In India, women waste pickers play a vital role in waste management, particularly in urban and semi-urban areas. ... Caste adds another layer to the marginalisation of women in waste management.

Guwahati: Standing at the forefront of sustainable waste management at a village in Assam is Deepshikha, a self-help group comprising dedicated women. The group collects waste twice weekly from ...

Nationwide Examples of Floral Waste Management One shining example is Ujjain’s Mahakal Temple, where 5-6 tonnes of daily flower waste are transformed into eco-friendly products.

Women enabled through self help groups to repurpose waste into items for sale. Tidy Trails: Empowering Citizens, Scaling Impact Tackling urban plastic waste management, PepsiCo India and The ...

Khalsa College for Women, in collaboration with the Air Care Centre and Clean Air Punjab, has launched its ‘Zero Waste Management Programme’. This initiative aims to transform the college into ...

A one-day awareness and training programme on plastic pollution, waste management, and waste segregation was held on July 1 ...

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt. General K.T. Parnaik (Retd) on Thursday urged legislators to prioritise land reforms ...

Karad, a small city in Maharashtra’s Satara district, has emerged as a role model in tackling sanitary waste management, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said on Wednesday. With 100% ...

According to the 2023-2024 annual report on solid waste management in the national capital, uploaded on the Delhi Pollution Control Committee’s website, 11,342 tonne per day (TPD) of solid waste ...