Waste management

In India, only a third of the waste is treated in some form, according to the urban affairs ministry’s data.

Dealing with waste, the Japanese way

2 min read . 10 Dec 2018

Existing investors, including Shunwei Capital, Bessemer Venture and Trifecta Capital, have also participated in the fund raising round

Cashify raises $12 million from Morningside, CDH, others

1 min read . 28 Jun 2018

Representational image. Based on the 14th Finance Commission’s recommendations, ₹87,000 crore is budgeted to be devolved to cities over five years (2015-20). Photo: HT

Inclusive agenda key win for smart cities programme

3 min read . 05 Jun 2018

About 75% of all Nike products, for instance, are now made of recycled material—including sneakers and premium jerseys. Photo: Bloomberg

Sportswear firms using newer technologies to turn trash into shoes, apparels

2 min read . 04 Jun 2018

India’s waste management problem is made worse by its notion of pollution and the persistence of the caste system. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

The dirty truth

7 min read . 13 Apr 2018

Heading into assembly elections, the Congress party, that is jointly in power at the civic body (along with Janata Dal (Secular) is eyeing urban votes to help the Siddaramaiah-led state government to increase its seat share in Benglauru. File photo: Mint

Karnataka assembly polls: BBMP announces Rs9,326 crore budget for Bengaluru

1 min read . 01 Mar 2018

Urban waste has significant effects on our health. Photo: PTI

India’s waste management problem

4 min read . 01 Mar 2018

Govt is also looking at technologies to address agricultural waste (stubble management) to find an alternative to crop burning. Photo: HT

Govt seeks tech solutions for waste management

1 min read . 18 Jan 2018

An overwhelming 95% of the respondents recommended devolving more taxation powers to urban local bodies. Photo: Bloomberg

Municipal waste disposal biggest challenge for city administrators, says survey

1 min read . 09 Jan 2018

India’s cities are among the largest garbage generators in the world, producing about 62 million tonnes of waste every year. Photo: HT

Mysuru, a city turning India’s mountain of trash into cash

5 min read . 02 Jan 2018

Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies, or CGanga, comes under Namami Gange, or National Mission for Clean Ganga, a flagship project of the National Democratic Alliance. Photo: HT

An exchange for Ganga waste management in the offing

2 min read . 08 Dec 2017

Children, wearing air pollution masks, hold replicas of black roses as they attend a demonstration to spread awareness about the problem of air pollution on Children’s Day in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photo: PTI

Delhi pollution: Emergency plan needs to be implemented, says CSE

2 min read . 15 Nov 2017

India has more than 1,176 slaughterhouses and 75 modern abattoirs, apart from hundreds of illegal slaughterhouses. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

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

3 min read . 25 Oct 2017

According to the health ministry, currently only 192 Combined Biomedical Waste Treatment Facilities exist in the country against a requirement of as many as 600. Photo: RAMESH PATHANIA/MINT (RAMESH PATHANIA/MINT)

New norms for disposal of waste from medical devices?

2 min read . 06 Oct 2017

Millions of unemployed rural youth in India will now be trained in environment-related subjects under the National Skill Development Mission. Photo: Bloomberg

CPCB to train rural youth on environmental issues

1 min read . 22 Sep 2017

Narendra Modi also asked all scientific departments to work towards developing products that break the monopoly of private companies. Photo: Reuters

Narendra Modi promotes scientific approach to deal with societal issues

2 min read . 19 Sep 2017

The CPCB guidelines suggest a series of preventive and remedial measures to tackle odour at urban municipal solid waste landfills. Photo: Bloomberg

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

3 min read . 08 Sep 2017

While 85% of the hospital waste is non-hazardous, 15% is infectious or hazardous.

CPCB issues draft norms on disposal of bio-medical waste

2 min read . 14 Aug 2017

Environment minister Dr Harsh Vardhan suggested that people must be educated and motivated about the actions that they can take individually to bring about a quantitative and qualitative change on environmental issues. File photo: HT

Harsh Vardhan calls for creation of databank of ‘good environmental actions’

1 min read . 27 Jun 2017

The CPCB guidelines will facilitate the urban local bodies in reducing the nuisance value of the waste management facilities and also enhance their aesthetic appeal. Photo: Bloomberg

CPCB issues guidelines on landfills

2 min read . 09 Jun 2017