Legislation

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar informed Rajya Sabha that as per a survey conducted by the Central Pollution Control Board, in 60 cities in the country the quantum of plastic waste generation in the country is estimated to be 15,342.6 tons per day.

Publication Date:

30/04/2015

Source: Rajya Sabha

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Plastics, India, Parliament, Waste Recycling, Legislation, Waste Management

Forests

Forest fund gets Rs 38,000cr boost

In a move which may give a major boost to the country's efforts to increase its green cover under a law, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for introducing a new legislation in curren

Publication Date:

30/04/2015

Author(s): Vishwa Mohan

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forests, Legislation, Compensatory Afforestation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA), Tribals

Forests

Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill cleared

Six years after a similar bill was defeated by the Rajya Sabha, the government Wednesday cleared a Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill to manage and utilise thousands of crores of rupees that have

Publication Date:

30/04/2015

Author(s): Amitabh Sinha

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forests, Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA), Legislation, Land, Government Of India (GOI), Supreme Court

Land

Sena to push for removal of ‘anti-farmer’ clauses in Bill

The Shiv Sena has reservations over certain clauses of the Land Acquisition Bill, which, it feels, are not in the interest of farmers.

Publication Date:

22/04/2015

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Land Acquisition, Farmers, Legislation

Land

Land ordinance to be tabled today as LS session resumes

Combined Opposition attack to be sharper than it was in first half

Publication Date:

20/04/2015

Author(s): KV Prasad

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Land, Farmers, Legislation, Parliament, Budget

Hazardous Waste

The global e-waste monitor 2014

India is the fifth largest generator of e-waste in the world revealed this new report released by the United Nations University. India (1.7 Mt) along with Japan (2.2 Mt) and China (6.0 Mt) is amongst the top three Asian nations with the highest e-waste generation in absolute quantities.

Publication Date:

20/04/2015

Source: The United Nations University

Tags:

Electronic Waste, India, China, Legislation, Waste Disposal, Illegal Trade, Developing Countries, Hazardous Waste, Basel Convention, Hazardous Waste Regulations, Waste Recycling, Waste Incineration, Health Effects

Science And Technology

Current scenario of forensic DNA databases in or outside India and their relative risk

DNA technology has proved to be a worthy investigative tool for releasing the innocent citizens and bringing forth the person responsible for serious crimes. In a populated country like India there is requirement for these types of databases. The Union government is working on a new version of a legislation that seeks to set up a national DNA database of ‘offenders’. As expected with the great success of the use of forensic DNA databases, new challenges are coming up.

Publication Date:

16/04/2015

Author(s): Sachil Kumar, Anoop K. Verma, Pratibha Singh & et al

Source: Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Tags:

Life Science, India, Information, Science And Technology, Legislation

Land