17% of all food available at consumer levels was wasted in 2019, reveals Food Waste Index
Reducing food waste would also help improve food security, address climate change, save money and lower pressures on the environment
Environment ministry issues new draft notification on fly ash with ‘polluter pays’ principle
Power plants have been given an extension of 10 years to progressively utilise their legacy ash
Lethal landscape
India has 134 contaminated hazardous sites and another 192 'probable' contaminated hazardous sites, which includes seven sites around the …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 27, 2019)
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Microplastic in Atlantic: Ocean lab near Bermuda Triangle
Scientists on expedition find 29 pieces of plastic, of which 23 are micro plastic, in the Atlantic Gyre
The myth of a clean Kumbh
The NGT flagged poor solid waste management during the Kumbh Mela on the Ganga, which both the Centre and UP claimed to be 'swachh' or clean. But …
Findings of annual rural sanitation survey questionable
The claim of 96.5 per cent rural households having access to toilets with potential usage is somewhat doubtful, especially in a scenario where …
Dalit activists, leaders decry Prime Minister’s ‘Christ-like’ act
It is just a gimmick to fool Dalits whereas their real problems are unaddressed, they say
Public hearings on Kaiga nuclear plant expansion, but what are the risks?
Proposed expansion of two units raises concerns, throws light on previous mishaps and health impacts
Lax global laws let the rich junk polluting vehicles in low-income nations
Rich nations are dumping their old, used and close-to-being-scrapped vehicles in low-income vehicle importing countries of Africa and South Asia …
Manual scavenging: Non-existent for govt, yet people die 30-ft under ground
The recent deaths of five manual scavengers again raises the question of how far will India let this problem go
Indonesia's ancestral community embraces drones, computers while preserving traditions
Indonesia’s Ciptagelar community, 130 km southwest of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, is in many ways both a model smart village …
How the growing “one water” movement is not only helping the environment but also saving millions of dollars
Solutions to floods, droughts and pollution that look upstream, downstream and everywhere in between save dollars and make sense
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Zero draft of global treaty to end plastic pollution released ahead of Nairobi meet
Member States will be invited to start INC-3 negotiations in Nairobi on the basis of the zero draft text
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 23, 2023)
Africa’s ambitious journey towards renewable energy – the ifs & buts
Sub-Saharan African countries have weak regulatory environments for RE growth as most of these policies are either very technology-specific or in …
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From poor sewage management to overflowing rivers — Why is Punjab flooding so much?
Latest reports suggest that as many as 1,480 people have been rescued from Ropar and 107 from Patiala
Plastic-free planet: ‘No ambition coalition’ hijacks Paris meet on Day 2
Oil, gas and polymer producing countries were successful in severely delaying discussions on substance
Dumpsite fires are turning cities into gas chambers. They have to be prevented, not controlled
Focus on building infrastructure, reducing continuous dumping of fresh waste at landfill sites is critical
CSE launches coastal cities’ coalition to fight marine litter crisis
Policies to strengthen land-based waste management need better implementation, say experts