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India’s River Systems Being Fouled By Raw Sewage
Environmental news from the world’s soon-to-be most populous nation just keeps getting worse. A study put forth this week by the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment has found that up to 80 percent of India’s urban sewage is … Continue reading
WtE Falters in India
Despite having been in an early pioneer in waste-to-energy processes, India finds itself falling far behind in the race to produce electricity from garbage. The development and investment in such technologies would seem like an obvious move in a country … Continue reading
Waste Piles Up in an Indian Paradise
The state of Kerala in southwestern India enjoys several honors. It has the highest Human Development Index and the lowest level of corruption in the country. It was the setting of Arundhati Roy’s Booker Prize-winning debut novel The God of … Continue reading
Indian Tourist Hub Lagging in Waste Management
Anyone who has ever been to India knows that waste management is not one of the country’s fortes. In 2009, the then Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh (now head of Ministry of Rural Development) famously remarked “Our cities are dirtiest cities … Continue reading
German Expertise Will Handle Bhopal Waste
Nearly three decades after the Bhopal disaster, more than 300 tons of highly toxic material affiliated with the manufacture of pesticide remain. The Indian government has enlisted the help of the German Academy for International Cooperation to incinerate the remaining … Continue reading
Tough Questions Over Waste Projects in India
Some of the subcontinent’s largest cities are grappling with several very weighty questions regarding their waste management schemes. A planned waste-to-energy facility in the Indian capital highlights the issues of poverty and employment, in addition to environmental concerns. The incinerator … Continue reading