If the present centralised system continues then by 2050 per capita plastic consumption will increase to 17.2 Kg and the area under landfill will need to be around seven times greater.
Gurugram’s garbage empire has been hijacked by private players and mafias who are turning the city of C-suits and multinationals into one big dump yard.
Kochi Municipal Corporation says around 2.93 lakh MT of waste had been treated as of 15 June, emptying 11 acres. Apart from this, treatment of organic waste has also begun at Brahmapuram.
Delhi's three landfills at Ghazipur, Okhla, and Bhalswa have deadlines until next year to clear the mounds. But even as AAP-BJP trade blame, new trucks full of garbage keep arriving at the sites.
Proposed changes published in May could exacerbate mismanagement of e-waste, putting it in hands of informal sector with brands no longer responsible for collection, say experts.
India produces 277.1 million tonnes of solid waste every year, which is likely to touch 387.8 million tonnes in 2030. However, the per capita waste generated is below the global average.
Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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