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26 stories for “Waste Management”
Clear filtersMacroeconomic Industrial Performance: Tenth All-India Revision Expands Product Basket to 1,042 Items Incorporating Green Grid DataIn an elite statutory re-calibration upgrading the subcontinent’s macroeconomic tracking i...
Urban Municipal Logistics: MoHUA Partners with Local Bodies to Integrate Photogrammetric Garbage Tracking Across Pilot ZonesIn a major technical enhancement upgrading the sanitation tracking infrastructure of the Swachh...
Engineering Circular Economies: Technical Textile Geocells Fabricated from End-of-Life PlasticsIn a spectacular integration of green engineering and sustainable highway infrastructure development, the CSIR-Central Road R...
Grassroots Excellence: Decentralized Governance and Rural Transformation The Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj officially declared the winners of the National Panchayat Awards 2025, celebrating exceptional local bodies th...
Global Surveillance: Monitoring Methane Super-EmittersThe United Nations has expanded the Methane Alert and Response System (MARS) to include the coal and waste sectors. Satellite monitoring recently flagged India's Kanj...
UNIDO GEM Award: Empowering Women in Waste Management The Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) has won the 4th Gender Equality Mobilisation (GEM) Award in 2026, presented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organi...
Spotlight on Methane: UCLA Report Identifies Global Emission Giants A critical report titled “Spotlight on the Top 25 Methane Plumes in 2025: Landfills,” released by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has...
Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026: Towards a Zero-Waste IndiaThe Government of India has notified the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, which officially replaced the 2016 rules starting April 1, 2026. Issued under the...
International Day of Zero Waste: Promoting Sustainable ConsumptionObserved on March 30, this day is organized by UNEP and UN-Habitat. It highlights the urgent need for better waste management, as the world generates over...
Varkala: India’s Entry into the Global Zero Waste VanguardIn celebration of the International Day of Zero Waste (March 30, 2026), Varkala in Kerala has been named as one of the inaugural members of the “20 Cities Towards...
MoSPI has released the ‘Planet in Focus’ report on environmental sustainability under the SDGs.India has achieved Open Defecation Free status, and 97.2% of schools have separate toilets for girls and boys (SDG 6).Waste-r...
Two international days observed this week:Global Recycling Day – 18 March: Held every year to encourage recycling and sustainable waste management. The 2026 theme is ‘Don't Think Waste. Think Opportunity!’International D...
