As told to Parliament (July 29, 2021): Some 927,606 children in India are ‘severely acute malnourished’
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Is the ODF status for Kanpur a myth?
From shortage of toilets to age-old habits, Kanpur throws up a contradictory picture
Hymen doesn’t stand in the way of intercourse, but menstrual hygiene
Let’s debunk a myth that keeps women from using menstrual cups
Waste in news on May 3
A round-up of what's new in waste and sanitation
Agra’s decentralised garbage processing plants for bulk waste generators can be a game changer
Municipality established three decentralised waste management plants sustainably managing organic waste generated from 2,000 bulk waste generators
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 7, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 2, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 22, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
Why Guwahati is a good bet for a zero - waste challenge
Only a fraction of waste generated in Guwahati is recycled; the remaining ends up at dumpsites or is littered around
Ten zero-waste cities: How Capannori inspired other European municipalities on zero waste
Taking a proactive, holistic approach and involving residents in all stages of policy development were key elements that led the Italian …
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 …
Noida landfill protests: Confusion among officials troubles residents
While a two-year-old response to an RTI query said the site had been cancelled for the waste-to-energy project, a recent public notice called it …
Farm waste, a significant source of antimicrobial resistance
Current manure treatment technologies not enough to reduce entry of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant genes into the environment, says a study
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 17, 2023)
After fire outbreaks, Ghazipur landfill has a new concern — research finds its layers are heating up
These elevated temperatures in dumpsite can alter gas composition, worsen odours and leachate seeps
Norwegian government delegation led by Minister for International Development appreciates decentralised waste management facilities in Gurugram
The city has developed some remarkable models, for managing waste from bulk generators
Reuse of reclaimed land after biomining of legacy waste: What needs to change
Urban local bodies need a comprehensive policy for reuse of reclaimed land
Swachh Survekshan 2019 throws up contradictions
Indore, Ambikapur and Mysuru win the top spots in Surveskhan 2019
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 25, 2024)
Waste to wealth: Challenges India needs to overcome to use biosolids for improving soil health, meeting SDGs
The reuse of biosolids from sewage and septage treatment plants in India presents a remarkable opportunity to transform waste into a valuable resource
Fix at source: Bengaluru must rope in bulk generators to decentralise waste management
Recurrent flash floods indicate that the city’s seemingly robust solid waste management system is either not being implemented effectively …
India’s largest cooperative of waste pickers turns 300 tonnes of waste into wealth annually
Urban India generates around 56 million tonnes of municipal solid waste per annum of which 40-50 per cent is not processed and eventually ends up …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 22, 2023)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 26, 2019)
Imphal struggles to handle its waste
After a seven-month-long protest, the city’s municipal corporation reached a solution which too isn’t permanent