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Swachh Bharat Mission focused on making India Open Defecation Free in the first phase after it was launched by PM Narendra Modi in 2014. (PTI)Premium

Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 to focus on waste management

1 min read . 21 Aug 2020
India has more than 1,176 slaughterhouses and 75 modern abattoirs, apart from hundreds of illegal slaughterhouses. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/MintPremium

CPCB says India’s slaughterhouses need to upgrade to check pollution

3 min read . 25 Oct 2017
The CPCB guidelines suggest a series of preventive and remedial measures to tackle odour at urban municipal solid waste landfills. Photo: BloombergPremium

Pollution watchdog issues guidelines to manage odour at urban solid waste landfills

3 min read . 08 Sep 2017
As per official government estimates, around 62 million tonnes of solid waste is generated every year in the country.Premium

CPCB issues draft norms to tackle odour from solid waste disposal sites

2 min read . 03 Apr 2017
The garbage dump in Ghazipur. Photo: Hindustan TimesPremium

Central Pollution Control Board proposes buffer zones around landfill sites

2 min read . 04 Mar 2017
Landfills release noxious methane fumes into the air and leachates into the groundwater, presenting a permanent challenge to tackling pollution in cities. Yet landfills continue to be overlooked by flagship policies. Photo: BloombergPremium

A large accumulation of small defeats

4 min read . 15 Nov 2016
Indian Railways generates 6000 tonnes solid waste from trains and passengers at railway stations every day. Photo: MintPremium

All railway coaches to have bio-toilets by 2019

1 min read . 06 Jun 2016
File photo. “There are some municipal areas in the country which already charge people for waste management. The new rules gives powers to local bodies across India to decide the user fees,” said Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar. Photo: PTIPremium

Govt notifies new solid waste management rules

2 min read . 05 Apr 2016
Solid waste management is a crucial component of Swachh Bharat Mission. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/MintPremium

Six waste-to-energy plants to be set up under Swachh Bharat Mission

1 min read . 05 Oct 2015
A file photo of plastic waste on the outskirts of Delhi. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/MintPremium

Supreme Court expresses concern over plastic waste

1 min read . 19 Nov 2014
Urban India generates 109,589 tonnes of waste per day, according to a 2012 World Bank report. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/MintPremium

Government pins hopes on rag pickers to manage solid waste

2 min read . 25 Jul 2014
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Interview with Kaveri Gill

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Odorous tales of Mylapore

4 min read . 17 Jan 2013
To tackle the immediate problem of garbage piling up in the city, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike will continue landfilling at Mandur—one of the city’s two landfills—after processing the waste. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint (Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint)Premium

Garbage disposal: Finding a way out of the mess

6 min read . 20 Nov 2012
The city corporation will collect organic wet waste such as food daily and dry recyclable garbage once a week. Photo: Aniruddha Chowhdury/Mint (Aniruddha Chowhdury/Mint)Premium

Bangalore implements waste segregation measures

4 min read . 01 Oct 2012
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Celebrating waste

2 min read . 01 Nov 2011
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Municipal policies should facilitate recycling of waste

3 min read . 13 Jul 2011
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Activists question privatization in Delhi as Pune shows the way

4 min read . 11 Jul 2011
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Green-collar opportunity

2 min read . 04 Apr 2010
Cleaning up: A garbage dump in Ghazipur. A watchdog agency for municipal utlities would provide much-needed direction to services such as solid waste management, water distribution and sewage. Madhu Premium

Govt considering norms for municipal service regulators

2 min read . 14 Dec 2009

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