Two men attempted self-immolation amid protests in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, against the disposal of 337 tonnes of Union Carbide hazardous...

A New York Times investigation reveals that the Timarpur Okhla Waste Management Plant in Delhi is emitting dangerous levels of pollutants, ...

Communities in the US are grappling with the safe disposal of millions of disposable e-cigarettes, which are considered hazardous waste. Fo...

As population and economic activity rise, the quantum of waste will also increase. Managing this is important in a world where the need to ...

With an increasing number of Indians going into home quarantine as a precautionary measure in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, the Centra...

For the waste that cannot be treated or recycled, engineered landfills are used even in developed countries.

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last year given a call to save cows from plastic, his message brought into focus the hazards of this ...

The changes to the Act were made as vegetable oils and animal fats are said to produce similar effects on environment as by petroleum oils.

Waste-to-energy incineration plants may not help Delhi deal with its massive trash problem.

Though unofficial estimates claimed that the death toll had exceeded the 25,000 mark, official figure stands at 5,295 for whom the govt had...

HC asked for the waste to be incinerated at Pithampur, and in a prelude 25-30 metric tonnes should be disposed on an experimental basis.

Emissions from the Timarpur-Okhla waste to energy plant are creating "hazardous air quality conditions necessitating immediate abatement of...

India's output of e-waste has jumped by eight times in the past seven years and the open yet illegal incineration of massive quantities of ...

The Group of Ministers on the Bhopal Gas tragedy have abandoned the plan to burn down 350 tonnes of toxic industrial waste at a privately r...

To ensure timely corrective measures, the Central Pollution Control Board would soon collect real-time emission data from common waste haza...

Villagers in Jitali and surrounding villages near Ankleshwar have decided to launch an agitation opposing the MP High Court order allowing ...

Going by the latest report of SC there are only 10 TSDFs for industrial hazardous waste in the country.