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Budget 2024: Key sustainability and energy initiatives that Indian government plans to implement this year

Budget 2024 aims to boost renewable energy with rooftop solar, EVs, offshore wind, green hydrogen, …

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Here's why you should also celebrate Zero Waste Day on March 30 every year!

According to the United Nations, if food loss and waste were a country, it would be the third bigge…

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HUL makes a strong point about the importance of waste segregation with its latest campaign #BinBoy

The campaign tries to draw attention to the seriousness of mixed waste disposal and need for immedi…

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I'm the founder of a zero-waste toothpaste company that was featured on Shark Tank. Here's what my day is like managing a team of 9 remote employees.

Bite CEO Lindsay McCormick received two offers from Mark Cuban and Kevin O'Leary, but didn't end up…

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OPINION: Green finance — need of the hour for net-zero transition — is gaining momentum in Indian economy!

In addition to the government and companies, there is increased interest from banks, NBFCs, venture…

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Startups are zeroing in on cleaner ways to mine the lithium needed for electric vehicles

Startups and mining giants are testing what's called direct lithium extraction, which could produce…

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Fashion forward: These startups are converting waste into bags and clothes

People generally throw away 60% of their clothes within a year.

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Former sex crimes prosecutor Martha Hoover opened a restaurant in 1989 with zero industry experience. Now, she runs an empire of 12 eateries.

Martha Hoover is one of Insider's Luminaries — 25 women pushing boundaries and accomplishing feats.…

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COVID-19 medical waste is putting a strain on removal systems. Here are the companies trying to solve the problem.

Throwing away masks leads to risks like potentially contaminating other recyclables, damaging machi…

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What happens to NYC's 3.2 million tons of trash

New York City doesn't process its own trash. The city exports it to waste to energy facilities and …

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One Amazon warehouse destroys 130,000 items per week, including MacBooks, COVID-19 masks, and TVs, some of them new and unused, a report says

ITV filmed undercover footage showing laptops, TVs, jewelry, headphones, books, and face masks bein…

Isobel Asher Hamilton   


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UN Secy says 820 million people go hungry as billion tonnes of food is wasted

World Food Day marked call for zero hunger "for a world where nutritious food is available and affo…

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I've been using a food-waste app to snap up free food, including coffee-shop salads, cookies, and meat from grocery stores

Olio users also give away clothes, books, and homeware on the food-waste app. There's only one rule…

Grace Dean   


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The simple way this Japanese town has become nearly zero-waste

Globally, the amount of trash produced is growing faster than the rate of urbanization, according t…

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How waste is deal with on the world's largest cruise ship

Narrator: And the smell could get pretty bad. The waste is stored for up to seven days at a time, u…

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4.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine were wasted in India — enough to vaccinate half of Bangalore

India has wasted 4.6 million doses so far since the drive to vaccinate the population kicked off…

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New Mexico faces extreme water scarcity on par with the United Arab Emirates. Experts warn more 'day zeros' are looming.

New Mexico also faced severe drought last year (along with much of the Southwest). The threat led f…

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