75% of India’s deceased are cremated, the second highest rate in the world – just behind Nepal. Traditional wood cremation uses about 400-500 kg of wood in one burning andContinue Reading
The government has executed the projects of waste water management, solid waste management and development of ghats & crematoria for cleaning Ganga River under Namami Gange Programme. Till date, 105Continue Reading
In an apparent environment-friendly initiative, the Nimtalla crematorium in Kolkata is giving people the option of using cow dung cakes instead of wood and electric cremations. Last month, the KolkataContinue Reading
