bye-laws are underutilised legal instrument for instituting sustainable solid waste management in cities
Municipal bye-laws’ agenda requires a lot more attention to ensure its use is universal across all ULBs
Towards circular economy: What to do with legacy waste in India
Bioremediation to treat legacy waste and reclaim old dumpsites may not always work; the composition of the waste also matters
Waste management: Survey in Bhopal, one of India’s cleanest cities, highlights gaps, identifies areas of improvement
Government negligence, irregular sanitation work and poor consumption habits emerged as key problem areas
PM Modi launches campaign to make India garbage free
Urban India generates nearly 0.15 million tonnes of municipal solid waste per day of which, only 68 per cent is collected for disposal
Why dumping plastic waste in landfills is a much bigger issue
Potential routes for plastic losses from landfills involve environmental mechanisms like wind, flooding, leaching and runoffs
Are combustibles derived from legacy waste dumpsites opportunity or challenge?
It is imperative to create an enabling ecosystem for increasing the gainful utilisation of refused derived fuel by industries
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 10, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 28, 2022)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 2, 2023)
Gurugram does it right: Dedicated portal to register and manage bulk waste generators
The MCG initiative is truly unique & has potential to inspire other Indian cities to adopt similar measures, benefiting from its citizen-…
Why it’s important to remediate Dar es Salaam’s Vingunguti dumpsite
Some 20 years after its closure, Vingunguti dumpsite continues to cause huge environmental and health hazards
GOBAR-Dhan: Scheme announced in budget a welcome step, but challenges ahead
Biogas can be purified and upgraded up to 98 per cent of purity to make it suitable to be used as a green fuel for transportation or filling of …
How Guwahati can protect its waste collectors in COVID-19 times
It is extremely important that the Guwahati Municipal Corporation emphasise on the importance of waste pickers’ social inclusion and the …
