Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
Japan is already preparing for the 2020 Olympics, and organizers have decided to use e-wastes to create gold, silver and bronze medals. Japan plans to recycle discarded electronics to create Olympic medals for Tokyo 2020. Organizers of the next Olympic Games, which will be held in Tokyo, will tap the …
This paper highlights a significant opportunity to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Case studies from Brazil, Ghana, Kenya and India demonstrate how supporting (and removing obstacles to) circular economy business models can provide a triple win: increasing productivity and economic growth; improving the quality and quantity of employment; …
Consumers want manufacturers to release fewer mobile phone models and do more to help them recycle, according to a new study by Greenpeace. A survey of approximately 6,000 people across the US, Mexico, Russia, Germany, China and South Korea has found they have an average of at least three phones …
Ever thought of putting sewage on your plants? Scientists say thermally conditioned sewage sludge serves as an excellent fertilizer to improve soil properties. This was recently published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Nutrition. The major advantage over commercial fertilizers? Sustainable re-use of essential and finite phosphorus resources. Phosphorus is …
The Committee of Subordinate Legislations (2015-16) chaired by Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi tabled its 15th report on rules of e-waste management in Lok Sabha recently. Concerned over lack of effective mechanism for disposal of e-waste, a parliamentary panel has suggested bringing in a separate legislation to make it mandatory to deposit …
The Committee on Subordinate Legislation present this Fifteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Rules on E-Waste Management. Electronic waste creates a global crisis due to environmental degradation. The major concern of electronic waste (e-Waste) management in India is recycling of e-Waste in nonformal units by unscientific, unhealthy and non-environmental friendly …
The government today said that around 17 lakh tonne of e-waste was generated in the country in 2014 and it has notified rules in March this year to ensure better management of such wastes. "Based on a survey carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board in 2005, the generation …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Funds for disposal and recycling of e-wastes, 08/08/2016. Based on a survey carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board in 2005, the generation of e-waste in the country was assessed at 1.46 lakh ton and was estimated to exceed 8 lakh ton by …
International cooperation is needed to stop developed nations simply offloading defunct electronics on developing countries, argue Zhaohua Wang, Bin Zhang and Dabo Guan. Original Source
Bhopal: A bomb is ticking on biomedical waste heap in Madhya Pradesh, as at least 22,071 kilograms of hazardous waste are being dumped in the open without treatment in the state every year. As per Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998, if not handled properly, this waste is a …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on New Solid Waste Management Rules, 26/07/2016. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has comprehensively revised and notified Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rule in April, 2016 in supersession of the Municipal Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. As per these rules, the bulk generators …
Without even realising, you could be exposing yourself to plastic laden with harmful flame retardants. A recent study by Toxics Link, an environmental NGO, has discovered that around 300 tonnes of plastic with toxic brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are added to the plastic recycling stream everyday in India. The research …
Environment experts in the capital feel that the NGT order banning diesel vehicles 15 years or older will cause more harm than good as the current number of end-of-life vehicle (ELV) units are not adequate to support the scrapping load. Around 1.8 lakh vehicles would be scrapped at the 3,200 …
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Kenya and UNDP Low Emission Capacity Building (LECB) Programme have issued the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) on Circular Economy Solid Waste Management Approach for Urban Areas in Kenya. The NAMA promotes an alternative to the existing waste value chain. Instead of …
Panaji: After conducting programmes on solid waste management for school teachers and distributing four bins to each school, the Goa State Pollution Control Board's monitoring-cum-working committee for solid waste management will now educate higher secondary school teachers about waste segregation and management on campus. A one-day teachers training programme on …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on E-Waste, 19/07/2016. The country’s economic growth with rise in per capita income and technological innovations coupled with high obsolescence rate of electronic and electrical equipments are leading to increase in the rate of generation of e-waste. Central Pollution Control Board in 2005 estimated 1.4 …
Rated among top three cities that have set an example in solid waste management The country’s cleanest city, Mysuru, has once again hogged national attention by setting an example in management of municipal solid waste. Mysuru has been rated among the top three cities, with Alappuzha in Kerala and Panjim …
Group has been collecting waste from the trail for the past three years now A group of 25 trekkers collected a whopping 2,127 kilogram of waste during their trek to Roopkund this year. The waste collected and segregated was brought back to the base camp and transported to an NGO, …
Delhi is surely not a model city as far as municipal solid waste is concerned. And a survey carried out by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) amply corroborates this. While the survey found that Alleppey in Kerala, Bobilli in Andhra Pradesh, Panaji in Goa and Mysuru in Karnataka …
Jambulingam Street, Chennai, is a local legend. The tar road in the bustling Nungambakkam area has weathered a major flood, several monsoons, recurring heat waves and a steady stream of cars, trucks and auto rickshaws without showing the usual signs of wear and tear. Built in 2002, it has not …
