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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
TopicWaste management

Topic: Waste management

Have dustbins inside Himachal’s vehicles helped the waste crisis? It’s a year of Rs 10,000 fine

A vast and varied terrain, coupled with an influx of tourists, has caused a growing waste crisis in the Himalayan state.

Trash piles up across Chennai areas as sanitation workers protest privatisation move

City corporation decided to outsource collection-transportation of waste to a private body, a project pegged at Rs 2,363 cr for 10 yrs, sparking anger among contractual sanitation employees.

Gurugram or Kudagram? Elites are furious over the garbage emergency

Viral X posts by a French expat and former Jet Airways CEO Sanjiv Kapoor have set off fresh outrage over Gurugram’s festering waste crisis. It affects rich and poor alike—‘We are surrounded by filth.’

Delhi minister vows to make landfills ‘extinct’ amid delays in legacy waste management plan

While Delhi govt's target is to eliminate all mountains of garbage by 2028, MCD is considering diversion of 90,000 metric tonnes of fresh garbage annually from Ghazipur landfill to Okhla.

How a village in Kerala’s Idukki is leading the way in waste management, praised in Economic Survey

Erattayar Panchayat’s initiative has transformed public perception of Haritha Karma Sena—a group of women doing door-to-door waste collection—from overlooked workers to community heroes.

Don’t just blame the govt for dirty streets. Civic sense can’t be legislated

This issue isn’t confined to India—it has followed the Indian diaspora abroad. Gutka stains became so widespread in London that local authorities had to repaint entire areas.

Circular trash economy in sight, how Hyderabad project reclaims metals, converts waste to energy

India's largest waste-to-metal reclamation facility in Hyderabad's Dundigal also incorporates power & biogas generation from organic waste & incineration of non-decomposable trash.

Informal waste pickers must be brought into the system. They’re critical to circular economy

Integrating waste pickers into circular and inclusive value chains reflects a significant progressive step towards a more socially equitable, thriving world.

Yet to pay Rs 1,096 cr compensation for failure to manage legacy waste, Punjab’s a repeat offender

Punjab was due to submit compensation & compliance report to Central Pollution Control Board by 25 August. In 2022, it failed to pay Rs 2,080 cr. A look at Punjab's waste management issues.

Bhopal toxic waste is reaching Pithampur incinerator. Who pays, what harm are the questions

Can RE Sustainability's incinerator in Tarpura village handle Bhopal gas tragedy's toxic legacy? Local fears and expert opinions clash over the cleanup.

On Camera

Imagine if Epstein files named Rahul Gandhi or MK Stalin. What would BJP and TV media do?

The questions are not going to go away. But future generations will know who refused to ask the tough questions and who didn’t.

Tamil Nadu FM presents interim budget, attacks Centre for ‘artificially inflating’ state’s debt

DMK govt accuses Centre of withholding funds, tightening borrowing, unilateral deductions from state accounts. Says Centre's accounting & funding decisions have 'artificially inflated' debt burden.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.