India’s waste management system needs an overhaul

India’s waste management system needs an overhaul

The rapid increase in urbanization has been giving rise to an all new problem. Urban India currently generates well over 62 million tonnes of waste each year and most of it ends up untreated and toxic in landfills. A lot of this waste is made up of hazardous e-waste...
Apart from running the first English medium school in the Sundarbans, Satarupa Majumder has also been working with the community in the region. After the delicate eco-system was battered by Cyclone Amphan in May 2020, Satarupa and her team loaded vats of food on boats to ferry to the flood affected areas.

Apart from running the first English medium school in the Sundarbans, Satarupa Majumder has also been working with the community in the region. After the delicate eco-system was battered by Cyclone Amphan in May 2020, Satarupa and her team loaded vats of food on boats to ferry to the flood affected areas.

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