0

A year on, how useful has been India’s single-use plastic ban? Not much, finds out a study
A year on, how useful has been India’s single-use plastic ban? Not much, finds out a study

By गाँव कनेक्शन

The lowest compliance to the ban was recorded in Delhi (88 %), followed by Gwalior (84 %), Mumbai (71 %), and Guwahati (77 %). Bengaluru had the least usage of single-use plastics among the surveyed cities.

The lowest compliance to the ban was recorded in Delhi (88 %), followed by Gwalior (84 %), Mumbai (71 %), and Guwahati (77 %). Bengaluru had the least usage of single-use plastics among the surveyed cities.

Growing Their Own Food At School In Nagaland
Growing Their Own Food At School In Nagaland

By Sayantani Deb

The students of a government middle school, in Kohima, Nagaland, under the aegis of their teacher, grow their own vegetables for mid-day meals; learn to make pickles and products out of waste.

The students of a government middle school, in Kohima, Nagaland, under the aegis of their teacher, grow their own vegetables for mid-day meals; learn to make pickles and products out of waste.

Plastic Wastes — Rural India's Trash Bomb
Plastic Wastes — Rural India's Trash Bomb

By Manvendra Singh

Plastic waste generation is on the rise in the country but there is no separate data on the quantity of such waste generation in rural India. Single-use plastics have invaded the villages where there are no waste management systems in place. For instance, in West Bengal, Assam, Punjab and Bihar, the percentage of villages that have mechanisms to manage solid waste are 0.82%, 1.08%, 1.67% and 1.97%, respectively.

Plastic waste generation is on the rise in the country but there is no separate data on the quantity of such waste generation in rural India. Single-use plastics have invaded the villages where there are no waste management systems in place. For instance, in West Bengal, Assam, Punjab and Bihar, the percentage of villages that have mechanisms to manage solid waste are 0.82%, 1.08%, 1.67% and 1.97%, respectively.

Farmers in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh adopt 'Berkeley compost' to grow vegetables
Farmers in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh adopt 'Berkeley compost' to grow vegetables

By Jyotsna Richhariya

Under Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission, TRIF is training rural residents to make compost within 18 days using the Berkeley method. Women are using this compost to grow a variety of vegetables.

Under Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission, TRIF is training rural residents to make compost within 18 days using the Berkeley method. Women are using this compost to grow a variety of vegetables.

Follow us
Contact
  • Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010
  • neelesh@gaonconnection.com

© 2025 All Rights Reserved.