Tag: Waste Management
Population Growth, Rapid Development and Social Inequalities: How Noida’s Urban Planning...
Despite his parents' discontent, 24-year-old Agam Gupta shifted to a high-rising society in the Noida region of Delhi NCR. He says he primarily chose...
Dialling 102: Explaining Waste Management in Times of COVID-19
What kind of waste is produced while treating COVID-19? And how much of this waste has India produced till now?
How Can Our Takeaways Be Made More Eco-friendly?
Featured photograph courtesy of Zomato
Understanding the Context
Try and think back to a time when you weren’t ordering food off of Swiggy or Zomato, a...
Local Solutions to Local Waste: Himachal Pradesh’s Aima Panchayat
It’s a busy intersection at Himachal Pradesh’s Palampur. In the backdrop of this town, the Himalayas stand tall adorned with the winter’s snow, and...
Living in Toxicity: Industrial Pollution in Himachal Pradesh’s Baddi
Photographed by Sumit Mahar
Suleman is a stressed man. In May 2019, the Shimla High Court had passed a seemingly positive order, considering the relocation...
Out Of Breath: The Ghazipur Landfill (Part II)
Filmed by Nabina Chakraborty and Sumit Krishna Yadav.
In this second instalment of Out Of Breath: The Ghazipur Landfill. We take a look at how...
Out Of Breath: The Ghazipur Landfill (Part I)
Filmed by Nabina Chakraborty and Sumit Krishna Yadav.
The Ghazipur landfill has been operating as a garbage dumping ground since 1984. Standing at a height...
Out Of Breath: The Okhla Landfill
Filmed by Nabina Chakraborty and Ohida Khandahar
For years, residents of and around Delhi have witnessed mountains of waste popping up in different pockets...
Making the Best Out of Waste
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore
Two children are occupied with a game of gilli danda, in the far end of Multani Mohalla. Their game would not...
“We don’t want electricity at the cost of lives”: The Toxic...
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore
One night, Lata Joshi left a white cloth to dry in her balcony. When she saw it in the morning, it...
