waste management

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World Environment Day: A Rising Wave Against Ocean Waste

Baeru, a nonprofit, aims to build a reliable waste management system in Udupi, Karnataka, while pushing for behavioural change. Baeru…

5 months ago
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Millions Go Unaccounted For In India’s Invisible Slum Crisis

Across India’s bustling cities, a crisis of staggering proportions is unfolding, largely unseen and uncared for by those who don’t…

1 year ago
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A Blooming Tale Of Transformation

A Coonoor-based civil society group took over the town’s solid waste management five years ago, transforming the open municipal dumpyard…

1 year ago
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Marine Plastic Pollution Is Not Just A Problem Of Waste Management

Nurdles, the tiny plastic pellets used as feedstock for making plastic products, are becoming dangerous as they spill into land…

2 years ago
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Opinion: Why Is India Weakening The Global Plastics Treaty?

"Humanity has exceeded a planetary boundary related to environmental pollutants including plastics” — announced an international team of researchers in…

2 years ago
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Why The UN Is Not Climate Neutral: Study

The UN claims to be almost entirely climate neutral, yet that claim is based on buying millions of carbon offset credits…

2 years ago
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Hill Station Waste Needs Better Plan, Not Just Plastic Ban

Hill stations like Kodaikanal are faced with massive tourist influx, poor infrastructure, difficult terrain, unpredictable weather conditions and mounting solid…

2 years ago
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Ambikapur’s Women-Led Waste Mgmt System Also Generates Revenue

Ambikapur, located in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district, is a small city that houses about 200,000 people. In recent years, the city…

2 years ago
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Assam Town Treats 40 Yrs Of Legacy Waste In Just Nine Months

Rajiv Mahanta reminisces about his childhood memories of fishing in the Sumdiri river, about 200-300 metres from his home in…

2 years ago
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Waste Management: Strict Monitoring The Way Forward, Says NGT

Source: PTI The National Green Tribunal has concluded its proceedings on the issue of solid and liquid waste management by…

2 years ago
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Opinion: South Asian Leadership Is Needed For An Equitable Plastics Treaty

On 29 May 2023, India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka will meet with 160 other countries in Paris,…

2 years ago
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A Hill Town In Nilgiris Pays The Price For Poor Waste Management

Jayasudha, 38, counts it as a blessing that she was not home on the night of December 11, 2020. It…

2 years ago
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Kochi’s Brahmapuram Fumes Over Waste

On March 2, 25-ft-high ‘hills’ of garbage, extending over 40 acres at the Brahmapuram waste plant in Kochi caught fire,…

3 years ago
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Why Indians With Means Still Use Plastic

Public outreach campaigns educate consumers with compelling data and storytelling about carbon footprints, natural resource scarcity, and climate change. Data…

3 years ago
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Some Solid Steps To Manage & Recycle Waste In Our Hill Towns

I have been a regular, enthusiastic visitor to the mountain towns of our country. I began as a 9-year-old and…

3 years ago
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Lakshadweep Posts Officials On Fishing Boats For ‘Intel Gathering’

Amid protests by islanders against several new reforms, the Lakshadweep administration has taken a set of decisions, including deputing government…

4 years ago

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