The waste conundrum

An experiment of decentralized solid, liquid and energy management in a Delhi colony is unique because the efficient functioning of a well …

500 litres of water enough for this bio-toilet to serve a family of five for 15 years

Researchers from IIT-Kharagpur develop a bio-toilet that recycles water and turns waste to energy

Swachh Survekshan 2017 encouraging unsustainable approaches for waste management: CSE

Says the survey should give preference to waste segregation and recycle and reuse over centralised approaches like landfill and waste-to-energy plants

How Sweden got out of the garbage dumps

Less than one per cent of garbage goes to landfill; energy from waste powers public transport, heats homes

Patronising dirty technology

Delhi municipality constructs yet another waste-to-energy plant at Ghazipur

Noida landfill protests: Confusion among officials troubles residents

While a two-year-old response to an RTI query said the site had been cancelled for the waste-to-energy project, a recent public notice called it …

Regulator’s failure in radiation mishap

Atomic energy board forgot gamma irradiators purchased before 1983  

Why a landfill and waste-to-energy plant in Delhi Ridge is a bad idea

A recent SC order approving a recommendation to set up a landfill and a Waste-to-Energy plant in Delhi Ridge is an ill-thought move

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, …

Delhi High Court orders shifting of biomedical waste incinerator from Okhla

Residents hope it will pave the way for shifting of Jindal's waste-to-energy plant

Delhi Public School, Patna: How to make your school green

Delhi Public School in Patna is a shining example of resource efficiency. It harvests rainwater, segregates its waste, is energy efficient and …

Energy from the dead

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What a waste

The Union government's move to invest in waste-to-energy technologies draws flak from many quarters

Stop looking to government

Individual initiatives can go a long way in solving the energy crisis  

Self-powered devices to become a reality soon

Researchers from India have built a nanoenergy harvester that can convert ambient energy to electricity

Environmentally friendly process to produce hydrogen

After 250 research articles, Jim Dumesic, a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, would much rather …

Africa's first grid-connected biogas plant makes energy affordable, cuts carbon emissions

The biogas plant in Kenya is converting waste into biogas to provide energy

Pune's eco friendly family: Taking care of energy needs in a renewable way

Say hello to the Dighe family. Residents of Karve Nagar in Pune, this family has become a role model for many others who want to change the way …

Vietnam’s decision to scrap nuclear energy plans has some lessons for India

The decision dealt a blow to global nuclear energy trade and watered down Japan’s efforts at exporting reactors

Failing to come clean

It is unclear whether the Indian government supports the transfer of nuclear energy technology under the climate convention's Kyoto Protocol

Energy Democracy: Where ‘two Indias’ meet

India needs a people-centric process towards de-centralising power and gaining control of renewable energy production, distribution and usage

Leakage at Kakrapar could be large, warns expert

A Gopalakrishnan is the former chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board 

The light bulb moment

Citing energy efficiency and durability, industry has put LED lights on a pedestal. But is it really time to bid adieu to CFL and the humble …

Cutting out waste

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has recently initiated ecofriendly pilot projects at its Bangalore aircraft division, which will not only …

US state slaps $54 million fine on federal government for radiation leaks

New Mexico has blamed US Department of Energy for accidents at nuclear waste management site in February