The government has not yet developed a policy guideline for hospital waste management even after three years of a decision. The health directorate decided in August 1999 to prepare a policy guideline ...

Over 25 State governments may have to pay environment compensation of ₹1 crore each for not submitting their action plans on systematic disposal of plastic waste to the Central Pollution Control Board ...

There is a strong movement towards the immediacy of reducing the effects of climate change as echoed in young Greta Thunberg’s recent UN speech, underpinned by the sentiment – Right Here. Right Now – ...

After the Karnataka government’s plan to find 100-acre land parcels in Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru Urban and Ramanagara districts drew criticism, Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development ...

. By 2050, waste production will be 73 percent higher than it was in 2020. Bridging the Gap in Solid Waste Management: Governance Requirements for Results discusses practices for governing the solid ...

The Kiteezi landfill near Kampala was expanded as part of the Kampala Institutional Infrastructure Development Project, allowing for the storage and treatment of ...

With the increasing population worldwide, waste generation is multiplying uncontrollably. Municipalities find it challenging to manage such wastes for further separation, recycling, transformation and ...

MoHUA has recognised Arunachal’s Youth Mission for Clean River in a national Swachh Bharat publication for its community-led ...

“It’s like there’s fog across the whole town. We are coughing all the time, unable to breathe, sometimes we wake up and see ash in our spit. The intensity of the smell would cause us to become dizzy.” ...