Following national and international outcry over East Delhi’s towering Ghazipur dump, the Prime Minister’s Office has issued a Global Request for Proposal (RFP) inviting solutions from experts to the problems posed by the landfill.
Manoj Tiwari, the incumbent BJP MP from North East Delhi constituency, is contesting again this Lok Sabha election. Tiwari’s performance, both in parliament and in developing his constituency, has been underwhelming
In December 2017, the Forum of Cities that Segregate was instituted by the Centre for Science and Environment. Now a report assessing waste management in 20 forum cities shows that smaller cities may be showing the way.