Reply filed by the Director, Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Odisha and Member Secretary, Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority, May 1, 2025. NGT, had registered suo motu in response to the news item in the Hindu, May 4, 2024 titled "Swell waves likely to strike coastal areas …
New Delhi: Residents of Sukhdev Vihar have moved the Supreme Court recently against the Okhla waste-to-energy plant which was allegedly causing severe air pollution around their colony. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) which was hearing residents' appeal to shut down the plant had allowed the plant while imposing an environment …
The three municipal corporations have once again fared abysmally in the Swachh Survekshan 2017. East corporation was placed at 196, south at 202 and north at 279 among 434 cities. Last year, 73 cities had been ranked and south had occupied the 39th rank, north was ranked 43rd while east …
Under increasing demand for water, fertilizer and energy, waste and wastewater treatment can be potential options for considerably enhancing not only the supply of these valuable economic assets but also for improving sanitation and ecological conditions. Effluents and treated wastewater are important for meeting water demands for agricultural irrigation, landscape …
VARANASI: The solid waste management (SWM) project of Varanasi will be operated by a private company, which has expertise in generating power by using solid waste as fuel. Urban development minister Suresh Khanna said that the state government has decided to engage Eco Green for SWM in Lucknow and Varanasi. …
Panaji: The state-of-the-art solid waste treatment plant at Saligao on Wednesday began supplying surplus power generated by it to the state electricity grid. The plant that handles around 120 tonnes of mixed garbage on a daily basis began supplying power green renewable energyto the grid at 2 pm, Hindustan Waste …
Incineration-based waste-to-energy technologies have recently emerged as the preferred policy option for managing the growing problem of waste in India. These technologies require a continuous supply of waste inputs of sufficient quantity and quality—high calorific value and low moisture content—to be viable. Government and industry proponents suggest that WtE and …
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has sent a proposal to the state government for entering into a power purchase agreement with two firms that have signed a contract with the AMC for converting domestic garbage into energy. The AMC stated that the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has approved the rate …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Electricity Generation from Waste, 16/03/2017. The combustible fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) including domestic garbage and toilet waste can be used in several processes to generate electricity. Similarly, the biodegradable fraction of MSW can also be used through biomethanation to generate electricity.
Large tracts of land—vested or belonging to the municipality—in 14 urban pockets have been identified to develop landfill sites, where solid waste will be converted into compost or bio-gas. For the green project, in sync with the Green City Mission launched recently, the urban development and municipal affairs departments have …
Comments on Action taken Reports submitted by SPCBs/PCCs (In compliance of Hon’ble NGT Order dated 13.01.2017 in the matter of Almitra H. Patel Vs Union of India 199/2014).
Policy Exchange argues UK should ditch EU Circular Economy package in favour of new approach to recycling and energy-from-waste plants . The EU's Circular Economy package could cost the UK £2bn over the next 20 years and should be replaced by a new UK approach to waste and recycling policy …
Brexit presents a huge opportunity for the UK Government to develop a new approach to waste and resources policy. The report highlights significant shortcomings in the EU’s approach to waste and recycling: the objectives are increasingly unclear, the targets are badly designed, and the policies are not in the UK’s …
A tempo loaded with plastic waste collected from neighbourhoods in Pune; Dr M Tadpatrikar and Shirish Phadtare Pune duos plants churning polyfuel from polythene bags and pet jars find takers across Maharashtra, and even Visakhapatnam What started as a dream for two Pune-based business-partners, has now become an environmental campaign …
Planning applications for 'green' waste and recycling sites fall for second year running, according to data compiled by law firm EMW . The number of planning applications for 'green' recycling, energy from waste and composting facilities in the UK has fallen for the second consecutive year, according to government figures, …
A new technology to convert waste to energy might help India deal with its mounting garbage woes You may not have heard of plastic pyrolysis, a technology by which plastic is broken down into smaller molecules of pyrolysis oil and gas to generate energy. That is not surprising given that …
Indian cities are expanding with the increase in population and economic activities. Identification of landfill site in such cities has become a challenging issue for the municipalities. Non-existence of proper land use plan of Urban Authorities has aggravated the situation further leading to failure in solid waste management. Most of …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed the Okhla waste-to-energy plant to function while imposing an environmental compensation of Rs. 25 lakh on it for causing pollution. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar, while passing a slew of directions in the “interest of public health and environment”, said …
The Petitioners Resident Welfare Association of Sukhdev Vihar, Jasola Vihar, and Ishwar Nagar had approached the High Court of Delhi by filing Public Interest Litigation under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that the construction of the proposed Waste to Energy plant close to Okhla STP should be …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Irfan Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora & Ors. dated 24/01/2017 regarding sanitary landfill site at Srinagar. NGT directed the Jammu & Kashmir Government that within one week it should bring complete and comprehensive action plan to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 10/01/2017 regarding generation and management of municipal solid wastes in India. NGT in its Order said that administrative blocks and huge markets and malls cannot also be equated …
