The ministry of housing and urban affairs is looking to finalise the draft of the second phase of Swachh Bharat Mission which may have increased focus on managing solid waste and sludge Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the mission was constantly evolving
1 min read21 Aug 2020EPR includes selection of raw material and design to manufacture a product Plastic Waste Management Rules are central tools that the government uses to address plastic pollution in India
2 min read2 Oct 2019Govt has readied a plan to double recycling rate of key materials to 50% in 5 years and enable reuse of waste The NREP draft aims to gradually reducing dependence on virgin materials and enhance re-use of construction and demolition waste
3 min read24 Sep 2019The nation’s annual material consumption is around 7.42 bn tonnes, second only to China’s
2 min read24 Sep 2019Waste management is one of the key areas where significant work has not been done
2 min read24 Sep 2019Since 2013, much of the garbage generated by this city of Fukuoka has eventually found its way to the hill which has been christened as 'Mandoka'
2 min read10 Dec 2018Cashify plans to utilise the funds for growing business in India and abroad, expanding the offline reach and scaling pop-up store services
1 min read28 Jun 2018The project cost for all cities put together is 2.02 trillion, split into area-based development projects costing 1.63 trillion, and pan-city solutions projects costing 38,841 crore
3 min read5 Jun 2018Steps taken by Nike, Reebok, Puma and other sportswear firms on using less plastic may appear to be small step when it comes to tackling the big climate change problem but they seem to be moving in the right direction
2 min read4 Jun 2018Two social scientists survey India's vast and growing problem of waste managementundercut by caste, class and many blind spotsin a fascinating new study
7 min read13 Apr 2018The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared