Origin & provisions of municipal bye-laws & solid waste management by urban local bodies
The bye-laws are instrumental in achieving solid waste management mandates, imposing penalties for wrongful garbage disposal / burning
Political vendetta? Minister, experts dispute findings of central survey on cleanliness in Bengal cities
The cities of the state, ranked at the bottom in the survey, were found to have slipped on multiple fronts
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 22, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Tripartite MoU to reduce textile waste in India gives hope, but cautious steps needed
Strategic approach essential to ensure that upcycling leads to circular & sustainable future for Indian textile industry
Textile waste takes centre stage in Parliament: Why the discussion is vital
Allocation for textiles ministry increased 27.6% in 2024 interim budget, but there were no specific policies addressing waste crisis
New waste management technology could improve life in rural India, claims study
Researchers say ‘BioTRIG’, a community-level pyrolysis system to run on villagers’ waste, can provide multiple benefits …
UNEA-6: Report raises concern on India’s reliance on single-use plastics; cites study to support reuse systems
The Zero Waste Europe-NHF study cited encompassed the perspectives of street vendors, customers and policy makers across Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi …
UNEA-6: Over a third of global population living with solid waste, reveals report
World needs to integrate the principles of just transition to a circular economy to better manage waste, says lead author
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 26, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
How bad is India’s single-use plastic crisis?
The country generates 5.5 million tonnes of single-use plastic waste
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 6, 2024)
UNEA-6: Reuse should be central component of legally binding treaty on plastics, say speakers
Panelists at side event held on first day of meet hope an agreement is reached quickly
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 25, 2024)
Inger Andersen urges inclusion of ‘super pollutants’ such as methane and black carbon in NDCs
By addressing short-lived climate pollutants, the world can deliver climate action, improve air quality and human health, said Andersen at the …
Clean water crisis: Nitrogen pollution to triple scarcity in river sub-basins worldwide
In India, Africa, sewage to be biggest contributor of nitrogen pollution in water in worst climate scenario
As told to Parliament (February 2, 2024): Rs 2.81 lakh crore transferred to 110 million farmers so far under PM-Kisan
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 9, 2024)
Dismantle with ease: Facility in Ghaziabad offers safe working space for e-waste recyclers
Facility for both informal and formal dismantlers; offering a complete system including tools, equipment and training
Multi-pronged approach needed to solve India’s growing e-waste problem
Over 90% of the e-waste generated in the country finds its way into the hands of the informal waste management sector
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 19, 2023)
Women’s empowerment and environmental restoration: Sundargarh’s sustainable evolution shows the way
Ground-breaking solid waste management programme ‘Aama Sundargarh Swachh Sundargarh’ benefitted 1,602,916 individuals, 363,676 households
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 3, 2023)
Plastic pellets on the beaches of Maharashtra: Should we be worried?
International Maritime Organization should classify plastic pellets as environmentally hazardous due to the chemicals that are added to them and …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 14, 2023)
Globally, 21 million tonnes of plastics leaked into environment last year: OECD
Report released two days before Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution for international treaty on plastics