Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Scientific Management of Municipal Solid Waste, 18/07/2019. As per the Constitution, scientific management of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), in accordance with the provisions of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, is primarily a function of the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and State Governments/ Union Territories(UT). …
Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued closure notices to 32 healthcare facilities in the capital for improper disposal of biomedical waste. Of them, 10 have been sealed so far, officials said. The drive was started against those violating Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016, which means they were not disposing …
Appreciating the decision of NGT (National Green Tribunal) of imposing Rs 2 crore fine on Gammon Construction and other Companies for dumping muck in Tawi River and polluting it, former MLA & President Panthers Party Balwant Singh Mankotia has sought similar action by NGT on dumping city waste at Tawi …
The local municipal committee (MC) is yet to set up a solid waste management plant despite strict directions from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to ensure compliance of the Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. Despite registering the highest population growth in the state, the Solan MC is yet to …
Despite the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order banning the burning of garbage, heaps of garbage is being burned along the Binwa river on the outskirts of Baijnath town daily. The NGT has ordered all state governments to impose a fine of Rs25,000 on those who are found violating the order. …
Noida: Residents and parents’ groups have objected to the setting up of waste composting stations in residential sectors and around schools in the city, saying that the machines would release toxic gases and create bad odour. Despite campaigns and notices, most residential areas have not started waste segregation and composting …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has pulled up 52 companies — including Amazon, Flipkart, Danone Foods and Beverages and Patanjali Ayurved Limited — for not specifying a timeline or a plan to collect the plastic waste that results from their business activities. The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, (which …
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmin Fouad announced on Sunday that the ministry has begun work on phasing out plastic bags due to the environmental danger they pose, adding that hypermarkets have already begun replacing plastic bags with eco-friendly and biodegradable alternatives. Fouad said that the Energy and Environment Committee in …
It was raining heavily in Shanghai on the morning of July 1. But two volunteers, women clad in raincoats and rubber boots, were up early to stand by the bins and talk to the residents dropping off their rubbish: “Watermelon peel? Wet waste goes over there.” It was clear nobody …
Liu Xiao spends her weeks visiting sludge and organic waste treatment plants across China. The travel can be tiring but as a technical and policy adviser on waste management she must help implement President Xi Jinping’s vision of a “beautiful China”. Ms Liu’s job is to provide technical assistance to …
In Valenzuela City, residents blame recycling plants for pungent smells and respiratory illnesses As noon approaches in Valenzuela City and residents prepare to have their lunch, a pungent smell of melted plastic swirls through the air, killing everyone’s appetite. “It gets suffocating in the evening. We have to close our …
100% safe disposal of waste targeted. With the Centre claiming that 99.2% of rural India is now open defecation free, the next big goal on the Swachh Bharat journey is the 100% safe and scientific disposal of solid and liquid waste, according to the Economic Survey 2018-19. However, it emphasises …
Kalamassery municipality asked to ensure scientific treatment of refuse The State Level Monitoring Committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal has said that the Kalamassery municipality can include the user fee for waste management in the property tax of those generating it if they refuse to pay the prescribed fee. …
Subhash B. Adi, who heads the State chapter of the National Green Tribunal, inspected the solid waste management (SWM) plant at Chikkanagamangala, on Sunday. Residents living around the plant have for long been complaining about foul odour and alleged improper management of the plat as the reason for it. Accompanied …
NOIDA: Come Monday, Noida and its residents will take a big step towards segregating waste at source. Over the past few days, the Noida Authority and NGOs have held awareness drives and meetings with RWAs to inculcate a habit in people that they separate dry and wet waste before it …
A report released by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has revealed that out of the 4,635.79 tonnes of garbage produced in the state each day, only 17.5 per cent is successfully treated and recycled. The HSPCB's annual report on solid waste management for the year 2018-2019 further adds …
Hon'ble NGt vide its Order datad April 24, 2019 in the matter of Original Application No. 606/2018 directed Central Pollution Control Board to do a Gap Analysis of the Action Plans/Compliance Reports submitted by Chief Secretaries in compliance to its Order date January 16, 2019. Two states viz. J&K; and …
NOIDA: Waste segregation won’t just reduce the total amount of waste that goes to landfills, it can also cut down on how much your household ultimately generates. For starters, kitchen waste like potato peels, cucumber skin, carrot crumbs, etc need not go into the waste basket at all — they …
It’s a small step at home but a giant step for your city when you segregate waste (mix your apples and oranges but not your apples and cola bottles). From July 1, vans with separate compartments for dry and wet waste will come to homes in 20 sectors. Which means …
Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued closure notices to 12 hospitals, directing them to shut down operations in seven days for violating biomedical waste norms. DPCC said action against defaulters was initiated on June 15 with special care being undertaken against hospitals that have patients in a critical stage. …
