Garbage

Tributary Suswa carries Doon's waste to Ganga

Downtown Dehradun city lives between two rivers, Bindal and Rispana. The two rivers that are part and parcel of the city’s life are horribly polluted.

Publication Date:

12/10/2015

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dehradun, Ganga, River Pollution, Water Pollution, Garbage, Sewage

Solid Waste

Directions issued under Section 5 of EPA Act, 1986 for implementation of the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2000

Based on the information received from State Pollution Control Boards/Committees, the estimated Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generation in the country is 143499 MT/day and only 38771 MT/day of waste is processed/treated.

Publication Date:

09/10/2015

Source: Central Pollution Control Board

Tags:

Solid Waste, Municipal Solid Waste Rules 2000, Municipal Solid Waste, India, Waste Management, Waste Disposal, Waste Treatment, Garbage, Landfill

Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of waste on railway tracks, 07/10/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Saloni Singh & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 07/10/2015 regarding dumping of waste on railway tracks.

NGT directs Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board take as top priority the proposal of shifting the jhuggies which are abutting railway tracks and are generating municipal waste.

Judgement Date:

07/10/2015

Tags:

Rail Transport, Waste Disposal, Sanitation, Garbage, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Slums, Relocation

Energy

Challenges await govt’s waste-to-energy plant project

The State Government is taking up measures to address the perennial problem of garbage disposal by setting up 11 waste-to-energy generation plants in collaboration with private companies under Publ

Publication Date:

05/10/2015

Author(s): S. Sandeep Kumar

Source: Hindu (Hyderabad)

Tags:

Andhra Pradesh, Waste Disposal, Waste To Energy, Garbage, Renewable Energy, Energy

Water Pollution

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of River Indrayani at Alandi, Pune District, Maharashtra, 01/10/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sandip Badrinarayan Kayashtha Vs. Alandi Municipal & Ors. dated 01/10/2015 regarding pollution of River Indrayani at Alandi, Pune District, Maharashtra.

Judgement Date:

01/10/2015

Tags:

River Pollution, Pune (D), Maharashtra, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Municipal Corporation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Religious Places, Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Garbage, Municipal Solid Waste Rules 2000

Solid Waste

Karkala TMC takes up green initiative to dispose of garbage

Vermicompost plant to be launched tomorrow

The Karkala Town Municipal Council (TMC) has taken up an environment-friendly initiative to manage the garbage generated in the town.

Publication Date:

30/09/2015

Author(s): Ganesh Prabhu

Source: Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)

Tags:

Kerala, Waste Disposal, Garbage, Waste Management, Solid Waste

Health

Have preventive attitude to check dengue: Delhi HC

The Delhi high court has asked the civic agencies in the national capital to have a “preventive” attitude, and not curative, in order to contain spread of vector-borne diseases like dengue and mala

Publication Date:

28/09/2015

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Dengue, High Court, Vector Borne Diseases, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Garbage, Waste Disposal, Sanitation, Health Effects, Health

Air Pollution

Delhi Metro fined Rs. 2.5L for construction violations

Complying with a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, South MCD on Wednesday fined Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Rs 2.5 lakh for violations of the tribunal's orders at five of its constructio

Publication Date:

25/09/2015

Source: Statesman (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Air Pollution, Garbage

Solid Waste

Villagers prevent vehicles from dumping waste at Sadupperi

The protest against dumping of garbage at the 90-year-old yard at Sadupperi continued as villagers along with Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) cadre staged a demonstration on Wednesday.

Publication Date:

24/09/2015

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Vellore (D), Waste Disposal, Garbage, Air Pollution, Groundwater Pollution, Health Effects, Solid Waste

Solid Waste