A recent study has found that India will generate over 11 million tonnes of solar waste by 2047 if it does not scale up ...

Using recycled materials instead of freshly mined ones could help India avoid 37 million tonnes of CO2 emissions by 2047.

Discover how India can transform its billion-ton crop waste into sustainable solutions for a cleaner environment and thriving ...

This article was originally published in Rest of World, which covers technology’s impact outside the West. In the dead of a cold December night in 2023, at a dump near Delhi, hundreds of men huddled ...

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 ...

Ravidas in New Delhi is a slum like no other. Its alleys are spotless, its drains regularly washed down with water and its houses painted in bright crayon colors and decorated with plants. There are ...

Millions of tyres being sent from the UK to India for recycling are actually being "cooked" in makeshift furnaces causing serious health problems and huge environmental damage, the BBC has discovered.

The environment watchdog said it will tighten rules around exporting waste tyres from the UK after millions were found to be going to makeshift furnaces in India that omit toxic fumes. Under UK waste ...

Why are we asking this now? Because yesterday the UN issued a new report on electronic waste, highlighting the danger from "rocketing" sales of mobile phones, PCs and electronic appliances, in the ...

Ever wondered what happens to the household waste paper thrown out for recycling in Europe and the US? Since China - once the world's major destination for paper recycling - introduced new ...