Hazardous Waste
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Futala lake pollution, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 05/06/2025
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 …Report by the government of Telangana in compliance of MSW Management Rules, 2016, 11/05/2021
4th quarterly report for year 2020-2021 by the government of Telangana in Original Application No. 606 of 2018 in the matter of compliance of MSW Management Rules, 2016. Around 39% (4053 TPD) of waste generated is segregated at source and transported in Telangana and this is the status for the …Chemicals, wastes and climate change: interlinkages and potential for coordinated action
A new report produced by the UN Secretariats of the Basel, Minamata, Rotterdam, & Stockholm conventions maps the interlinkages between hazardous chemicals, wastes and climate change, which combine to impact on efforts to conserve and restore nature. This report presents a comprehensive technical review of the literature on climate change …Joint inspection report on GAIL India and ONGC units in Andhra Pradesh, 12/04/2021
Joint inspection report of Committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, Chennai in pursuance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, September 8, 2020 in the matter of Venkatapathi Raja Yenumala Vs Union of India & Others). An application was filed before the NGT, Southern Bench, alleging air, …Neglected: environmental justice impacts of marine litter and plastic pollution
Public understanding of plastic pollution has risen considerably in the last couple of years. Far less understood is the broader context in which this pollution exists, and of the full extent of its impacts. Vulnerable communities around the world deal with the impacts of plastic waste and have historically been …Final report by PPCB on management of scrap at Mandi Gobindgarh, district Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, 01/04/2021
Final report by the Punjab Pollution Control Board in the Original Application No. 924 of 2019 in the matter of Neeraj Goyal Vs State of Punjab dated 01/04/2021. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had taken cognizance of a complaint made by Neeraj Goyal regarding air pollution caused by burning of …Options to incorporate circular economy provisions in regional trade agreements
This report explores ways in which trade policy can further support a transition to a more circular economy using regional trade agreements (RTAs) as a vehicle. In doing so, it suggests possible options to incorporate circular economy-related provisions in future RTAs, building on precedents with similar objectives in agreements currently …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding biomedical waste management, 19/03/2021
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published on 01.07.2020 in the local daily named “The Hindu” titled “Ramky Group accused of dumping biomedical waste in the open in Hosur” dated 19/03/2021. The report mentioned that the Ramky Group’s van turned into the …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding direction of GPCB on Virat Alloys, 18/03/2021
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Virat Alloys (P) Ltd. Vs Gujarat Pollution Control Board dated 18/03/2021. The appeal was preferred against the order of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board of January 12, 2021 - which directed closure of Virat Alloys (appellant unit) and requiring …Action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the twenty firth report ((Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Urban Development on …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Urban Development (2020-21) deals with the action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in their Twenty Fifth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject, ‘Solid Waste Management including Hazardous waste, Medical waste and E-waste’ of the Ministry of Housing and Urban …Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board report on steps taken to control river pollution, 24/02/2021
Monthly progress report by the Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board for the month of January 2021 in the matter of Original Application No. 673 of 2018 in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order, September 24, 2020. The matter relates to steps taken by the state of Chhattisgarh to control river …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding hazardous waste management, 29/01/2021
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Narayan & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/01/2021. The matter related to compliance of the Hazardous and Other Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement Rules, 2019 Rules. The CPCB should assess compensation if the State PCBs/PCCs neglect …CPCB report on hazardous waste management, India, 25/01/2021
Action taken report in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order of July 1, 2020 in the Original Application No. 804/2017 in the matter of Rajiv Narayan & Others Vs Union of India & Others. The matter related to hazardous waste management in India. As per compliance reports submitted by …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding compliance of Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, 18/01/2021
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh Vs Sheela Hospital & Trauma Centre, Shahjahanpur & Others dated 18/01/2021. The issue raised in these applications was non-compliance of the provisions of Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 (BMW Rules) by the States and UTs. The NGT noted …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of e-waste, 15/01/2021
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 15/01/2021. The matter related to remedial action against unscientific disposal of e-waste resulting in contamination of ground water and soil acidification. Question for consideration inter alia is whether in terms …CPCB report on scientific disposal of biomedical waste arising out of COVID-19 treatment, 14/01/2021
CPCB report in Original Application No. 72 of 2020 in the matter of scientific disposal of biomedical waste arising out of COVID-19 treatment and its compliance to Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016 in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order of April 21, 2020. States like Andaman & Nicobar, Arunachal …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding chromium dump at Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh, 04/01/2021
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Chandni Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board dated 04/01/2021. The matter related to illegal storage of chromium waste by some of the industries in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The NGT noted that the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board …CPCB report on e-waste management in India, 18/12/2020
Submissions of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in Original Application No. 1001 of 2019 in the matter of Shailesh Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others management of e-waste. The report informed the NGT, that the quantum of e-waste generated during the financial year 2019-2020, the estimated generation …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding EC granted for upgradation of ship recycling yard at Alang, Gujarat, 27/11/2020
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Conservation Action Trust & Others Vs Union of India & Others others dated 27/11/2020. The case was against grant of Environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Clearance (EC) by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) vide letter …Response by the Conservation Action Trust on ship breaking yards in Alang, 18/11/2020
Response on behalf of the Appellant on the report of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of July 2020 in the matter of Conservation Action Trust & Others Vs Union of India & Others).The case is against the expansion of ship breaking yards in Alang by adding more …Report filed by the Conservation Action Trust on the proposed expansion of Alang-Sosiya Ship Recycling Yard, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, 18/11/2020
Written submission by the Conservation Action Trust & Others dated 18/11/2020. Conservation Action Trust had filed the appeal before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) challenging the Environment Clearance of November 2, 2016 granted for the proposed expansion of Alang-Sosiya Ship Recycling Yard (SRY) from the present ship breaking capacity of …