Dear govt, you can’t burn your way out of a plastic crisis
As part of the 2025-26 budget, the state govt announced two waste-to-energy incineration plants
Whose PET Is It Anyway?
By narrowing the conversation to waste management, the industry avoids addressing the root cause of plastic pollution: overproduction. As the world faces the growing crisis of plastic overconsumption and waste, extended producer responsibility (EPR)...
NGT takes suo-motu action against Manali waste incinerator, slams TNPCB, GCC
The 10-tonne waste incinerator in Manali, Chennai, has been operating since 2019 without permission from the TNPCB and has also been dumping ash containing harmful heavy metals. The Southern Bench of the National Green...
Alliance for Incinerator Free Chennai welcomes the Suo Moto case initiated by the National Green Tribunal- Southern Zone based on the Fact-Finding report by CSOs on the illegal operation of the waste incinerator in Manali for 5 years.
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IFC ends investment in waste-to-energy incineration projects in Gujarat, India, following civil society campaign
While IFC’s withdrawal is welcome, civil society urges the Bank to stop funding WTE projects and move towards zero-waste solutions instead. On 17 February, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private sector...
Blue washing: New categorisation by CPCB promotes highly polluting incineration industry
Until recently, waste-to-energy incineration industries were classified by the CPCB as a ‘red category’ — a highly polluting industry. Recently, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has carved a new category of industries called...
Waste Incineration-Zero Pollution or Zero Truth?
A report on the alarmingly high levels of heavy metal contamination and other violations by the waste incinerator In Manali, Chennai. An incinerator is basically a furnace for burning waste. The “green” incinerator in...
‘Lie-cycling’: Only 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled so far — is this recycling getting undue attention?
While governments and corporations focus on ‘techno-fixes’ and individual-centric sustainability practices
प्लास्टिक प्रदूषण – एक जानलेवा संकट
आधुनिक विकास के नाम पर जिन ‘भस्मासुरों’ को बनाया, बढ़ाया जा रहा है, प्लास्टिक उनमें से एक है। कुल-जमा सौ-सवा सौ साल पहले ईजाद किया गया यह कारनामा आज प्रकृति-पर्यावरण और इंसानों के अस्तित्व...
India’s solar sector faces a reality check amid Gautam Adani’s US legal storm
President Donald Trump’s suspension of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act could impact allegations against Indian tycoon Gautam Adani regarding a solar project bribery scheme. This highlights vulnerabilities in India’s solar sector, struggling with financial...
परमाणु ऊर्जा का बहिष्कार: सतत और जनकेंद्रित ऊर्जा नीतियों की मांग
जन आंदोलनों का राष्ट्रीय समन्वय (एनएपीएम) का हैदराबाद में राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन था, जो 1 से 4 मार्च तक चला।इस राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन में नेशनल अलायंस फॉर क्लाइमेट एंड इकोलॉजिकल जस्टिस, नेशनल अलायंस ऑफ एंटी-न्यूक्लियर मूवमेंट्स...
Street vendors are the low-hanging fruits in the battle against plastic
Single-use plastic ban vilified street vendors and small players, but conveniently missed the real villains: the producers and users of plastic – petrochemicals companies, plastic producers, and FMCG companies – who choose to make...
Fossil Fuel-based Economy and human rights – Submission by Indian Civil Society Groups
On 28 February 2025, a joint submission was made by 12 Indian civil society groups to the United Nations Human Rights Council. The Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body within the United Nations...
Chennai will soon burn 2100 tonnes of garbage everyday: How will this affect us?
TNM hit the ground in Chennai and found the existing small-capacity waste incinerators in the city to be damaging the environment, raising concerns over public health. The Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) proposal for a...
State of PSUs in Oil Refining and Petrochemicals
Critical analysis of the operations and eco-social impact of oil and gas public sector enterprises.
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