Cant we learn how to dispose of our waste?
By Bharti Patel With rapid urbanisation, India is all set to witness a four to five fold rise in waste generation in the coming years. A little known Conservative councillor, representing a ward in London, UK, named Lucy Ivimy, recently provoked a debate in the media and among general citizens in India and abroad who were outraged at the racial slur made on Indian immigrants in the UK. Increased levels of litter in a particular area was blamed on Indian immigrants and she alleged that "disregard for the cleanliness of a public area is normal behaviour' in India.