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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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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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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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces