PRASHANT PANDEY
NEW DELHI

The capital has scored poorly on the sanitation and waste management in the ratings of the union urban development. Though two of Its urban local bodies figured among the top five, the third and the biggest urban local body, the MCD, figured very poorly on the ratings.

New Delhi: On April 22, we asked readers to

The Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) has given clearance to a private waste management company to dispose 346 tonnes of toxic waste of the now-defunct Union Carbide Corporation (UCC)'s pesticide plant, officials said.

UN-Water and the United Nations Secretary-General

Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) retained National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) for conducting Environmental Post Evaluation of the Projects under the Schemes in the Taj Trapezium Zone. The objectives of the study was to see improvement in environmental quality on the
environs of Taj Mahal and other historical monuments, to provide

This Policy sets forth position of Tamil Nadu government on e-waste management by identifying the roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders to manage the e-waste in an environmentally sound manner , through reduction in the generation of e-waste and providing a system for collection, segregation and recycling of e-waste.

E-waste Rules, 2010 is a very important regulation issued by Ministry of Environment & Forest as it integrates the most progressive principle of Extended Producer Responsibility. The Draft Rules, though, need to look closely at the guiding objective and formulate and mandate measures based on that.

Against the backdrop of concerns over Mayapuri radiation incident, the government on Wednesday said the hazardous waste management rules should be strengthened especially at the port level to ensure that such material was not dumped in the country.

Pune Aundh residents Rajendra and wife Sangeeta Joshi proudly display their property tax bill in which they have been awarded a rebate of five per cent. What makes the rebate doubly special is the fact that it

Every year, Delhi produces a colossal amount of hazardous waste. With no treatment system in place and a govt in denial, mishaps like the one in Mayapuri may become the order of the day
Neha Lalchandani | TNN

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