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Manju Lekshmi, senior scientist at Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology.

Sea of plastic: Fisherfolk cannot manage fishing-related litter without disposal sites and technology, says Manju Lekshmi

Akshit Sangomla

16 Jul 2026

6 min read

Can India burn its way out of waste crisis?

Can India burn its way out of waste crisis?

15 Jul 2026

4 min read

Parama Roy, executive director of Okapi Research and Advisory

Sea of plastic: FMCG companies should be held responsible for food-packaging waste, says Parama Roy

Akshit Sangomla

15 Jul 2026

6 min read

News

Manju Lekshmi, senior scientist at Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology.

Sea of plastic: Fisherfolk cannot manage fishing-related litter without disposal sites and technology, says Manju Lekshmi

Akshit Sangomla

16 Jul 2026

6 min read

Can India burn its way out of waste crisis?

Can India burn its way out of waste crisis?

15 Jul 2026

4 min read

Parama Roy, executive director of Okapi Research and Advisory

Sea of plastic: FMCG companies should be held responsible for food-packaging waste, says Parama Roy

Akshit Sangomla

15 Jul 2026

6 min read

Supraja Dharini, founder and head of Tree Foundation

Sea of plastic: Ghost nets are death traps for turtles, dolphins and fish, says Supraja Dharini

Akshit Sangomla

13 Jul 2026

9 min read

Sea of Plastic: How India’s waste reaches the ocean

Sea of Plastic: How India’s waste reaches the ocean

11 Jul 2026

1 min read

A Biju Kumar, vice chancellor of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies

Sea of plastic: India cannot rely only on western studies to understand marine litter, says A Biju Kumar

Akshit Sangomla

10 Jul 2026

7 min read

Shankar Deshpande, chief of the Mithi River Development and Protection Authority

Sea of plastic: Mumbai’s flood risk cannot be managed without treating sewage and stormwater, says Shankar Deshpande

Akshit Sangomla

09 Jul 2026

5 min read

Satish Sinha, associate director at Toxics Link.

Sea of plastic: Plastic has to become less toxic before it becomes less problematic as marine litter, says Satish Sinha

Akshit Sangomla

08 Jul 2026

4 min read

Grinson George, Director of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute.

Sea of plastic: Recycled ocean plastic has value only when society is willing to pay for it, says Grinson George

Akshit Sangomla

07 Jul 2026

8 min read

Known unknowns

Known unknowns

Akshit Sangomla

02 Jul 2026

4 min read

Basel Convention advances work on e-waste, textiles, hazardous waste, but divisions persist over plastic waste

Basel Convention advances work on e-waste, textiles, hazardous waste, but divisions persist over plastic

01 Jul 2026

4 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 11, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 11, 2026)

16 Jun 2026

4 min read

Interviews

Manju Lekshmi, senior scientist at Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology.

Sea of plastic: Fisherfolk cannot manage fishing-related litter without disposal sites and technology, says Manju Lekshmi

Akshit Sangomla

16 Jul 2026

6 min read

Parama Roy, executive director of Okapi Research and Advisory

Sea of plastic: FMCG companies should be held responsible for food-packaging waste, says Parama Roy

Akshit Sangomla

15 Jul 2026

6 min read

Supraja Dharini, founder and head of Tree Foundation

Sea of plastic: Ghost nets are death traps for turtles, dolphins and fish, says Supraja Dharini

Akshit Sangomla

13 Jul 2026

9 min read

A Biju Kumar, vice chancellor of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies

Sea of plastic: India cannot rely only on western studies to understand marine litter, says A Biju Kumar

Akshit Sangomla

10 Jul 2026

7 min read

Shankar Deshpande, chief of the Mithi River Development and Protection Authority

Sea of plastic: Mumbai’s flood risk cannot be managed without treating sewage and stormwater, says Shankar Deshpande

Akshit Sangomla

09 Jul 2026

5 min read

Satish Sinha, associate director at Toxics Link.

Sea of plastic: Plastic has to become less toxic before it becomes less problematic as marine litter, says Satish Sinha

Akshit Sangomla

08 Jul 2026

4 min read

Blogs

Can India burn its way out of waste crisis?

Can India burn its way out of waste crisis?

15 Jul 2026

4 min read

Why does the Global Zero Waste Forum matter for India’s waste management?

Why does the Global Zero Waste Forum matter for India’s waste management?

Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran

07 Jun 2026

4 min read

‘Devbhoomi’ Kullu is witnessing a garbage crisis. What it needs is a durable waste system suited to the Valley’s land, people and ecology

‘Devbhoomi’ Kullu is witnessing a garbage crisis. What it needs is a durable waste system suited to the Valley’s land, people and ecology

02 Jun 2026

4 min read

Houseboats can be easily blamed for pollution in Kerala’s Lake Vembanad. The actual pollution crisis though goes much deeper

Houseboats can be easily blamed for pollution in Kerala’s Lake Vembanad. The actual crisis though goes much deeper

Ashish Mathew George

25 May 2026

4 min read

Supreme Court’s new push on solid waste management: Are states ready for a new era of waste governance?

Supreme Court’s new push on solid waste management: Are states ready for a new era of waste governance?

25 May 2026

6 min read

India’s waste economy runs on invisible workers. Climate policy keeps forgetting them

India’s waste economy runs on invisible workers. Climate policy keeps forgetting them

15 May 2026

6 min read

The hills of India’s Northeast cannot be on the peripheries of its story; they must be at its green frontier

The hills of India’s Northeast cannot be on the peripheries of its story; they must be at its green frontier

15 May 2026

4 min read

Mangrove under siege: Microplastic contamination, shrimp farming weakening Pichavaram’s ecosystem

Mangrove under siege: Microplastic contamination, shrimp farming weakening Pichavaram’s ecosystem

15 Apr 2026

4 min read

Videos

Sea of Plastic: How India’s waste reaches the ocean

Sea of Plastic: How India’s waste reaches the ocean

This documentary follows the journey of marine litter in India, tracing how everyday plastic waste moves from city streets, drains and rivers into the ocean

11 Jul 2026

1 min read

Sea of plastic: Chennai’s plastic crisis & fight to stop marine litter

Sea of plastic: Chennai’s plastic crisis & fight to stop marine litter

12 May 2026

1 min read

How can a city reuse its organic waste? 5 Indian cities show the way

How can a city reuse its organic waste? 5 Indian cities show the way

05 May 2026

1 min read

How abandoned FRP boats are hurting India’s fishers

How abandoned FRP boats are hurting India’s fishers

19 Apr 2026

1 min read

Will there be more plastic than fish in our oceans? Understanding marine litter with Satish Sinha

Will there be more plastic than fish in our oceans?

12 Apr 2026

1 min read

How Kochi is repurposing ghost nets to make Van Gogh paintings

How Kochi is repurposing ghost nets to make Van Gogh paintings

Akshit Sangomla

01 Apr 2026

1 min read

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