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Solid waste

  • Leakage from garbage in Indian cities into rivers is becoming a global problem, finds study

    Leakage from garbage in Indian cities into rivers is becoming a global problem, finds study

    Simrin Sirur
    · Jul 29, 2024 · 07:30 pm
  • Tourists leave behind mountains of plastic waste, garbage in Leh and Ladakh

    Tourists leave behind mountains of plastic waste, garbage in Leh and Ladakh

    Shailesh Shrivastava
    · Nov 23, 2023 · 07:30 pm
  • A Union minister told Parliament that 73% of India’s solid waste is processed. How true is this?

    A Union minister told Parliament that 73% of India’s solid waste is processed. How true is this?

    Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in
    · Aug 11, 2022 · 07:30 pm
  • In Kashmir, one of Asia’s largest freshwater lakes is blanketed with waste and silt

    In Kashmir, one of Asia’s largest freshwater lakes is blanketed with waste and silt

    Umer Ahmed, IndiaSpend.com
    · Jun 15, 2022 · 07:30 pm
  • Eco India: Meet the unsung heroes who help in cleaning the Yamuna everyday

    Eco India: Meet the unsung heroes who help in cleaning the Yamuna everyday

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 20, 2019 · 08:55 am
  • ‘India will go down under garbage one day’: SC asks states to frame solid waste disposal rules

    ‘India will go down under garbage one day’: SC asks states to frame solid waste disposal rules

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 28, 2018 · 10:58 am