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 …
Recognizing "renewable energy" and "efficient use of energy" as the most effective routes to mitigate climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions, India and Germany on Monday decided to move on this path more aggressively under the new 'Indo-German Climate and Renewable Alliance'. They identified seven focus areas to intensify their ongoing cooperation. …
Panaji: Sending a strong message about the importance of protecting the environment, the Goa chapter of the Indian green building council said that the state government should introduce green practices for builders and encourage green development through incentives. By making it mandatory to construct green buildings, the environment can be …
A study reveals that the zinc levels are 15 times more than the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) standards in the soil samples collected from near river Ramganga at Moradabad, known for its e-waste recycling industry.Quoting specialists, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said that since most of the …
A study done by the Centre for Science and Research on Moradabad’s e-waste recycling industry has shown contamination due to heavy metals to be very high in and around the city. Moradabad is known for its e-waste recycling industry. The city is located on the banks of the Ramganga, an …
CSE study shows e-waste recycling leading to heavy metal contamination in Moradabad Moradabad gets 50 per cent of all PCBs used in India, and 90 tonnes of e-waste everyday CSE collected soil and water samples from five locations India does not have heavy metal contamination standards for soil Zinc levels …
A first-year Faculty of Law student of Delhi University has filed a petition before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against the gross misuse of paper, used to make posters, pamphlets and cards, by candidates contesting students' union elections. Citing the recently-conducted Delhi University Students' Union polls, the petitioner, Nithin Chandran, …
Three of the world’s 50 biggest active garbage dumps are in the Gaza Strip, an indication of the poor conditions in the territory. There is one site near Dir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, and a second near Rafah, in the southern Strip near the Egyptian border. The biggest …
For squeaky-clean Singapore, even the local dump is an eco-park with lush green walking trails and migratory birds. That is because Singapore buries only a fraction of its trash. This nimble, wealthy city-state crammed on an island 3½ times the size of Washington, D.C., sends only 2% of its solid …
The first ever worldwide waste report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says immediate action is required to shift from 'take-make-use-waste' to a circular economy. Global Waste Management Outlook - a report from UNEP and the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) - found that seven to 10 billion tonnes …
The Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has launched a £775,000 fund to help local authorities improve the collection, re-use and recycling of electrical goods. Councils are being urged to bid for a portion of the funding, with £40,000 available for individual local authorities, and up to £100,000 available …
Can we seek inspiration on waste management from Bollywood? This unique campaign - Dirty Pictures will turn your favourite Bollywood posters into a dump of waste. India is a peculiar country. Like mushrooms on a decayed bark, garbage mounds pop up precisely at sites where a sign specifically instructs not …
Inadequate waste management has become a major public health, economic and environmental problem, with 7-10 billion tonnes of urban waste produced each year and 3 billion people worldwide lacking access to controlled waste disposal facilities. Fuelled by population growth, urbanization and rising consumption, the volumes of waste are likely to …
To mitigate this, the government has taken a decision to set up pipelines which would deliver upto 20 TMC water from the dam for the city and its periphery in rural areas. State-owned National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will use the waste water for power plants with Union power minister …
Inadequate waste management has become a major public health, economic and environmental problem, with 7-10 billion tons of urban waste produced each year and 3 billion people worldwide lacking access to controlled waste disposal facilities reveals this new UNEP report. Fuelled by population growth, urbanization and rising consumption, the volumes …
Visit any construction site or a building, be it a house or office, that is being renovated and a huge eyesore is the waste and debris lying around. It is common for the building material to be spread all around, encroaching upon pavements, roads and parks, if any are around. …
Only a third of Europe's electronic waste is properly recycled, with vast numbers of cellphones, computers and televisions illegally traded or dumped, a study led by the United Nations and INTERPOL said on Sunday. Sweden and Norway were close to European targets of collecting and recycling 85 percent of all …
18-year-old Perry Alagappan feted at World Water Week for his groundbreaking graphene heavy-metal filter, which he will keep open-source Consumer electronics, including computers and mobiles, are leaving a legacy of toxic waste in countries including China and India. Recycling factories across Asia are recovering e-waste exported from around the world, …
A green body today welcomed the Delhi government's decision to mandate recycled products from construction and demolition (C&D;) waste for its building projects in future and urged it to to announce a composite policy on such wastes for improved collection. "This is an important move forward as construction and demolition …
A mobile incinerator will soon burn bulbs, mercury tubes, plastic bags, clothes and a wide range of dry waste in Eloor and Tripunitura municipalities amid fear that the process will pollute the environment irretrievably. The local bodies had requested the local-self government department to provide the service of mobile incinerators …
Hennes & Mauritz, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, is launching a new effort to promote recycling as it seeks to cut its environmental impact, boost its ethical credentials and address looming shortages of raw materials. The move comes as critics point out the damage being caused by a throwaway culture …
