The global automotive sector is a success story in the making. With growing economic prosperity, rising living standards and overdue relief from poverty, the growth rate pertaining to the production and sales of vehicles has been spectacular. The worldwide annual manufacturing of automobiles has increased tenfold, while the population on the road has quintupled. As…
Primarily an urban challenge, the fact that UNDP has included waste management as one of its SDGs is enough to shine the spotlight on the critical issue of efficient waste disposal. Part of the problem arises from the fact that in most parts of the world, especially in the case of third world countries, the process…
It is rather surprising that several waste management strategies miss one of the crucial players in the entire framework – the waste pickers. And, this exclusion of the very primary element in the waste management cycle weakens the entire execution plan. Now, it has been accepted by policy makers throughout the world that waste management…
There is an urgent demand for water conservation across a wide stretch of planet earth. Rainwater harvesting offers the kind of low cost, minimal tech option that makes it appealing to a larger section of the urban and rural populations. Especially, in a country like India, the exploding population and the unpredictable nature of the…
Forget about going green, we are sure many reading this piece are hardly aware that a good amount of solid waste is generated from the textile industry as well. So, it only makes sense that we begin with a short note on waste production and its management in the textile sector. Here are some hard…
To even begin this piece by saying how critical water is for our lives, will be such a huge understatement. At the same time, critical it is. Not only is water the essential for our basic day to day activities, but many of us are aware how water is critical for almost all industrial processes….
According to Technavio, the Americas are leading the pack in terms of mobile phone recycling. In 2014, the area held the largest market share in the global green and recycled mobile phone market, accounting for a 52.8% of the overall market.
What is Water Stress? Water stress occurs when the demand for water exceeds supply. Stress levels have grown over the years in the wake of rising pollution, climate change, and uneven water supply resources across the world. As well, population growth, changing water consumption patterns, and urbanization are intensifying water stress levels. Therefore, the demand…
