Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Green Gene Enviro Protection & Infrastructure Private Limited Vs Pollution Control Committee, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Silvassa dated 09/09/2021.

The appeal was filed by M/s Gujarat Gene Enviro Protection and Infrastructure (DNH) Pvt. Ltd. located at village Mota Randha, Dadra & Nagar Haveli before the NGT against the order, July 19, 2021 passed by the Pollution Control Committee, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Silvassa.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rita Sharma & Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 01/09/2021. Grievance in the application was against violation of Air Act 1981 and Water Act 1974 in village of Dughneri, district Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, on account of failure to handle waste which is being burnt, causing air pollution, resulting in diseases, loss of livestock and contributing to forest fires and loss of wildlife. There is increase in population of monkeys, feral dogs and scavengers namely crows, vultures, etc.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others, 31/08/2021.

Grievance in the application was against violation of environmental norms in operation of a slaughter house by M/s Frigorifico Allana Pvt. Ltd., Ghazipur, Delhi. Per day, 2500 animals are being illegally slaughtered from which Rs. 225 crores have been earned.

Tanzania , home to some of the fastest-growing urban centres in East Africa, produces 12–17 million tonnes of solid waste every year. Only 50 per cent of this is collected and sent to dumpsites. The focus on waste processing is low, while disposal of waste is common.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Village Adampur, PO Masodi Khera, District Dholpur Vs State of Rajasthan dated 17/08/2021.

The Department of Urban Development on August 13, 2021 has issued Draft Plastic Waste Management Bye-laws, 2021 for National Capital Territory of Delhi for Management of Plastic Waste.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide its notification dated 12th August 2021 has published the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021 which has proposed to ban the manufacture, use, sale, import, and handling of some single-use plastic items on a ‘pan India basis.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rakesh Kumar & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/08/2021.

The matter related to Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to M/s Sushila Bio Medical Waste Plant at village Fatehpur Vishnoi, district Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh and that it was contrary to the siting guidelines. The unit is close to the habitation and a school. The SEIAA made recommendations without Environment Impact Assessment and appraisal by the SEAC, the application said.

New environmental guidelines on India for poultry farmers have indicated that small and medium poultry producers should take similar measures to their bigger counterparts to prevent environmental pollution.

First quarterly status report for the year 2021-22 (April 2021 to June 2021) on the compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 by the state of Telangana with the directions of the National Green Tribunal in Original Application No. 606/2018 and connected matters. Bio-remediation started in the following ULBs - Dundigal, Bhongir, Nizampet, Ammenpur and Suryaet. In Dundigal, Dommara bio-mining completed and 27805 MTs of waste processed.

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