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
The Public Hindu Pilgrimage
More Than Faith Pilgrimages are now more than mere religious acts: they are vast moving spectacles where scale becomes proof of sanctity. The call to become part of a moment eternal yet fleeting draws...
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...
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...
‘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
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...
Disinvestment from dam challenged in court in fragile Himalayan state
A writ petition contests the Sikkim government’s decision to disinvest its stake in the public sector company that was operating the Teesta III dam. The petition raises allegations of wrongful financial gain by the...
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...
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...
A Few ‘People’s Budget’
It is rather amusing that in today’s context, when the winds seem to be changing directions and there are talks of higher tariff walls and protectionist moves, the prescription remains the same – more...
The (Few) “People’s Budget”
The budget this year has been touted as a middle class friendly budget. The proposal of no income tax for those with yearly income up to 12 lakh rupees was celebrated across news rooms...
Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers Submits Recommendations on Draft Solid Waste Management Rules, 2024
The Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers (AIW) has submitted a comprehensive set of recommendations to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change regarding the Draft Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2024. AIW, a...
Budget For National Social Assistance Programme Remains Stagnant Yet Again
As expected, the budget for the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) – a crucial centrally-sponsored social security scheme that provides non-contributory pensions to the most marginalised populations including the elderly, widows, and persons with...
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