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โป๏ธ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐-๐ญ๐จ-๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ โ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐โ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ
โ๏ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ก๐ข ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ค๐ฅ๐ & ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฒ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐๐ค๐๐ซ๐๐ง
โ ๏ธ As India strengthens waste segregation under the Solid Waste Management Rules , 2026, the CPCB has placed ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐-๐ญ๐จ-๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ under the new โ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒโ .
The article examines the ๐๐๐/๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฑ of WTE incineration and the concerns around toxic emissions, hazardous ash and weaker environmental scrutiny.
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๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
๐ Read it here๐
cenfa.org/why-highly-pollutiโฆ
#wastetoenergy #wastemanagement #EnvironmentalJustice #pollution #climatejustice
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Terrific documentary on the past and continuing significance of the Bandung Conference.
piped.video/xpDU-Ib8VaA?is=G3L5โฆ
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UNDERSTANDINGS REACHED WITH IBA
OUR STRIKE ACTION AND AGITATION DEFERRED
#UFBU
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'Historic': Shutdown of Sangli WTE plant 'exposes' systemic regulatory
failure, ecological harm
counterview.net/2026/09/histโฆ
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Indian factory workers were made to wear head-mounted cameras while sewing garments at a Gurugram factory.
scroll.in/article/1092960/hoโฆ
A startup founded by two teenagers in Maharashtra that says it collects โhigh-quality, labour-sourced egocentric video footageโ for global AI and robotics companies.
By Ayush Tiwari & Raghav Kakkar
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Why Participate in Upcoming Bank Strike? - Thomas Franco, (AIBOC) explains piped.video/7x7oU0WNHfM?si=tgilโฆ via @YouTube@ newtonbankkumar
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๐จ Why was the Bhumi Green Energy WTE plant in Sangli temporarily shut down?
A fact-finding report documents repeated environmental compliance failures, including:
๐ด Untreated effluent linked to the Warana River
๐ด Non-functional pollution-control systems and black emissions
๐ด Inadequate monitoring of emissions, ash and wastewater
๐ด Incinerator temperatures far below the required level
๐ด Ash deposition on nearby crops and reported impacts on agriculture
๐ด Health and livelihood concerns reported by local communities
The findings point to serious gaps in environmental compliance and accountability.
The report calls for permanent closure, environmental restoration, compensation for affected communities, and a shift towards decentralised, zero-waste alternatives.
๐ Read the full fact-finding report: cenfa.org/why-was-the-bhumi-โฆ
#WasteToEnergy #WTE #Sangli #EnvironmentalJustice #WasteManagement #ZeroWaste #ClimateJustice #CFA
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Why Participate in Upcoming Bank Strike? - Thomas Franco, (AIBOC) explains piped.video/7x7oU0WNHfM?si=Np3Kโฆ via @YouTube
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We are excited to be launching a short online course with a field component on the theme of Urban Ecology and Alternatives through Kalpavriksh, Vikalp Sangam and a sub-group of The Alternatives Learning Collective (TALC).
For any queries, please write to alt.edu@kalpavriksh.org
ALT We are excited to be launching a short online course with a field component on the theme of Urban Ecology and Alternatives through Kalpavriksh, Vikalp Sangam and a sub-group of The Alternatives Learning Collective (TALC). Do you wish to understand how to respond to the manifold crises in our cities? ๐๐๏ธ๐ณ๐ญ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ฆโโฌ๐ฃ๏ธ Join Building Belonging & Resilience in Cities, a short online course with a field component. Apply by 20th October and find more info here. ๐๐ Course Fees: Rs. 2500, scholarships available For any queries, please write to alt.edu@kalpavriksh.org
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๐ขReport Release & Discussion
Climate on the Floor: Indiaโs Parliamentary Discourse on Environment since the Paris Agreement.
๐๏ธOctober 1, 3 pm
๐Press Club of India New Delhi
๐'Climate on the Floor: Indiaโs Parliamentary Discourse on Environment since the Paris Agreementโ looks at parliamentary questions and debates from December 2015 to December 2025, examining how climate and environmental concerns have been discussed across issues such as clean energy, extreme weather, forests, adaptation, climate finance and global climate governance.
Join us for the release of the report and a discussion on what these ten years of parliamentary engagement tell us about the issues that have received attention, how this attention has evolved, and where important gaps remain.
Speakers:
๐นJairam Ramesh (MP and former Minister for Environment & Forests) @Jairam_Ramesh
๐นSoumya Dutta (Science Activist) @Soumyadutta_del
๐นMansi Verma (Maadhyam) @maansi_verma
๐นHajira Puthige (Reportโs Author/ Researcher)
๐นRitwick Dutta (Environment Journalist) @lifeindia2016
๐1 October 2026 | 3:00 PM
๐Press Club of India, New Delhi
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๐ Meet the people behind our Climate Finance course!
Climate finance is a complex world of institutions, negotiations, policies, money and competing interests. To help make sense of it, weโre bringing together a group of practitioners and researchers with years of experience working across climate justice, development finance, environmental governance, policy and data.
Together, weโll unpack the systems behind climate finance, look at how they play out in practice, and explore the questions of who pays, who benefits, and who bears the cost.
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26โ30 October 2026
๐ฑ Five-day course | Climate Finance
๐ For more info & to Apply: cenfa.org/cop-cf-course-detaโฆ
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'Bankers have Brought Deputy PM and FM to Table;UFBU Strike will be Hist... piped.video/lPcmlMC9zNk?si=8UC4โฆ via @YouTube
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๐ข Exciting opportunities to advance your research at India's premier university!
The National Law School of India University is inviting applications for a range of fellowships in the fields of law, social sciences & public policy.
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"Inequality is a political choice. Markets are designed to produce inequality."
Our co-chair @Jayati1609 at the #UNGA panel on extreme inequality and the affordability crisis worldwide.
Rules can be rewritten.
#UNGA81 #Inequality #TaxJustice
@OpenSociety
ALT "Extreme Inequality and the Affordability Crisis Worldwide". Panelistas: Tal Smith, autor de What We Can Afford y periodista de The New York Times ยท Pedro Vieira Abramovay, vicepresidente de Programas de Open Society Foundations ยท Jayati Ghosh ยท Jenny Ricks, secretaria general de Fight Inequality Alliance ยท Paul Smoke, director ejecutivo del NYU Center on International Cooperation.
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The silence of banks regarding this project, which disregards the environment and the rights of local people, calls their accountability into question.
A follow-up letter has been sent to banks potentially considering financial support for the Sijimali bauxite project, urging them to break their silence and reminding them of their responsibilities. Banks must explain why, how, and where public funds are being utilized in destructive mega-projects like Sijimali.
Two months ago (23rd July 2026), over 100 civil society organizations collectively demanded that financial institutions withhold funding for this project and conduct due diligence regarding environmental, social, human rights, and climate risks.
Are financial institutions unaware of the environmental damage and the opposition from local communities? Rules and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) norms should not exist merely on paper; banks must be transparent about their funding.
Through this follow-up letter, we demand immediate action and clarification from the banks. Silence is no longer an option in the Sijimali matter! Violations of rights in the name of development must cease.
It is not just about profits. The rights of the people living around Sijimali, their water, forests, and land, and the adverse impact on our climate are at stake. This cannot be ignored.
#Sijimali #ClimateAction #HumanRights
#SijimaliBauxite #CorporateAccountability #SaveSijimali
@TheOfficialSBI @HDFC_Bank @BankofIndia_IN @canarabank @IDBI_Bank @MyIndianBank @pnbindia @UnionBankTweets @bankofbaroda
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JUST IN | Sending a strong message against the proposal to declare parts of the Western Ghats as ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs), the Karnataka Legislative Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution opposing the K Kasturirangan report on the Western Ghats.
Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Ramalinga Reddy, who tabled the resolution, informed the Council that a committee headed by a retired judge would be set up and a physical survey would be done to assess the impact of the report on the livelihoods of people living in the region. He said the survey would be completed in a year.
- @AfshanYasmeen reports
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โณ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ง!
๐ ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐: ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ & ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ญ โป๏ธ
What does it really take to make a plastic bottle, from oil extraction to production, consumption and โdisposalโ? And who benefits at every stage? ๐ข๏ธโก๏ธ๐งดโก๏ธ๐๏ธ
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๐ & @Sambhaavnaa_ invite you to a 5-day residential workshop exploring the plastics death cycle, the petrochemical industry, financial systems, policy failures and community-led alternatives.
๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ:
๐ฅ Petrochemical lock-in, growth myths & climate reality
๐งด The plastic death cycle, from fossil fuels to the dustbin
๐ Why policy keeps missing the root cause
๐ฆ Banks, financiers & who is funding the plastics buildout
๐ค Community-led Zero Waste alternatives that work
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๐จ๐ซ: Students, teachers, activists, mobilisers & anyone interested in understanding and challenging the systems behind waste.
๐๏ธ ๐๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐
๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฏ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐, ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ, ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ก
๐ต โน๐,๐๐๐ | Boarding + lodging + materials included
๐ก Fee waivers available for marginalised groups & non-funded movements
๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ!
๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1Fโฆ
For more information: cenfa.org/unpacking-zero-wasโฆ
๐ข ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ & ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ!
#ZeroWaste #PlasticPollution #ClimateJustice #PlasticCrisis #SustainableFuture
(Zero Waste, Plastic Pollution, Petrochemicals, Climate Justice, Circular Economy)
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Six in ten workers in India are self-employed, making up the largest category of workers.
India's labour statistics define the self-employed as persons who operate their own farm or non-farm enterprise, or are engaged independently in a profession or trade on their own, or with one or a few partners in household enterprises.
Unlike salaried and casual workers, the self-employed are not paid wages, but their earnings come from the profits of the enterprise.
Workers with lower levels of education are much more likely to be self-employed, while those with a higher education are more likely to be in salaried work. Among workers who have a higher education, 40% are in self-employment, while nearly 60% are in salaried work. Among illiterate workers, on the other hand, 66% are self-employed while just 7% are in salaried work.
Self-employed people may be own-account workers who run their own enterprise without employees, employers who run the enterprise by hiring paid employees, or unpaid helpers who work in a household enterprise for no wages.
#Employment #SelfEmployment #Work #India #DataForIndia
ALT Title: The less educated are more likely to be self-employed in India Sub-title: Type of employment, by education level (2024) Explanation: Self-employment becomes less common as education levels rise, falling from 66% among illiterate workers to 40% among workers with higher education. Salaried work shows the opposite pattern, rising from about 7% among illiterate workers to 58% among those with higher education. Casual work also declines sharply, from 28% to about 2%. Source: Periodic Labour Force Survey, National Statistics Office Attribution: Data For India | CC BY
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