Eritrea fares worst in the world in plastic waste management, shows Plastic Overshoot Day report

Around 97% of plastic waste created in Eritrea is mismanaged

Is India prepared to manage its burgeoning medical waste challenge?

Multiple shortcomings in the system and a gap between waste generation and treatment exist

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 1, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 21, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

DTE multimedia team wins Ramnath Goenka Award for reporting on India’s waste management solutions

The organisation was recognised for its 9-part docu-series on India's cleanest cities & how they have tackled their waste management problems

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 18, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 15, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 11, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Bihar to strengthen waste management profile by formulating a low-carbon action plan

Anaerobic treatment of wastewater with methane recovery is one of the primary targets for maximum reduction of emissions from the waste sector

Waste in news on June 8

Here's a round-up of today's news and reports on waste

Waste in news on June 6

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on waste

Waste in news on June 5

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on waste

Simply Put: United by waste

Sane sanitation

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 11, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Cleanest Cities of India: Jamshedpur, the industrial city, manages its e-waste

The city the first planned industrial township in India

Loo blues: Count defunct toilets before building more

Garbage to gold

In Bombay, simple technologies are being used to convert garbage into fuel and biofertilisers.

Green disposal

Leading the way

As told to Parliament (December 20, 2021): 3.4 million tonnes of plastic waste generated in 2019-20

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Ten zero-waste cities: How Thiruvananthapuram cleaned up its act

Kerala’s capital popularised a model that minimised waste creation

The predator

Africa and climate change: Exiled by emissions

The impacts of climate change are making the continent even more vulnerable

Toilet inside, defecation outside: Govt missing the mark?

Toilets are being constructed at a high rate, but their usage remains a problem