NEW DELHI: The Union Government has issued the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, which emphasize efficient waste segregation and management, operating on the "polluter pays" principle for ...

The National Service (NES) successfully completed a mission to Mangaia, focusing on plastic pollution awareness, waste ...

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has officially announced the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, which will replace the previous SWM Rules from 2016. These regulations are ...

As India has surpassed China to become the world’s most populous nation, its rapid urbanisation and industrial growth have led to a colossal waste management crisis. A country of 1.45 Bn, India ...

The new Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, will come into effect from April 1. The new rule by the central environment ministry has mandated strict four-way segregation at the source. Starting ...

CEBU, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government has officially implemented a purok-based solid waste management system, a new framework that shifts waste segregation and monitoring to the community ...

As part of Mumbai Climate Week 2026, city leaders, municipal officials, practitioners, waste workers, and civil society organisations came together on February 14 at the Museum of Solutions (MuSo), ...