World Environment Day Archives

World Environment Day thoughts: Can our cities adopt and uphold a new normal?

June 5, 2020 Swati Singh Sambyal

We need to sit back, go to the blackboard and chalk out plans which are circular, sustainable, effective and inclusive.

Smoggy, but unfazed: Mumbai needs to take air pollution more seriously than it does

June 5, 2019 Apekshita Varshney

For many Mumbaikars, ‘air pollution’ is a Delhi or at most a North Indian problem. Yet, Mumbai air itself says otherwise on many a day. But are city authorities really aware and equipped to take the steps they need to?

List of top polluter brands released by consortium includes Pepsi, Parle

June 6, 2018 Aruna Natarajan

Who produces plastic waste in India? The results of a pan-India waste and brand audit reveal a list of top polluting international and local brands.

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Where does the plastic waste in Indian cities go?

June 2, 2018 Garima Prasher

A reality check on the plastic waste management practices of major Indian cities shows that there has been limited success of anti-plastic policies, even as the country gears up to host World Environment Day 2018, with the theme “Beat Plastic Pollution”.