About a decade ago, in 2013, the Planning Commission constituted the āTask Force on Waste-to-Energyā to identify technically feasible, financially affordable and environmentally sound processing and disposal technologies for municipal solid waste in India....
We present the developments over the past month on petrochemicals, plastics and waste to energy plants in the country.
āOperation successful but the patient diedā is perhaps the best phrase to describe the handling of the Brahmapuram fire which ravaged the city of Kochi. Spread over 110 acres of land, the Brahmapuram dumpyard...
A POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE Over the last few decades, the volume and toxicity of waste being produced in India have been increasing exponentially. A major cause has been the increased use and...
Gender mainstreaming (the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels) became popular in several international institutions,...
Waste to energy plants (WTEs) use waste as a fuel for generating power like other power stations use coal, oil or natural gas.
Asian Development Bank has approved a new energy policy ostensibly to support universal access to reliable and affordable energy services, while promoting the low-carbon transition in Asia and the Pacific. However a closer look...
