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Energy shock ripples from kitchens to forests as Africa and South Asia grapple with rising fuel costsGlobal fuel price hikes are pushing families in Kenya and India back to burning charcoal and wood. This reversal threatens years of progres...- 696 districts declared manual scavenging-free: Social Justice ministerDr. Virendra Kumar announced that 696 districts are now manual scavenging-free following recent surveys. The Central government is urging s...
- 73% waste pickers' lost income during COVID-19 pandemic: ReportMore than 73% of Delhi's waste pickers faced severe income losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing many into debt. The report by PC-PI...
- 97% sanitation workers, 95% waster-pickers, 82% security guards exposed to air pollution: StudyA study conducted by Chintan environmental research and action group found that a significant number of sanitation workers, waste-pickers, ...
- Covid undoing the fight against single-use plastic: Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment"A lot of the bans that states have introduced are really simple to enforce. You could start by banning plastic cutlery — simple things lik...
- PM Modi to announce results of cleanliness survey 'Swachh Survekshan 2020' on Thursday'Swachh Survekshan 2020', which was completed in 28 days, saw registration of 1.7 crore citizens on Swachhata App, over 11 crore impression...
- Nitrogen dioxide levels fell by more than 70% during COVID-19 lockdown in New Delhi: UNLevels of nitrogen dioxide fell by more than 70 per cent during the lockdown in New Delhi, a UN policy brief said on Tuesday, warning that ...
- Plastic waste in Bengaluru: BBMP, Hasiru Dala, UNDP set for a pactThe BBMP is in talks with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and waste management nonprofit Hasiru Dala to set up a Swachhta K...
- Centre to set up e-waste recycling unit in BengaluruThe main challenge in the e-waste sector is that recyclers expect the waste to be transported to their doorsteps but consumers do not direc...
- City company ties-up with Canadian startup for mobile platform for recycling plasticReality, however, is that 32% of all plastic packaging escapes the collection systems and a mere 5% of companies in India source recycled p...
- Do you think paper cups, compostable bags as plastic alternative? You are wrongBioplastics are urban myth because these are difficult to segregate and need different temperatures to decompose, making the process cumber...
- Delhi: Not segregating your waste will cost youWastepickers from various groups, however, have rejected the bylaws because they fail to lay down how informal work force will be involved ...
- No space for e-waste on the GST rate listToday, India has 1 billion mobile subscribers, around 57 million computers along with other gadgets and consumer electronics users.
- New Delhi cleanest in north: Swachh surveyNDMC scored 819.95, 426.88 and 461.13 under municipal documentation, direct observation and citizen engagement, respectively.
- The Ragpicker's Dream! Buguri library hopes to create a space for childrenEven though many are unfamiliar with the concept of a library , these children are thrilled to have a space of their own.
- BBMP says wet waste will be collected daily and dry waste weeklyThere is a dry waste collection centre for almost every ward.And there are enough kabadiwallas. People can give their dry waste to their do...
- Wastepicker finds bag carrying Rs 1,000 notes of 52,000 face value in PuneThe elderly woman ragpicker, however, immediately alerted her supervisor who in-turn informed the police.
- XSM to host 8th National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship at XLRI, Jamshedpur“The conference aims to provide a platform for showcasing, knowledge sharing and building the social entrepreneurship ecosystem,” said Shuk...
- Here are five ways to tackle Bengaluru's garbage problemWhile embracing thriving IT economy, Bengaluru -the third most populous city in India -is yet to find a permanent solution to garbage probl...
- Wealth from wasteWastepickers from 40 countries (including two from India) converged for a conference in Bogota, Colombia a while ago.
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