As concerns about increasing environmental damage rage, organizations are coming out with different plans to raise awareness on the issue as World Environment Day, which falls on June 5, approaches.

Pune Thanks to a website launched by a software engineer from Phursungi, the plight of farmers due to garbage dumping in the village has now attracted global attention. The website was launched by Zaheer Inamdar, a son of a farmer from the village, to bring to the fore the hardships of villagers.

Pune A cooperative for door-to-door collection of garbage has launched a signature campaign opposing the Pune Municipal Corporation

Mumbai: If you thought environmentalism was for those who have too much time on their hands, here

Sukhada Tatke I TNN

Mumbai: At a time when everyone is doing their bit to combat global warming, the BMC is trying to kill two birds with a stone. It plans to modernise four refuse transfer stations across the city, which means that the garbage will be compacted before it is taken to the dumping grounds.

A first of its kind workshop on pollution control action plan for bio-medical waste management in Haridwar city was organised by the Pollution Control Research Institute (PCRI).

Neha Sinha

The Mayapuri radiation leak seems to have galvanised both the Centre and the Delhi governments into policy action on waste management.