Segregation Of Garbage

The coronavirus crisis has accentuated the garbage recycling problem in India, which generates 62 million tonnes of solid municipal waste every year. But some organisations, such as the NGO 'I am Gurgaon', are tackling the problem head-on by taking initiatives that create awareness by exemplifying aesthetic upcycling and offering citizens resources...

Two days after the demonetisation of high-value notes, a rag picker in Pune came across a bag full of Rs 1,000 notes today, summing up to Rs 52,000.

Solid waste management continues to remain one of the biggest civic challenges faced by Bengaluru. Segregation of garbage at source is still not happening much, waste management plants are still being readied and the existing units cannot cope with the city's estimated 4,000 tonnes of garbage a day. Dumping of organic waste after festivals makes th...

The love Bangaloreans have for their city has not extended to keeping it clear of mounds of garbage. They remain reluctant to segregate waste at the source - a practice followed by people in cities across the world - despite the cajoling and threat of penalties by civic authorities.

The coronavirus crisis has accentuated the garbage recycling problem in India, which generates 62 million tonnes of solid municipal waste every year. But some organisations, such as the NGO 'I am Gurgaon', are tackling the problem head-on by taking initiatives that create awareness by exemplifying aesthetic upcycling and offering citizens resources...

Two days after the demonetisation of high-value notes, a rag picker in Pune came across a bag full of Rs 1,000 notes today, summing up to Rs 52,000.

Solid waste management continues to remain one of the biggest civic challenges faced by Bengaluru. Segregation of garbage at source is still not happening much, waste management plants are still being readied and the existing units cannot cope with the city's estimated 4,000 tonnes of garbage a day. Dumping of organic waste after festivals makes th...

The love Bangaloreans have for their city has not extended to keeping it clear of mounds of garbage. They remain reluctant to segregate waste at the source - a practice followed by people in cities across the world - despite the cajoling and threat of penalties by civic authorities.