India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, superseding the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The rules have been notified under the...
Category - Waste Management
Lucknow Leads as UP’s First Zero Fresh Waste Dump City
Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, is a fast-expanding urban hub with nearly 40 lakh (4 million) residents and 7.5 lakh establishments. This rapid growth brings complex challenges in waste management and...
Zomato Introduces Another Feature to Reduce Plastic Packaging
India’s leading food-delivery platform, Zomato, has taken another step toward reducing plastic packaging in restaurant deliveries by introducing a ‘Low plastic packaging’ filter to sort outlets...
Indian Eco-Heroes Rewriting the Nation’s Waste Story
India’s waste crisis is enormous, but so is the courage of those rising to confront it. Across the country, a new generation of eco-heroes is transforming mountains of garbage into opportunities for change, dignity, and...
India has Recycled 58.26 lakh tonnes of Battery Waste in 3 Years
In August 2022, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) published the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022, to ensure the environmentally sound management of waste batteries. These...
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