Here's how many times you actually need to reuse your shopping bags

Looking at raw materials, manufacturing, transport, and eventual disposal, researchers calculate greenhouse gas emissions, waste disposal, …

How centuries of self-isolation turned Japan into one of the most sustainable societies on Earth

The people of Edo Period Japan lived with time as it changed with the seasons, cherished materials and used the wisdom of reuse as a matter of …

Is waste on the govt’s mind?

The new government will need to prioritise this in the coming years, otherwise we will run out of resources, poison our environment and have …

A law for waste pickers

Waste pickers recycle almost 20 per cent of India's wastes. Yet they are unrecognised, face discrimination and are not entitled to government schemes

Simply Put: COVID-19 vs climate change

Gandhian sanitation simplified: Reusability, sustainability lead to cleanliness

Water supply has to be linked to the system of sanitation and wastewater generation in India; that is what Gandhiji too would have taught us

World Earth Day: Nine ways to keep the planet safe

Green practices you can adopt to reduce waste, conserve resources, improve air and water quality and protect ecosystems

Junk masters

Start-ups tap into novel techniques to not just collect garbage and process it in an environment-friendly manner, but also convert it into …

Treasure trove of trash

One man's trash is another man’s treasure, so goes the saying. For some entrepreneurs in India, this has become the new business mantra

An Indian consumes 11kg plastic every year and an average American 109kg

But that doesn’t mean you get to consume more because even if India's per capita consumption is low compared to developed countries, …

Budget 2013: the path remains the same