Garbage Crisis

In order to highlight the "crazy" expense of renting a room in the British capital during a cost of living crisis, an artist constructed a home in a garbage skip in London.

The coronavirus crisis has accentuated the garbage recycling problem in India, which generates 62 million tonnes of solid municipal waste every year. But some organisations, such as the NGO 'I am Gurgaon', are tackling the problem head-on by taking initiatives that create awareness by exemplifying aesthetic upcycling and offering citizens resources...

The several strikes by sanitation workers in the national capital in the past have seen the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which runs the government, and the BJP, which heads the civic bodies in Delhi, blaming each other for the mess. But the Supreme Court wants to clear the confusion.

Small steps together make a big difference

The central government has approved a Rs 300 crore plan for "visible improvement" in solid waste management in the national capital in the face of the serious garbage crisis plaguing the city.

A spot right next to where garbage is dumped in south Delhi's Shaheen Bagh has been Noor Alam's home for some time, a settlement of 74 Rohingya families recognised as refugees by a United Nations body. But Noor Alam, who lives with his family of 12 members, was happy. At least, he says, they didn't have to now worry if they will live through the ni...

It was another reeking morning for millions of Pune residents with piles of uncollected garbage continuing to litter their city - as it has for the last two weeks since villagers near the main landfill refused to let their homes become a dumping ground.

Sri Lanka has outlawed protests over Colombo's garbage crisis following rallies over the city's waste disposal after a landslide at a giant rubbish tip killed 32 people and destroyed 145 homes.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today issued notices to major waste generators in the city including 5-star hotels, malls, hospitals, educational institutions with hostels and housing societies which have not complied with Solid Waste Management Rules 2016.

The stench of rubbish hanging over swathes of Bengaluru is so powerful it rouses residents in the middle of the night, the fetid result of a trash crisis that threatens its reputation as one of India's nicest places to live.

Garbage has started piling up in capital town Patna with about 4,000 employees of Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) going on strike in support of their demand including hike in wage for daily workers and life-long pension for family of deceased employees.

After Arvind Kejriwal's Rs 550 crore loan, it is Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung's turn to make a contribution to end the sanitation workers' strike that is stinking up the city. He offered to loan Rs 300 crore to civic bodies today.

Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday blamed corruption in BJP-led civic bodies for the ongoing indefinite strike by sanitation workers that has caused a garbage crisis in Delhi and alleged that the Modi government "wants to impose President's rule in Delhi like Arunachal Pradesh."

Arvind Kejriwal today accused the ruling BJP of instigating the sanitation workers' strike that has caused a massive garbage crisis in Delhi, alleging that the Modi government "wants to impose President's rule in Delhi like Arunachal Pradesh."

The Delhi government has asked Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung to direct the Delhi Development Authority to release dues running into crores to the three civic bodies, as doctors and teachers joined the six-day strike by over 60,000 sanitation workers. The East Delhi Municipal Corporation, meanwhile, approached the court, accusing the government of...

In order to highlight the "crazy" expense of renting a room in the British capital during a cost of living crisis, an artist constructed a home in a garbage skip in London.

The coronavirus crisis has accentuated the garbage recycling problem in India, which generates 62 million tonnes of solid municipal waste every year. But some organisations, such as the NGO 'I am Gurgaon', are tackling the problem head-on by taking initiatives that create awareness by exemplifying aesthetic upcycling and offering citizens resources...

The several strikes by sanitation workers in the national capital in the past have seen the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which runs the government, and the BJP, which heads the civic bodies in Delhi, blaming each other for the mess. But the Supreme Court wants to clear the confusion.

Small steps together make a big difference

The central government has approved a Rs 300 crore plan for "visible improvement" in solid waste management in the national capital in the face of the serious garbage crisis plaguing the city.

A spot right next to where garbage is dumped in south Delhi's Shaheen Bagh has been Noor Alam's home for some time, a settlement of 74 Rohingya families recognised as refugees by a United Nations body. But Noor Alam, who lives with his family of 12 members, was happy. At least, he says, they didn't have to now worry if they will live through the ni...

It was another reeking morning for millions of Pune residents with piles of uncollected garbage continuing to litter their city - as it has for the last two weeks since villagers near the main landfill refused to let their homes become a dumping ground.

Sri Lanka has outlawed protests over Colombo's garbage crisis following rallies over the city's waste disposal after a landslide at a giant rubbish tip killed 32 people and destroyed 145 homes.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today issued notices to major waste generators in the city including 5-star hotels, malls, hospitals, educational institutions with hostels and housing societies which have not complied with Solid Waste Management Rules 2016.

The stench of rubbish hanging over swathes of Bengaluru is so powerful it rouses residents in the middle of the night, the fetid result of a trash crisis that threatens its reputation as one of India's nicest places to live.

Garbage has started piling up in capital town Patna with about 4,000 employees of Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) going on strike in support of their demand including hike in wage for daily workers and life-long pension for family of deceased employees.

After Arvind Kejriwal's Rs 550 crore loan, it is Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung's turn to make a contribution to end the sanitation workers' strike that is stinking up the city. He offered to loan Rs 300 crore to civic bodies today.

Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday blamed corruption in BJP-led civic bodies for the ongoing indefinite strike by sanitation workers that has caused a garbage crisis in Delhi and alleged that the Modi government "wants to impose President's rule in Delhi like Arunachal Pradesh."

Arvind Kejriwal today accused the ruling BJP of instigating the sanitation workers' strike that has caused a massive garbage crisis in Delhi, alleging that the Modi government "wants to impose President's rule in Delhi like Arunachal Pradesh."

The Delhi government has asked Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung to direct the Delhi Development Authority to release dues running into crores to the three civic bodies, as doctors and teachers joined the six-day strike by over 60,000 sanitation workers. The East Delhi Municipal Corporation, meanwhile, approached the court, accusing the government of...