At present, a lot of harm is being caused to waste handlers as well as animals, as this waste often gets collected and dumped in a way that causes injuries to waste handlers and animals.
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, superseding the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The rules have been notified ...
Following the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) decision to eliminate the need to transport household waste, six residential colonies have emerged as test cases for decentralising waste management.