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India’s megacities, Mumbai and Delhi, are currently sitting on a huge pile of waste
Mongabay India • 5 years agoMumbai and Delhi are India’s top two megacities in terms of the solid waste generated every day.
India has long way to go on meeting climate goals, Narendra Modi's target 'unrealistic', say environmental experts
• 6 years agoIt will take a long time before India achieves its Paris climate conference goals, environment experts said on Monday, terming as 'unrealistic' Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on reaching the target set for 2030 in the next year and a half
A year after plastic ban, BMC collects Rs 3.47 crore as fine, lodges 489 FIRs; activists term move a farce
• 6 years agoA year after the Maharashtra government enforced a state-wide plastic ban, civic officials in Mumbai have collected Rs 3.47 crore as fine from offenders besides lodging 489 FIRs against them in the metropolis
With no waste disposal plan, India’s solar power programme may lead to loss of biodiversity
Mongabay India • 6 years agoIndia's solar power programme has no policy to address waste. Leaching of these hazardous chemicals into the ecosystem can result in loss of biodiversity.
A hidden treasure in tonnes of floral trash
Yashovardhan Azad • 6 years agoFloral waste has a tremendous and largely unexploited potential of being converted into pigments, biogas and organic acids by using simple and inexpensive technologies
Biodegradable plastic developed from microorganisms that feed on seaweed
• 6 years agoAccording to the United Nations, plastic accounts for up to 90% of all the pollutants in our oceans.
Towards clean energy: Ethiopia inaugurates plant to convert waste into energy
• 7 years agoNamed Reppie, the first of its kind facility will turn 1,400 tons of waste per day into energy.
Supreme Court says Delhi's solid waste problem is very critical, asks L-G to set up experts committee
• 7 years agoA bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur said this committee should go "in-depth" into all aspects relating to management of solid waste, including cleaning up of landfill sites at Ghazipur, Okhla and Bhalswa, as the situation in Delhi was "very critical".
City of Waste: A French researcher finds caste, class and stories of humanity in Delhi's dumping grounds
Manik Sharma • 7 years agoThrough City of Waste, Remi De Bercegol hopes to start a conversation about the sheer amount of waste we create, as well as our attitudes towards those who manage it
Did you know that you create a grizzly amount of waste annually?
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