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Solid waste management in India : an assessment of resource recovery and environmental impact

Ahluwalia, Isher Judge; Patel, Utkarsh - 2018

This study analyses the environmental and financial sustainability of solid waste management in Indian cities. It … presents an assessment of the rapidly rising volume of municipal solid waste, its changing composition, the continuing practice … of mixing biodegradable (wet) waste with dry waste at the source of generation, and the growing volume of plastic in the …

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Challenges in Solid Waste Management in a Mountain Region : A Study of Gangtok, Sikkim

Sharma, Renuka; Pandey, Thakur Dev - 2023

Indian state of Sikkim. Present paper aims to portray and enlighten the current waste management and practices in Gangtok …. Reviews, the lately planned solid waste management system. To categorize the factors that influence waste management in … Gangtok. The examination investigated the present strong waste administration framework and recognized the qualities and the …

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Impact of different irrigation systems on water quality in peri-urban areas of Gujarat, India

Vangani, Ruchi; Saxena, Deepak; Gerber, Nikolaus; … - 2016

The ever-growing population of India, along with the increasing competition for water for productive uses in different sectors - especially irrigated agriculture and related local water systems and drainage - poses a challenge in an effort to improve water quality and sanitation. In rural and...

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Cooking Fuel Choice, Indoor Air Quality and Child Mortality in India

Basu, Arnab K.; Byambasuren, Tsenguunjav; Chau, Nancy H.; … - 2020

Indoor air pollution (IAP)–predominantly from the use of solid fuel for cooking– is a global health threat, particularly for women and young children, and one of the leading causes of infant deaths worldwide in developing countries. We estimate the causal effect of cooking fuel choice on...

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Cooking Fuel Choice, Indoor Air Quality and Child Mortality in India

Basu, Arnab K.; Byambasuren, Tsenguunjav; Chau, Nancy H.; … - 2020

Indoor air pollution (IAP)–predominantly from the use of solid fuel for cooking–is a global health threat, particularly for women and young children, and one of the leading causes of infant deaths worldwide in developing countries. We estimate the causal effect of cooking fuel choice on...

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Impact of Pollution from Coal on the Anemic Status of Children and Women: Evidence from India

Datt, Gaurav; Maitra, Pushkar; Menon, Nidhiya; Ray, Ranjan - 2020

Economic growth in emerging market economies has come hand-in-hand with growing demand for energy, with many of them meeting this higher demand by increased use of coal to fuel electricity generation. This paper examines the impact of pollution generated by coal fueled power units on the anemic...

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City Shape and Air Pollution

Gallé, Johannes - 2023

Air pollution has become an increasing health threat for the local population in many cities around the world. Using high resolution remote sensing data on nightlights and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) for the years 1998-2013, I study the contemporary nexus between city shape and air pollution...

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Healthy urban rivers as a panacea to pandemic-related stress: How to manage urban rivers

Shinde, Victor R.; Kumar, G. Asok; Joshi, Dheeraj; … - 2022

During the lockdown imposed due to the first wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, there were several media reports of citizens flouting the lockdown rules in the United States. Upon closer investigation it was found that the rules were flouted mostly so that people could spend...

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Air Pollution and Agricultural Productivity in a Developing Country

Merfeld, Joshua D. - 2023

I document negative externalities of air pollution in the Indian agricultural sector. Using variation in pollution induced by changes in wind across years, I show that higher levels of pollution lead to decreased agricultural productivity, with large changes in productivity being common. The...

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Air Pollution and Time Use: Evidence from India

Jafarov, Jafar; Singh, Tejendra P.; Sahoo, Soham - 2023

We investigate how air pollution impacts outdoor activity avoidance, leveraging changes in local wind direction in an instrumental variable setup for causal identification. Our findings reveal a substantial reduction in time spent outdoors during polluted days, mainly driven by decreased...

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