After Chennai municipality announced plans to outsource waste management to private firms, workers began protesting, saying the move threatened their job security, livelihoods.
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.
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.’
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.
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.
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.
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.
Integrating waste pickers into circular and inclusive value chains reflects a significant progressive step towards a more socially equitable, thriving world.
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.
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Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.
Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.
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