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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding medical waste dumping near Khadakwasla canal, Pune, Maharashtra, 13/01/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "MP Supriya Sule expressed concern over medical waste dumping” appearing in the Hindustan Times dated 18.12.2024.

The matter related to the illegal dumping of medical waste along Canal Road in Mirgalwadi village, Daund tehsil in Pune district of Maharashtra. As per the article, the waste, comprising injection boxes without identifying labels, was found near the Khadakwasla canal, a vital water source for agriculture and drinking.

Judgement Date: 
13/01/2025
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Waste Disposal, Pune (D), Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Water Pollution
Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of bio-medical wastes and other general wastes behind Malbazar Super Facility Hospital, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, 02/01/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 02/01/2025.

Judgement Date: 
02/01/2025
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Waste Disposal, Jalpaiguri (D), West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal dumping and burning of plastic waste, Delhi, 24/12/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahavir Singh Vs Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi & Others dated 24/12/2024.

In the application, the applicant being a resident of village Neelwal, Tikri Kalan, Delhi has raised a grievance against the illegal dumping and burning of plastic waste in violation of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. The applicant has also raised a grievance in respect of non-compliance of various provisions of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.

Judgement Date: 
24/12/2024
Tags:
Plastics, Waste Disposal, Waste Incineration, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution
Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding medical waste from Kerala dumped in Tamil Nadu, 19/12/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion SUO MOTU based on the news item in The New Indian Express, Chennai Edition dt: 17.12.2024, titled “Kerala’s Medical waste dumped in Nellai Villages” Vs The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Forests, Chennai and Others dated 19/12/2024.

Judgement Date: 
19/12/2024
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste

Report by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board regarding illegal dumping of hospital general waste mixed with bio medical waste near Pallavaram lake Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 11/12/2024

Report by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) in OA No 274 of 2024(SZ)(Suo Motu Vs The Chief Secretary to Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Chennai and Ors) dated 11/12/2024.

Judgement Date: 
11/12/2024
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Hazardous Waste, Chennai (D), Tamil Nadu, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding chemical waste of 337 metric tons lying the Union Carbide campus contaminating groundwater, 20/03/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Suo moto case In re: News item appearing in The Hindu dated 03.12.2023 titled “Battling water woes in land of tragedy dated 20/03/2024.

The court noted that the chemical waste which was approximately 337 metric ton which were collected during the time of Bhopal gas disaster was required to be disposed of according to the rules within a timeframe but the same has not been done yet.

Judgement Date: 
20/03/2024
Tags:
Bhopal Gas Disaster, Hazardous Waste, Chemical Leakages, Groundwater Pollution, Bhopal (D), Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Supreme Court, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Disasters
Hazardous Waste

The global e-waste monitor 2024

The world's electronic waste generation is increasing five times faster than documented e-waste recycling, according to the United Nation's fourth Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) report.

Publication Date: 
20/03/2024
UNITAR
Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Recycling, Waste Management, India, Global, Africa
Hazardous Waste

Battery Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2024

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on March 14, 2024, issued the Battery Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2024 to further amend the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022.

Publication Date: 
14/03/2024
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Batteries, Waste Management, India, Waste Recycling
Hazardous Waste

Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2024

The Indian government has announced amendments to the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2024, which are set to bolster the regulation and management of hazardous wastes in the country.

Publication Date: 
12/03/2024
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Regulations, Waste Management, India
Hazardous Waste

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report on compliance of biomedical waste management rules by states and UT's, 11/03/2024

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report on the compliance of various provisions of the BMW Rules by each of the states/UTs.

Judgement Date: 
11/03/2024
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Waste Management, National Green Tribunal (NGT), India, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

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