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Smoke seen rising from the Sangli waste-to-energy plant. Environmental groups allege that the facility's air pollution control equipment was not functioning.

Maharashtra waste-to-energy plant shut down after pollution complaints

2 hours ago

4 min read

Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry

Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry

8 hours ago

6 min read

Simply Put: Carrying microplastics

Simply Put: Carrying microplastics

28 Sep 2026

1 min read

News

Smoke seen rising from the Sangli waste-to-energy plant. Environmental groups allege that the facility's air pollution control equipment was not functioning.

Maharashtra waste-to-energy plant shut down after pollution complaints

2 hours ago

4 min read

Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry

Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry

8 hours ago

6 min read

Simply Put: Carrying microplastics

Simply Put: Carrying microplastics

28 Sep 2026

1 min read

What does “circular economy” actually mean?

What does ‘circular economy’ actually mean?

Siddharth Ghanshyam Singh

21 Sep 2026

5 min read

Seabird chick found with almost 900 plastic pieces in stomach, setting new pollution record

Seabird chick found with almost 900 plastic pieces in stomach, setting new pollution record

Himanshu Nitnaware

21 Sep 2026

4 min read

Dust Free Delhi campaign being implemented by MCD's Karol Bagh zone on major Public Works Department roads exceeding 60 feet in width.

How MCD’s Karol Bagh Zone built a model to keep Delhi’s roads dust-free

14 Sep 2026

6 min read

EPR in Asia Pacific: Australia’s own packaging industry asked to be regulated. The government has said no

EPR in Asia Pacific: Australia’s own packaging industry asked to be regulated. The government has said no

Vanhishikha Vyas

14 Sep 2026

6 min read

India has found microplastics everywhere. So why are we still unsure how to regulate them?

India has found microplastics everywhere. So why are we still unsure how to regulate them?

14 Sep 2026

4 min read

An excavator lifts accumulated waste near Chetan Basti, Anand Parbat, Delhi in the early hours of June 18, 2026.

How MCD and Railways cleared 6,333 MT of legacy waste from Delhi’s railway corridors

11 Sep 2026

7 min read

The world has started regulating microplastics. Here is what the rulebook looks like

The world has started regulating microplastics. Here is what the rulebook looks like

11 Sep 2026

4 min read

India’s urban transition needs stronger waste systems and better green jobs, studies find

India’s urban transition needs stronger waste systems and better green jobs, studies find

10 Sep 2026

6 min read

Vizag has a beach garbage problem, caused by its own residents

Vizag has a beach garbage problem, caused by its own residents

Vikas Choudhary

07 Sep 2026

1 min read

Interviews

Manju Lekshmi, senior scientist at Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology.

Sea of plastic: Fisherfolk cannot manage fishing-related litter without disposal sites and technology, says Manju Lekshmi

Akshit Sangomla

16 Jul 2026

6 min read

Parama Roy, executive director of Okapi Research and Advisory

Sea of plastic: FMCG companies should be held responsible for food-packaging waste, says Parama Roy

Akshit Sangomla

15 Jul 2026

6 min read

Supraja Dharini, founder and head of Tree Foundation

Sea of plastic: Ghost nets are death traps for turtles, dolphins and fish, says Supraja Dharini

Akshit Sangomla

13 Jul 2026

9 min read

A Biju Kumar, vice chancellor of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies

Sea of plastic: India cannot rely only on western studies to understand marine litter, says A Biju Kumar

Akshit Sangomla

10 Jul 2026

7 min read

Shankar Deshpande, chief of the Mithi River Development and Protection Authority

Sea of plastic: Mumbai’s flood risk cannot be managed without treating sewage and stormwater, says Shankar Deshpande

Akshit Sangomla

09 Jul 2026

5 min read

Satish Sinha, associate director at Toxics Link.

Sea of plastic: Plastic has to become less toxic before it becomes less problematic as marine litter, says Satish Sinha

Akshit Sangomla

08 Jul 2026

4 min read

Blogs

Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry

Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry

8 hours ago

6 min read

What does “circular economy” actually mean?

What does ‘circular economy’ actually mean?

Siddharth Ghanshyam Singh

21 Sep 2026

5 min read

Dust Free Delhi campaign being implemented by MCD's Karol Bagh zone on major Public Works Department roads exceeding 60 feet in width.

How MCD’s Karol Bagh Zone built a model to keep Delhi’s roads dust-free

14 Sep 2026

6 min read

EPR in Asia Pacific: Australia’s own packaging industry asked to be regulated. The government has said no

EPR in Asia Pacific: Australia’s own packaging industry asked to be regulated. The government has said no

Vanhishikha Vyas

14 Sep 2026

6 min read

India has found microplastics everywhere. So why are we still unsure how to regulate them?

India has found microplastics everywhere. So why are we still unsure how to regulate them?

14 Sep 2026

4 min read

An excavator lifts accumulated waste near Chetan Basti, Anand Parbat, Delhi in the early hours of June 18, 2026.

How MCD and Railways cleared 6,333 MT of legacy waste from Delhi’s railway corridors

11 Sep 2026

7 min read

The world has started regulating microplastics. Here is what the rulebook looks like

The world has started regulating microplastics. Here is what the rulebook looks like

11 Sep 2026

4 min read

There needs to be an urgent change in the way Indians think about landfills

There needs to be an urgent change in the way Indians think about landfills

Pondharshini Ponnusamy

02 Sep 2026

4 min read

Videos

Sea of Plastic: How India’s waste reaches the ocean

Sea of Plastic: How India’s waste reaches the ocean

This documentary follows the journey of marine litter in India, tracing how everyday plastic waste moves from city streets, drains and rivers into the ocean

11 Jul 2026

1 min read

Sea of plastic: Chennai’s plastic crisis & fight to stop marine litter

Sea of plastic: Chennai’s plastic crisis & fight to stop marine litter

12 May 2026

1 min read

How can a city reuse its organic waste? 5 Indian cities show the way

How can a city reuse its organic waste? 5 Indian cities show the way

05 May 2026

1 min read

How abandoned FRP boats are hurting India’s fishers

How abandoned FRP boats are hurting India’s fishers

19 Apr 2026

1 min read

Will there be more plastic than fish in our oceans? Understanding marine litter with Satish Sinha

Will there be more plastic than fish in our oceans?

12 Apr 2026

1 min read

How Kochi is repurposing ghost nets to make Van Gogh paintings

How Kochi is repurposing ghost nets to make Van Gogh paintings

Akshit Sangomla

01 Apr 2026

1 min read

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