Water Pollution

Special court commissioner to visit Bellandur lake for spot inspection

A special commissioner appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) will visit Bellandur lake any time after August 22, when the state government submits its affidavit and present ground details

Publication Date: 
22/08/2017
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Lake Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Waste Management, Water Pollution
Environment

Tarigami chairs Environment Committee meeting

Discusses issues related to Solid Waste Management in tourist resorts

Publication Date: 
22/08/2017
Kashmir Image
Tags:
Environmental Security, Waste Management, Waste Disposal, Tourism, Environment, Jammu & Kashmir
Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding bio-medical waste treatment facilities of nursing homes and hospitals in Puducherry, 18/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. Puducherry Environment Protection Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/08/2017 regarding bio-medical waste treatment facilities of nursing homes and hospitals in Puducherry. The Puducherry Pollution Control Committee shall take appropriate action in accordance with law if the directions are not complied and shall submit a report before
the Tribunal on the details of the action taken.

Judgement Date: 
18/08/2017
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Hazardous Waste, Pondicherry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal, Waste Management
Solid Waste

Study finds policy is key for food-waste recycling

Food scraps. Okay, those aren't the first words that come to mind when you think about the environment.

Publication Date: 
18/08/2017
PHYS
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Recycling, Landfill, Municipal Solid Waste, United States Of America (US), Waste Management
Solid Waste

Kenya's plastic bag ban takes effect a day before Uhuru's swearing-in

Kenya’s quest to succeed in the banning of plastic bags will be tested a day before the swearing-in of President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta as the fifth president of the country.

Publication Date: 
17/08/2017
Africa News
Tags:
Environment, Plastics, Non Biodegradable Waste, Kenya, Waste Management, Africa
Food Policy

Wasted: how America is losing up to 40 percent of its food from farm to fork to landfill

The second edition of its groundbreaking 2012 report, the NRDC’s Wasted: How America Is Losing Up to 40 Percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill provides updated statistics on the environmental, economic and social impacts, analyzes areas of progress at the government, business and consumer levels in the last five years and offers polic

Publication Date: 
16/08/2017
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Tags:
Food Supply, Agriculture, Municipal Wastes, Waste Management, United States Of America (US), Landfill
Solid Waste

Plastic Fantastic? Indonesia plans to turn plastic waste into road tar

According to the country’s environment ministry, Indonesians consume a million plastic bags per minute, and rank second in the world (behind China) for dumping plastic into the sea.

Publication Date: 
16/08/2017
Eco Business
Tags:
Solid Waste, Plastics, Waste Management, Indonesia, Marine Pollution, Marine Life, Waste Recycling
Economy

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Local Bodies: Government of Maharashtra

The enforcement of bio-medical waste management (BMW) rules in municipal corporations in Maharashtra was found to be inadequate in the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General 2016. The CAG audited 22 health care establishments between 2011 and 2016. Five HCEs at Nashik and Mumbai did not segregate BMWs as per the rules.

Publication Date: 
11/08/2017
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Waste Management, Municipal Solid Waste, Sewage, Maharashtra, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)
Solid Waste

Ambala Unites For Record-Breaking Waste Segregation Project

Ambala: The OYE Ambala ! Campaign, which is an abbreviation for Open Your Eyes (a collective change, a better managed city and a cleaner Ambala).

Publication Date: 
11/08/2017
India Environment Portal
Tags:
Haryana, Waste Management, Ambala (T), Waste Disposal, Municipal / Household Waste, Solid Waste
Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste management of Howrah Railway Station, 10/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs Ministry of Railways & Others dated 10/08/2017 regarding waste management of the Howrah Railway Station. WBPCB had submitted its report of inspection of the Howrah Railway Station. The report contained several inadequacies in the management of the railway station and recommendations were made by the Board for the railway to take steps for setting those right.

Judgement Date: 
10/08/2017
Tags:
Rail Transport, Sanitation, Waste Management, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), West Bengal, Court

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