waste management

In a country grappling with considerable poverty and serious civic issues, it doesn't make sense to give more importance to dead icons than living people.

K Mohammed Y Safirulla, the District Collector of Ernakulam has been working towards his dream of making his district clean and green.

The Kirkatwadi Development Forum, which consists of various housing society residents and like-minded youth, mobilised citizens through Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp to join the drive.

Finally, some recognition for the incredibly hardworking ragpickers.

The campaign was spearheaded by RS Sreenivasan, Subha, and Mohammad Qureshi who went door to door asking their neighbours to segregate their waste.

Just at the cost of Rs 100 per month per household, a 2016 registered trust dedicated to the Swachh Bharat Mission, called ‘No Dumping’ is helping communities and citizens dispose their waste in a responsible way.

Students of MG Science college in Ahmedabad have found what seems to be an excellent alternative to the issue of agro waste burning.

By turning a major garbage crisis into an opportunity, Kerala's Alappuzha has shown how urban waste can be successfully and sustainably managed.

These water tanks were once used by priests in the temples to draw water for the first pooja of the day. But over the years they had turned into garbage dumps.

Within three months from October and December, the Railway managed to clear 30,000 cubic metres of garbage from over five locations - including tracks near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Masjid Bunder, Thane, Parsik tunnel area, and Dharavi.