The Indian government has introduced new Solid Waste Management Rules mandating four-stream segregation of waste at source, ...

The Union government on Wednesday notified the revised Solid Waste Management Rules, making four-stream segregation of solid waste at source mandatory and clearly defining responsibilities for bulk ...

The revised Solid Waste Management Rules, effective from April 1, enforce mandatory four-stream waste segregation. Responsibilities for bulk waste generators are clearly defined, promoting ...

India faces a major solid waste management crisis, generating more than 620 lakh tonnes of waste every year. To tackle this ...

The Centre's new Solid Waste Management Rules mandate four-stream segregation, defining clear responsibilities for bulk waste generators. The rules, effective from April 1, integrate circular economy ...

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 non-compliance.

The rules also lay out the way compensation will work in case of false reporting, forged documents or operating without ...

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, on Tuesday to ...

THE challenge of managing urban waste often reveals a fundamental tension between rapid urban growth and the finite capacity ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is open to amending the country’s solid waste management law, ...

The Union government has formally notified the updated Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, which will come into force on April 1, 2026, ushering in stricter norms aimed at improving waste ...

The revised framework introduces stronger accountability for bulk waste generators, allowing local bodies to levy user ...