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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

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Fast fashion’s rewear problem: Why millions of reusable clothes still end up as waste

Fast fashion’s rewear problem: Why millions of reusable clothes still end up as waste

13 May 2026

3 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

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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

5 minutes ago

4 min read

Fast fashion’s rewear problem: Why millions of reusable clothes still end up as waste

Fast fashion’s rewear problem: Why millions of reusable clothes still end up as waste

13 May 2026

3 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

Delhi uses processed legacy waste to reclaim waterlogged land

Delhi uses processed legacy waste to reclaim waterlogged land

Vikas Choudhary

08 May 2026

1 min read

Waste tyre management overhaul: NITI Aayog proposes new standards for tyre pyrolysis oil and recovered carbon black

Waste tyre management overhaul: NITI Aayog proposes new standards for tyre pyrolysis oil and recovered carbon black

06 May 2026

3 min read

Plastic in Paradise: Researchers discover microplastics in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika

Plastic in Paradise: Researchers discover microplastics in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika

05 May 2026

4 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

Fire at Ghazipur landfill, Delhi

UN methane alert system expanded to coal and waste sectors after Indian landfill named among world’s top emitters

Akshit Sangomla

05 May 2026

3 min read

A ‘wetland’ in Delhi with a difference

A ‘wetland’ in Delhi with a difference

Vikas Choudhary

04 May 2026

1 min read

Rs 51,000 crore worth of materials in India’s e-waste, most slips through the system

Rs 51,000 crore worth of materials in India’s e-waste, most slips through the system

Subhrajit Goswami

04 May 2026

4 min read

Common EPR portal to anchor India’s recycling push as industry, NITI Aayog call for stronger implementation framework

Common EPR portal to anchor India’s recycling push as industry, NITI Aayog call for stronger implementation framework

04 May 2026

3 min read

Munak Canal in Delhi gets a facelift

Munak Canal in Delhi gets a facelift

Vikas Choudhary

01 May 2026

1 min read

Blogs

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

5 minutes ago

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

How waste burning across India is quietly fuelling carbon crisis, pollution

How waste burning across India is quietly fuelling carbon crisis, pollution

09 Apr 2026

6 min read

Indore’s waste model shows how circular systems can improve urban wellbeing

Indore’s waste model shows how circular systems can improve urban wellbeing

08 Apr 2026

3 min read

Global South is heading toward a waste tipping point

Global South is heading toward a waste tipping point

07 Apr 2026

5 min read

How birds are spreading plastic pollution

How birds are spreading plastic pollution

23 Mar 2026

3 min read

Rethinking school uniforms in India: Moving towards sustainability & responsible choices

Rethinking school uniforms in India: Moving towards sustainability & responsible choices

Lakshmi Nilakantan

20 Mar 2026

4 min read

From dumpsite to construction site: Can geopolymer technology solve India’s legacy waste crisis?

From dumpsite to construction site: Can geopolymer technology solve India’s legacy waste crisis?

20 Mar 2026

4 min read

Videos

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

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

Plastic waste travels through the city’s waterways and directly into the Bay of Bengal

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

AAD 2026: Manju Lekshmi explains how India can tackle marine litter

AAD 2026: Manju Lekshmi explains how India can tackle marine litter

28 Feb 2026

1 min read

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