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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on unsafe disposal of CFL, 30/04/2015 [1]

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar informed Rajya Sabha that the issue of mercury releases from Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) is a concern for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. However, the Government does not have any authorised assessment of the unsafe disposal of CFL waste in the country.

Publication Date: 
30/04/2015
Rajya Sabha [2]
Tags:
CFL [3], Hazardous Waste [4], Mercury [5], Parliament [6], India [7], Central Pollutin Control Board (CPCB) [8]

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