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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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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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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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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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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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada
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IPL 2024: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s whirlwind knock powers Delhi Capitals to win over Mumbai Indians