Other countries and cities which announced similar bans on single-use plastic have pushed these deadlines in the wake of the pandemic. Indi...

The Karnataka government's relief distribution during the Covid-19 lockdown has got massive support from non-profits and voluntary organisa...

The BBMP is in talks with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and waste management nonprofit Hasiru Dala to set up a Swachhta K...

Reality, however, is that 32% of all plastic packaging escapes the collection systems and a mere 5% of companies in India source recycled p...

The state had imposed a ban against using carry bags in 2016 but there are several loose ends impeding its successful implementation.

Conglomerate ITC indirectly runs about 40 collection centres in the city under Wellbeing Out of Waste (WOW), its corporate social responsib...

To catalyse change, a determined Modi government has launched Swachh Survekshan rankings that names and shames India’s cleanest and dirties...

Nalini Shekar, founder of Hasirudala, believes there is a need for better solutions only in the tackling of sanitary waste, construction de...

After more than a decade, the BBMP plans to revive the tried and tested system, if only to deal with the mounting garbage crisis.

Bulk generators are apartments with over 50 household units and commercial entities generating over 10 kilograms of waste.

“The conference aims to provide a platform for showcasing, knowledge sharing and building the social entrepreneurship ecosystem,” said Shuk...

The waste from city kitchens will soon make its way to industries in better forms after they are processed at waste processing plants in th...