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Delhi L-G visits Okhla landfill site, rues ‘static’ rate of waste disposal; AAP hits back
December 18, 2024 1:34 am
The AAP hit back, saying the BJP did nothing during its 15-year tenure at the helm of MCD and the mountains of garbage (at landfills) continued to grow unchecked.
Mumbai: BMC aims at imposing waste management fee on residents
December 13, 2024 10:08 pm
Civic officials said municipal bodies are empowered by Government of India in Solid Waste Management Rules (2016) to impose a 'user fee' on citizens for better waste management.
Chandigarh: Municipal Commissioner seeks details of money spent on clearing previous trash
November 19, 2024 9:28 am
Almost Rs 100 crores has been spent on mining of legacy trash but the situation on the ground remains poor.
Express Series Part 3 | Capital Collapse: Why 'garbage-free' Delhi remains a promise
October 21, 2024 12:18 pm
Amid the AAP-BJP tussle in the MCD, heaps of garbage lie on the city’s streets. Promises to clear waste as well as the three landfills have remained largely unfulfilled.
Harnessing waste-to-energy for sustainable growth in India
October 15, 2024 11:31 am
Waste-to-energy technologies are crucial for reducing environmental pollution, achieving sustainability targets, and lowering greenhouse gas emission. But how do policy and technical issues hinder the effective deployment of waste-to-energy technologies in India?
IE Thinc: ‘Cities must focus on legacy, fresh waste’
October 04, 2024 5:42 am
At the sixth edition of the IE Thinc: CITIES series, presented by The Indian Express with Omidyar Network India and moderated by Manraj Grewal Sharma, Resident Editor, Chandigarh, panellists discussed how Chandigarh can solve its waste management issues
India generates highest plastic pollution in world: what a new study found
September 10, 2024 10:08 am
In 2022, the UN Environmental Assembly agreed to develop such a treaty — which experts say might be the most important environmental accord since the Paris Agreement on climate change in 2015 — by the end of 2024.
Gujarat civic body to hire volunteers to spread awareness on segregating wet, dry waste
February 23, 2024 2:44 pm
At its meeting Wednesday, the RMC standing committee approved a proposal to engage 180 Swachhta Swayamsevaks or volunteers for the purpose.
75 bags of trash from the ocean prove there is no such thing as waste
April 13, 2024 9:01 pm
Through the project, she says, the perception around the idea of waste has shifted in the locals, “now they collect most of the materials that they would have otherwise thrown away”.
Meet this Nigerian artist who makes art from waste
August 21, 2023 5:47 pm
Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, American rapper Cardi B, and Don Jazzy, the head of a Nigerian record label, are among his subjects.
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