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Nurdles look like fish eggs, sea birds, fish, and crustaceans end up feeding on them, leading to starvation and organ failure. Photo by Shaunak Modi/Coastal Conservation Foundation

Marine plastic pollution is not just a waste problem; reducing production is needed too

Ravleen Kaur 18 Apr 2024

Trash doesn’t go waste at this “broken fair”

Joymala Bagchi 23 Feb 2024

[Explainer] Why are waste tyres a growing environmental concern?

Ravleen Kaur 22 Feb 2024

Microplastics, mostly fibres, found in mangroves in southwestern India

T. V. Padma 20 Feb 2024

Bringing circularity in the footwear industry

Shilpa Raina 25 Jan 2024

Repurposing farm waste to cultivate mushrooms

Aishwarya Mohanty 21 Dec 2023

[Commentary] Neglecting household biomedical waste management can lead to adverse environmental effects

Irfan Shakeer, Deepak Joseph 27 Nov 2023

More tourists, more garbage in Leh

Shailesh Shrivastava 20 Nov 2023

A renewed life for past Ganesha idols

Anakha C.J. 24 Oct 2023

When citizens take ownership of urban commons

Arathi Menon 27 Sep 2023
Mist clad Poombarai, a village in Kodaikanal. Photo by Arathi Menon/Mongabay

Hill station waste needs better plan, not just plastic ban

Arathi Menon 13 Sep 2023
Pilgrims take blessings from a priest at the Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in the Western Ghats. Photo by David

Green pilgrimage model balances faith and conservation

Arathi Menon 5 Sep 2023

[Explainer] Why mitigating methane emissions matters

Mahima Jain 31 Aug 2023
Vegetable market; Kuchaman, Rajasthan, India

Tackling food loss and waste for climate and food security

Arathi Menon 31 Aug 2023
One of the many lakes in Kolar that are being filled with Bengaluru's wastewater, Kolaramma lake in Kolar district is seen here covered in water hyacinth. Photo sourced from Anjaneya Reddy.

Should rural India drink urban wastewater?

Arathi Menon 28 Aug 2023

Microplastics in J&K’s waterbodies dangerous to ecosystems and humans alike

Hirra Azmat 18 Aug 2023

Kolkata attempts to eliminate ‘legacy waste’ in landfills through biomining

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya 26 Jun 2023
Waste-collectors working in Ambikapur's Nawa Para locality. Photo by Vivek Gupta/Mongabay.

Ambikapur’s women-led waste management system also generates revenue for the city

Vivek Gupta 30 May 2023

Assam’s North Lakhimpur treats 40 years of legacy waste in just nine months

Barasha Das 22 May 2023

A hill town in Nilgiris district pays the price for poor waste management

Arathi Menon 8 May 2023