e-waste in India: E-waste is a serious public health and environmental issue in India. Approximately 2 million tons of e-waste are generated annually. E-waste management is dominated by the informal ...

India’s rapid economic growth has resulted in a substantial increase in solid waste generation in urban centres. Urban areas in India alone generate more than 100,000 metric tonnes of solid waste per ...

Waste management in India is no longer just a civic issue; it has become a critical sector shaped by urbanization, rising consumption, and stricter environmental regulations. According to the ...

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is now a key part of initiatives on how countries manage waste. The concept is based on the idea that producers should take responsibility for what happens to ...

India, with its focus on decarbonisation, has witnessed rapid electrification, particularly in the realm of electric vehicle (EV) adoption. There are projections that India’s EV lithium battery demand ...

A new study on end-of-life (EOL) solar PV waste management in India makes PV manufacturers accountable for recycling and recovering the materials at the end-of-life (EOL) stage. The study proposes an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover startups & enterprises in India and the UAE. When it comes to waste management in India, little is the way it’s meant to ...

Throughout the modern era of waste collection, Indians haven't been asked to pull all kinds of things from their trash cans for a supposedly higher purpose than burial at the dump. Everyday, their ...

It is an accolade that few cities and even fewer temple towns manage to get, but Tirupati did. The Municipal Corporation of Tirupati came in for high praise for its solid waste management from the ...

At the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30), at Belem, in November 2025, host Brazil quite fittingly placed waste at the heart of the ...