SCI & TECH● LOWSep 1 · Sep 1, 2026, 5:49 AM
What two districts can teach India about dealing with rural waste
The Hindu · south asia
Worldwide, around 2.7 billion people do not have their waste collected, and of them 2 billion live in rural areas, an analysis by the UN Environment Programme has found. Where people cannot manage waste, they dump it on land or in rivers, streams, and seas, or they burn it — a major concern in India
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