Aafrin Kidwai
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and FMCG giant Hindustan Unilever (HUL) have announced the launch of an Inclusive Circular Economy project, which focuses on the end-to-end management of plastic waste by promoting the segregation…
Aafrin Kidwai
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has levied penalties totaling approximately Rs 50 lakh on those caught using single-use plastics (SUP) in the last three years. The SDMC has issued roughly 2,120 challans as part…
Aafrin Kidwai
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India has released a baseline analysis of the socio-economic situation of Safai Sathis or waste pickers. The analysis is one of the first large-scale assessments conducted in India, covering 9,300…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India to strengthen the waste management sector in India under the overall ambit…
Aafrin Kidwai
Over the last four decades, Mr Prabhjot Sodhi has donned several hats in areas related to waste management, circular economy and climate change. Currently, as Senior Program Director at Centre for Environment Education (CEE), Mr…
Aafrin Kidwai
Niti Aayog has suggested that urban local bodies (ULBs) could provide land to set up material recovery facilities (MRFs) to be used by various industries to set up infrastructure for efficient plastic waste management. In its…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has inaugurated its fourth Swachhta Kendra, or Material Recovery Facilities, in Worli (G-South ward) in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL). The MRF…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) is setting up a solid waste management centre spread across a 1,500 – 2,000 square metre area in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and HDFC Bank. At the SWM centre,…
Aafrin Kidwai
Recykal, a digital technology company focussing on waste management, announced a partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd (HCCB) for Project Prithvi, a joint initiative for developing sustainable plastic…
