waste pickers

While public gestures like political leaders washing the feet of sanitation workers and showering them with flowers are commendable, they often serve as symbolic acts rather than addressing the core issues faced by these workers.

जुलाई 2024 में आयी लैंसेट की एक रिसर्च रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक़ दिल्ली में हर साल 11.5 प्रतिशत मौतें वायु प्रदूषण के कारण होती है। खुले में काम करने वाले लोग सबसे ज़्यादा इसकी चपेट में आते हैं। अकेले 2019 में भारत में कुल मौतों में से 17.8% मौतें यानी 16.7 लाख लोगों ने अपनी जान वायु प्रदूषण के कारण गवाई थी। 

The city's marginalised population disproportionately bears the brunt of the impact, or the collapse of the city’s infrastructure due to heatwaves, floods, or even untimely monsoons.

Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) is a type of fuel produced from various types of waste, including municipal solid waste, industrial

Waste dumped Nagaland; Nagaland generates 282.43 tons of waste every day, of which only 102 tons are processed, of which

Waste pickers in India; Millions of people in India work as rag-pickers for their livelihood, they are part of the informal