India is exploring Deposit Refund Schemes (DRS) to tackle plastic waste, where consumers pay a small deposit on packaged products, refunded...

A government sub-committee found coal dust and wastewater impacting mangroves at JSW Dharamtar Port. This occurred before an expert panel r...

Quote of the day by Muhammad Ali: Boxing legend Muhammad Ali believed age is a state of mind. His famous quote highlights how perception sh...

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Dum Dum Uttar constituency is no longer a guaranteed win for the TMC. Senior minister Chandrima Bhatta...

Sunkonnect's ambitious plan targets 34 million tonnes of CO2 reduction. The firm will install solar rooftops on over 5,000 schools. Energy ...

The programme aims to connect over 80,000 households and integrate 50 coastal villages into formal waste management systems, with a focus o...

A new roadmap by NAAS emphasises national monitoring, improved waste management, and biodegradable alternatives to combat the growing crisi...

Tambaram Corporation's biomining project at Appur landfill is progressing well. One-third of the legacy waste has been processed in less th...

Per the startup AlSmart Bin, the AI-enabled waste-segregating bin can identify and sort garbage with up to 95% accuracy. It was unveiled at...

The Supreme Court emphasized the necessity of waste segregation at the source for environmental protection, urging compliance with the 2016...

The Group has substituted the current black waste basket symbol on the packaging with coloured bin, to guide the consumer to the right bin.

The Aayog has proposed introduction of ‘Pay As You Throw’ policy which will entail a waste collection fee from the waste generator in propo...

While the DMA is also working on a state policy on waste management based on the SWM Rules, 2016, (the national policy), it has also simult...

Wastepickers from various groups, however, have rejected the bylaws because they fail to lay down how informal work force will be involved ...

Devised at the REimagiNEWaste hackathon at IISc in April 2016, the Waste Samaritan app is being piloted at Ward 112 in Domlur Layout since ...

The city, with a population of 4.8 lakh, achieved this at a time when other cities are either weighing the risk of failure before starting ...

The technology will record their attendance at every house by scanning the code with a mobile application and rate its level of waste segre...