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From Abundance to Waste: India’s Food Paradox
Chaitra, the first month of the Hindu calendar, falls between March and April. It marks the arrival of spring in India. The season brings...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Apr 11, 20253 min read


Food Waste: The Hidden Cost of Every Bite
Every discarded meal wastes more than just food—it wastes water, energy, and land. Hello readers, In my last article, I introduced the...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Apr 4, 20252 min read


The Hidden Costs of Wasting Food and Water
Wasting food is not just about hunger and starving people — it is about wasted water, energy, and effort. Hello readers, People love food...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Mar 22, 20252 min read


Food Waste vs. Hunger: Our National Contradiction
On one hand, India wastes ₹50,000 crore worth of food every year while more than 23 crore Indians go hungry.

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Mar 14, 20253 min read


Vermicompost Set up
Hello readers, In my last article, I had given a brief introduction of earthworms and their ability to eject highly nutriotious excreta...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Feb 28, 20253 min read


Vermicomposting- 'Friends of Farmers' at our service!
“Worms seem to be the great promoters of vegetation, perforating and loosening the soil, rendering it pervious to rains and fibers of the...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Feb 21, 20252 min read


Do’s and Don’ts of Biocomposting
In my last week’s article, I had given a brief account of some of the activities of NGO Paryavaran Dakshata Mandal and about the green...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Feb 14, 20252 min read


A Valuable Resource
Dear Readers, hopefully you have now prepared yourself to segregate your household waste into ‘wet’ or ‘biodegradable’ and ‘dry’ or...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Feb 7, 20252 min read


Ready for home composting now?
From my last week’s article, you must have understood what to expect while your compost is on the way to maturity or already matured. So...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Feb 1, 20252 min read


Bio-compost: A Self- Sustaining Natural Ecosystem
In my last week’s article, I had mentioned that fully ‘matured’ biocompost in your compost bin becomes a well-developed natural ecosystem...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Jan 25, 20252 min read


Things to Avoid In Compost Bin
Last week we tried to understand what kind of biodegradable waste ….oh..wait a minute! Shouldn’t we call it as a ‘raw material’ rather...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Jan 17, 20252 min read


Food Waste As Compost Bin
Hello Dear Readers, This week, I thought of giving you a pictorial representation of the kind of vegetable and food waste you can add to...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Jan 11, 20252 min read


Feel it and Smell it
Dear readers, Wish you all a happy and prosperous new year! Llast week my article gave you a basic protocol of how to set up your own...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Jan 3, 20252 min read


DIY-Creating Your Own Compost Bin (CYOCB)
Ready to have fun while taking care of your kitchen waste? Follow the steps below. Your time starts now!! 1. Take a large plastic bucket...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Dec 28, 20242 min read


Divide and Rule – Do It Yourself (DIY)
So, friends. Did you try that banana peel experiment yet to learn how fresh, yellow peel turns crumbly, black soil? Ever wondered why and...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Dec 21, 20242 min read


Dumping grounds
This seems to be a million dollar question. As we learnt from my last week’s article, open dumping of garbage has potential to spread...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Nov 30, 20242 min read


‘Anatomy’ of a Landfill: Open Dumping Ground
The open dumping grounds are the depots of all different kinds of germs….mostly the ‘bad’ ones! Bad because those germs have tremendous...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Nov 23, 20242 min read


‘Anatomy’ of Landfill- Open Dumping Ground
In my article last week, I had written about the basic composition of garbage that piles up on a dumping ground in hundreds and thousands...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Nov 16, 20242 min read


‘Anatomy’ of Landfills Open Dumping Ground
Garbage collected from various locations in the city is finally transported to it’s final and ultimate destination that is, landfill....

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Nov 9, 20242 min read


Journey of Garbage- From Cradle to Grave
Hi friends! In my last article, I wrote about NIMBY syndrome. Due to this attitude of common people, it has become very difficult for the...

Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Oct 26, 20242 min read
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