Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Launches Digital Platform to Optimise Waste Management in Cities

The Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, launched a digital platform and GHG calculator web application aimed at optimising solid waste management in cities. Supported by the Office of the PSA and aligned with the Waste to Wealth Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, the project was jointly undertaken by IISc Bengaluru, IIT Madras, and IIT (BHU) Varanasi. The initiative developed a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) framework to help Urban Local Bodies plan, compare, and optimise solid waste management technologies such as biomining, anaerobic digestion, waste-to-energy, and landfilling with lower carbon footprints.