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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid waste management in Punjab, 20/10/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Sher Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab & Others dated 20/10/2016 regarding solid waste management in Punjab.

Judgement Date: 
20/10/2016
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Punjab, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal solid waste management of the city of Amritsar, Punjab, 18/10/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sampuram Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Others dated 18/10/2016 regarding municipal solid waste management of the city of Amritsar, Punjab.

NGT notes that STP which was expected to be operational much earlier (31-05-2016) has taken no effective shape to ensure that the sewerage of the city of Amritsar is treated and there is less pollution and health hazard.

Judgement Date: 
18/10/2016
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Urban Sanitation, Amritsar (T), Punjab, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Air Pollution

Municipal solid waste and dung cake burning: discoloring the Taj Mahal and human health impacts in Agra

The Taj Mahal—an iconic World Heritage monument built of white marble—has become discolored with time, due, in part, to high levels of particulate matter (PM) soiling its surface. Such discoloration has required extensive and costly treatment and despite previous interventions to reduce pollution in its vicinity, the haze and darkening persists.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
07/10/2016
Raj M Lal, Ajay S Nagpure, Lina Luo & et al
Environmental Research Letters
1-8
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Animal Dung, Biomass Burning, Air Pollution, Agra (T), Monuments, Taj Mahal, Health Effects, PM 2.5
Climate Change

Comprehensive study on Green House Gases (GHGs) in Delhi

Initiatives have been taken to develop an extensive inventory of greenhouse gases (GHG) emission sources in Delhi. However, there is a need to integrate the emission of air pollutants and GHG, which may have significant overlap and may require a common strategy to mitigate these emissions.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2016
Mukesh Sharma, Onkar Dikshit
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Tags:
Green House Gases, Emissions Inventory, Delhi, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), Industry, Municipal Solid Waste, Air Pollution, Landfill, Carbon Sinks, Biomass
Energy

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding operationalization of waste to RDF plant in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 22/09/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 22/09/2016 regarding operationalization of waste to RDF plant in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Director of Waste to RDF plant Vinod Fotedar submitted before the Tribunal that plant would be operationalised by 15th October, 2016 and power generation would start by 15th December, 2016 positively.

Judgement Date: 
22/09/2016
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste To Energy, Shimla (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Himachal Pradesh, Municipal Corporation
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the issue of collection, treatment and disposal of the municipal solid waste in various cities of India, 22/09/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 22/09/2016 regarding the issue of collection, treatment and disposal of the municipal solid waste in various cities of India.

Judgement Date: 
22/09/2016
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste To Energy, Waste Conversion, India, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Waste Management
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of municipal solid waste on the roads or near nallah in Inderpuri, Delhi, 22/09/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharat Bhushan Uppal Vs. Govt. Of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 22/09/2016 regarding dumping of municipal solid waste on the roads or near nallah in Inderpuri, Delhi.

Judgement Date: 
22/09/2016
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Municipal Corporation
Solid Waste

Germany wants to scrap EU recycling targets

Germany, the EU's most influential country and its leading recycler, has called for recycling targets in the European Commission's Circular Economy package of green laws to be scrapped.

Publication Date: 
20/09/2016
Edie (UK)
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Recycling, Germany, European Union (EU), Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding constructions by Darrameks Hotel that are existing within the 300 meter from the middle of the river Ganga, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 01/09/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Savara Vs. Darrameks Hotel & Developers Pvt. Ltd. & Others dated 01/09/2016 regarding constructions by Darrameks Hotel that are existing within the 300 meter from the middle of the river Ganga at the site in question (Rishikesh, Uttarakhand).

Judgement Date: 
01/09/2016
Tags:
Ganga, Hotels, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, River Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Municipal Solid Waste
Solid Waste

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal solid waste management in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, 23/08/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madhumangal Shukla Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change & Others dated 23/08/2016 regarding Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. It has been pointed out that Municipal Solid Waste of Vrindavan was being dumped on different places and even on the banks of River Yamuna. The unregulated dumping of MSW on the floodplain area of River Yamuna is a new development and is playing havoc with the floodplain.

Judgement Date: 
23/08/2016
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Mathura (T), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Garbage, Yamuna, River Pollution, Waste Disposal, Municipal Solid Waste Rules 2000

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