As the world's third-largest generator of e-waste, India continues to process more than 80 per cent of its electronic waste informally, using unsafe methods that release toxic chemicals into the ...

Union Minister Jitendra Singh revealed that India's cleanliness campaign has generated Rs 387 crore from scrap disposal.

India has launched a five-year initiative with the UNDP and GEF to transition its electronics sector to a circular economy.

E-waste is a burgeoning environmental issue in India, posing both threats and opportunities. Akshay Jain of Namo E-Waste highlights the economic potential in sustainable e-waste management, stressing ...

Delhi is one of the largest e-waste producers in the country, but most of it currently ends up in the informal sector | ...

Between 2003 and 2024, World Bank support has helped to significantly improve solid waste management in low- and middle-income countries. This has been achieved through holistic financing approaches ...

Nagaland’s poor urban waste management is as much due to poor infrastructure and low funding, as it is due to the slow ...

NEW DELHI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The United Nations Development Programme aims to almost triple its plastic waste management to 100 cities in India by 2024, A UNDP executive said, to combat the damaging ...

Kautilya’s Arthashastra, an ancient Sanskrit treatise, has countless references to fines and regulations intended to maintain civic order: 12 pana for neglecting a field at the time of sawing, 24 pana ...

Researchers from City University of Hong Kong have proposed blockchain-based solar passports as an effective solution to monetize solar PV plant assets in India. It says that such material passports ...

Waste management in India is no longer just a civic issue; it has become a critical sector shaped by urbanization, rising consumption, and stricter environmental regulations. According to the ...