Solid Waste

E- Waste (Management) Amendment Rules, 2018

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that the Government has amended the E-waste (Management) Rules in a move to facilitate and effectively implement the environmentally sound management of e-waste in India. Dr.

Publication Date: 
22/03/2018
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Management, India, Waste Recycling
Solid Waste

Solid waste management rules to be formulated shortly

Municipal Administration Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar asked officials to identify abandoned quarry sites in order to use them as dump yards for disposal of solid waste from urban areas.

Publication Date: 
20/03/2018
Hindu (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, Waste Management, Waste Disposal, Solid Waste
Environment

Govt may ease green norms to boost affordable housing

NEW DELHI: In its effort to make 'housing for all by 2022' a reality, the Centre has proposed to ease green norms for the building and construction sector where projects up to 50,000 sq metres will

Publication Date: 
20/03/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Housing, Housing Construction, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Supreme Court, Waste Management, Energy Efficiency, Water Harvesting, Environment
Solid Waste

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Solid Waste Management, 16/03/2018

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Solid Waste Management, 16/03/2018. Central Pollution Control Board has assessed the quantity of sewage generation and treatment capacity for Urban Population of India for the year 2015. It is estimated that the sewage generation is approximately 61948 MLD and sewage treatment capacity developed so far is 23277 MLD. The State/UT wise detail is enclosed as Annexure I. The total sewage generation for the state of Rajasthan is 2736 MLD against the treatment capacity of 865.92 MLD.

Publication Date: 
Friday, March 16, 2018
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Solid Waste, Waste Management, India, Statistics, Parliament
Solid Waste

The Bio-Medical Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2018

Underlining the effort to protect the environment and human health from infectious bio-medical waste, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr.

Publication Date: 
16/03/2018
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Waste Management, India
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding constructions in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, 15/03/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry Vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Others dated 15/03/2018 regarding constructions in the city of Mumbai.

Judgement Date: 
15/03/2018
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Urban Development, Mumbai, Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Municipal Corporations, High Court, Supreme Court, Landfill, Urban Planning
Hazardous Waste

What is the policy for ewaste disposal: HC asks authorities

The Delhi High Court today asked municipal bodies and the Delhi government whether there was any policy to deal with the disposal of electronic waste (e-waste), dubbing it a "critical area" which h

Publication Date: 
15/03/2018
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Disposal, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Sunita Narain, Waste Management, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Hazardous Waste
Health

Delhi HC worried over ‘early’ dengue cases

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday expressed concern over sporadic reports of dengue and chikungunya at the beginning of this year, wondering what will happen when the monsoon draws near.

Publication Date: 
15/03/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Waste Management, Sanitation, Health Effects, Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Health, High Court
Solid Waste

Order of the Delhi High Court regarding the issue of waste management in Delhi, 14/03/2018

Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Gauri Grover Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 14/03/2018 regarding solid waste management in Delhi.

Judgement Date: 
14/03/2018
Tags:
Garbage, Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Delhi, Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Electronic Waste, Municipal Corporations
Solid Waste

With bottle walls and a recycled ship, Kenya’s coast takes on plastic waste

Like many places in the world, Kenya's coast faces challenges with waste plastic, from used shopping bags that block drains to throw-away water bottles that litter streets and wash into the sea.

Publication Date: 
13/03/2018
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
Solid Waste, Plastics, Waste Recycling, Waste Management, Kenya, Environment, Africa

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