Urban Waste
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Can behavioural changes improve and encourage waste segregation in India?
Intuitive, clear language, emphasising personal and immediate goals and instilling a sense of accountability can go a long way towards having a positive impact.
Pooja Haldea & Muskan Jain
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Could Panaji’s waste revolution be a blueprint for other Indian cities?
A regimented and dedicated system of segregating, recycling garbage has helped the state capital achieve the unthinkable – eliminating landfills.
Chryselle D’Silva Dias
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Kochi fire: Brahmapuram dumping yard lacks waste management facilities, says court-appointed panel
A blaze broke at the 110-acre dumping ground on March 2 and was doused 11 days later.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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Ordinary voters flagged Modi speech to Election Commission – and came up against a broken system
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Lok Sabha polls: Two former judges, senior journalist invite PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi for public debate
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Memoir: Human rights lawyer Nandita Haksar recalls her understanding of feminism as a young woman
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Congress to decide Indian cricket team based on religion, claims PM Modi
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Kochi’s garbage fire may have been doused, but its ill effects will be felt for a while
It took 23 fire engines, 32 excavators and bulldozers, 10 high pressure pumps, four helicopters and over 200 firemen to put out the fire after 11 days.
Reema Abraham
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A Union minister told Parliament that 73% of India’s solid waste is processed. How true is this?
Data from the Central Pollution Control Board shows that 47% of the garbage gathered in a day is scientifically treated.
Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in
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Waste-to-energy plants have mostly failed in India – and yet governments are building more
Many countries, realising the limitations of such plants, are shifting focus to reducing waste and segregating at the source.
Kundan Pandey & Shaz Syed
Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Do you segregate garbage meticulously? Most of that plastic still ends up in landfills
While there are few substitutes for the widely-used material, using dry waste to generate fuel offers a temporary solution.
Pushkara SV
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In Chandigarh, frequent landfill fires highlight the need for proper waste management
The city’s garbage dump has caught fire 486 times in past 15 years, a situation that returned this summer again.
Vivek Gupta
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Why Indian cities must urgently start to recycle construction waste
Though cheaper, procuring fresh building material leads to hillocks being crushed and causes severe dust pollution in surrounding areas.
Pushkara SV & Avinash Madhwaraj
The Reel
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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Like Japan and Singapore, why doesn’t India burn plastic waste to produce energy?
While landfills are the cheapest way to manage waste, they are not sustainable.
Anusha Krishnan
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Indian government wants manufacturers to manage plastic waste – but its proposed rules are rubbish
Industry experts say the draft rules do not hold producers responsible, instead offering them ways to evade responsibility.
Bhasker Tripathi, IndiaSpend.com
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How we think about e-waste is in need of repair
China and Ghana are looking less and less like electronic wastebaskets and more and more like leaders in a powerful, informal green economy.
Adam Minter
The Field
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav stars in fifth T20I as visitors sweep series
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: In Olympic year, Neeraj Chopra keen to lay down the marker
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Raheel, Dhami named in India’s 24-member men’s squad for Europe leg
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra beats world No 14 Nina Mittelham to enter quarter-finals
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All-round development: The Impact player rule is holding back several multifaceted players in IPL