This report focuses on the role of key stakeholders (policy makers, waste management practitioners, civil society, informal workers’ organizations, and the private sector) in contributing to pollution reduction in South Asia while also enhancing livelihood prospects for informal waste workers—the most vulnerable of whom tend to be women.

CPCB issued the Framework for the generation of EPR Certificate under E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. It states that in the initial two years, the Key Metals for generating EPR certificates will be limited to the precious metal Gold (Au), Non-Ferrous Metals [Al and Cu], and Iron [including steel and galvanized iron].

Site visit report in Original Application No.57/2023 (WZ) (Earlier OA No.540/2022) (Prakashbhai Premabhai Patel & Ors. V/s State Of Gujrat).

The matter is related to the municipal solid waste dumping site of Valsad nagarpalika, near Auranga river. Currently Valsad nagarpalika is dumping MSW at dumping site Sandhpore (near Railway Bridge at Auranga river). The nagarpalika has not developed scientific landfill site for the disposal of MSW.

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Bhopal Municipal Corporation Vs Subhash C Pandey dated 03/10/2023.

Submission of compliance report by Assam in National Green Tribunal order dated March 9, 2022 in the matter of a news item published in the Hindu dated February 27, 2022 titled “Tourism has brought economic prosperity to the Himalayan region, but the environmental cost has been catastrophic”.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of In Re.: News Item published in Times of India, Kolkata edition dated 29.08.2023 Titled “Kestopur neighbourhood raises a stink over open vat, Kolkata” Vs Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation & Others dated 20/09/2023.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFC) on September 18, 2023, notified the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment Rules, 2023 further to amend the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.

Today the world faces unprecedented challenges in waste management while the state of the municipal waste management sector globally is a matter of concern.

The NGT, September 14 directed the Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Manali, Himachal Pradesh to file a fresh status report regarding the illegal dumping of solid waste by the solid waste processing plant in the gram panchayat area of Shallen, village Rangadi, post Kalath, tehsil Manali, district Kullu. Municipal Council was also directed to file action taken report against the service provider, if they are not performing as per norms.

This Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended 31 March 2021 has been prepared for submission to the Governor of the State of Kerala under Article 151(2) of the Constitution of India for being placed in the State Legislature.

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