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Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action Vs. National Ganga River Basin Authority & Ors. dated 15/06/2015 regarding unauthorised dumping around the river bank/flood plains of River Ganga flowing within the limits of Nagar Nigam, Haridwar.

Starting June-end, the mounds of garbage at East Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill will be put to use when the waste-to-energy plant there is commissioned.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, Chennai & Ors. dated 05/06/2015 regarding the authorisation issued by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for the purpose of setting up of a municipal solid waste plant in Chennai.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Before the Principal Bench - Circuit Bench at Shimla) in the matter of Gram Panchayat, Tutu Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 19/05/2015 regarding proper collection and disposal of the municipal solid waste.

The Tribunal directed the Secretary Environment, State of Himachal Pradesh, Commissioner Municipal Corporation and Member Secretary, PCB to examine if there is any site near the plant which can be utilised, at least temporarily, for the purpose of dumping of waste which is neither compostable nor can be converted into RDF.

Poor waste management has been a major problem to human existence and it affects both rural and urban areas. Various methods of waste disposal exist and this study assessed the waste management practices among residents of Owerri Municipal, Imo state, Nigeria. It was a descriptive cross sectional study in which a total of 282 residents of Owerri Municipal were selected by multistage sampling technique and studied using self and interviewer administered questionnaires. The results showed that 90% of respondents were aware of waste management while 97.5% had positive attitude towards it.

If someone is found dumping waste in the drains, he or she will be liable to pay a fine of Rs.5,000.

In a culture to pollute environment and blame civic bodies for not doing their bit, the National Green Tribunal on Friday reminded denizens of Delhi of their fundamental duty towards protecting and

This paper is a study of climate change discourse in urban India. It suggests that the policies being articulated to deal with climate issues are premised on incremental changes rather than radical re-planning of Indian cities. The paper tries to ask as to what explains this incremental approach.

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development Shri Babul Supriya informed Rajya Sabha that composting of garbage using compost pit in gardens, conversion of organic waste into pellets using Foodies machines at many places like PSOI-Nehru Park, Malcha Marg Market has also been followed for garbage disposal.

In what could be seen as a setback to those opposing burning of municipal solid wastes (MSW), the National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, has permitted the States, including Karnataka, to use inc

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