India produces an enormous volume of municipal solid waste, and official data underline the scale of the challenge. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the country generated an ...

The Indian government should take a leaf out of the Mahakumbh playbook, ensuring adequate budget allocation for the establishment of waste treatment and waste-to-energy generation facilities in all ...

NEW DELHI – India is ramping up its efforts to address a growing e-waste problem, but major global electronics manufacturers are sounding the alarm over the financial burden of new government ...

PANJIM, THE capital of the Indian state of Goa, is known for its pretty churches and Indo-Portuguese homes. But 20 years ago it looked like any other Indian city: filthy. Some 1,500 community ...

Can you imagine a town where waste doesn’t pile up, where residents sort their garbage into dozens of categories, and where old clothes or crockery find new homes instead of ending up in landfills?

Waste not, want not, right? India produces over 70.7 million metric tons of textile waste every year, a new Ministry of Textiles report revealed. Yet the nation maintains high recovery rates, with ...

As digital consumption grows and e-waste mounts, burden of managing that waste falls on workers with little protection.

SVU Tirupati piloted a reactor that converts temple flowers, plastics and food waste into fuel and fertiliser, leaving behind ...

Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid ...

A Delhi schoolgirl, Mahi Malhani, developed TRASHbot, an AI-powered robot to tackle litter. Inspired by a visit to Sundar ...