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TNPCB to conduct gap study for e-waste in State

Officials say it will help board manage waste in a better manner and ensure proper disposal

Publication Date: 
12/03/2019
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Electronic Waste, Waste Disposal, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste

Radioactive waste from Shell oil rigs could damage environment, groups warn

Enormous concrete storage units that Shell wants to abandon in the North Sea contain radioactive waste which campaigners fear will eventually leach into the surrounding water, The Independent has l

Publication Date: 
11/03/2019
Independent (United Kingdom)
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Toxic Wastes, Environment, Petrochemical Industry, Water Pollution, Oil, Natural Gas, WWF
Hazardous Waste

Study suggests humans are now producing more chemical waste than can be tested

A team of experts convened by Professor Sir Charles Godfray of the Oxford Martin School has found evidence that suggests humans are dumping more chemical waste into the environment than can be test

Publication Date: 
28/02/2019
PHYS
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Waste Disposal, Environment, Health Effects, Ecosystems, Global
Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of e-waste along the banks of Ramganga River, Uttar Pradesh, 16/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matte of Mahendra Pandey Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/01/2019 regarding disposal of e-waste along the banks of Ramganga River. Interim progress report submitted by the State of Uttar Pradesh states that the work for the permanent treatment and disposal in Treatment Storage

Judgement Date: 
16/01/2019
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Electronic Waste, Ramganga, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding e-waste godowns run in Gokulpuri, Delhi, 15/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Gali No. 11, Bhagirathi Vihar, Gokulpuri Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 15/01/2019 regarding e-waste godowns being run in Gokulpuri, Delhi, causing lot of pollution and adversely affecting the health of the public.

Judgement Date: 
15/01/2019
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC)
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Performance Audit of Working of Inland Container Depots (ICDs) and Container Freight Stations (CFSs)

A CAG report has expressed concern over uncleared cargo containing live bombs and war material scrap lying at various inland container depots (ICDs) of the customs department for several years.

Publication Date: 
08/01/2019
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, India, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Trade
Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding plastic polythene bags being used by shopkeepers in Delhi, 02/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Joshi Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 02/01/2019 regarding plastic polythene bags being used by shopkeepers in Vasant Kunj, Massodpur and Mahipalpur markets.

Judgement Date: 
02/01/2019
Tags:
Plastic, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi, Court, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC)
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal use of solid waste dumping area to burn industrial waste, Bahadurgarh, Haryana, 02/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of HL City, Bahadurgarh Vs State of Haryana dated 02/01/2019 regarding illegal use of solid waste dumping area to burn industrial waste, plastic, rubber and medical waste near Naya Gaon, Badli road, Bahadurgarh, Haryana.

Judgement Date: 
02/01/2019
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Incineration, Hospital Waste, Hazardous Waste, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Haryana, Air Pollution
Hazardous Waste

Interim report of monitoring committee on management of hazardous waste

This interim report has been prepared by the Monitoring Committee mainly focusing raison d’etre of Committee vide orders dated 30/7/2018 of the Hon’ble Tribunal in the matter of Original Application No. 804/2017: Rajiv Narayan & Anr. Vs Union of India & Ors.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2019
Central Pollution Control Board
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Waste Management, India, Waste Disposal, Supreme Court, National Green Trbunal (NGT)
Hazardous Waste

Mundka fumes as industries lay waste to all green norms

NEW DELHI: Residents have alleged that industries in Mundka continue to burn plastic, leather and motor engine oil despite a ban, even as illegal units continue to thrive on agricultural land.

Publication Date: 
05/12/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Waste Disposal, Plastics, Garbage, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Hazardous Waste

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