Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Bhopal Municipal Corporation Vs Subhash C Pandey & Others dated 07/04/2025. The affidavit of compliance was filed by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation regarding implementation of the suggestions of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI). The SC granted time to the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vivek Kamboj & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 21/08/2018. The applicant had approached NGT for direction to relocate the Solid Waste Plant (Bandhwari sewage treatment plant in Haryana's Gurgaon district) set up by M/s. Eco-green Energy at …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: Outrage as Parents End Life After Child's Dengue dated 17/08/2018 regarding solid waste management in Delhi. According to the Supreme Court the problem of solid waste management in Delhi "will certainly require the active cooperation and assistance …
France plans to make bottles produced with recycled plastic cheaper than bottles made from virgin plastic and will further tighten regulation on plastics use, a government minister said. Junior Environment Minister Brune Poirson told the “Le Journal du Dimanche” (JDD) weekly that the government also plans to increase taxes on …
The state government on Thursday set up an 11-member committee to find out what's causing air pollution in the city and suggest ways to control it. The committee would also conduct a study on the Pirana dumpsite. The committee will be headed by the Additional Chief Secretary of Forest & …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: Outrage as Parents End Life After Child's Dengue dated 06/08/2018 regarding solid waste management. The four kinds of household waste according to the Supreme Court need to be segregated for a proper management of solid waste in …
Barely 35,600 metric tonnes (MT) or a quarter of the 1.43 lakh MT of garbage generated daily in Indian cities gets processed. The remaining three-quarters of about 1.1 lakh MT are dumped in the open. Only eight of 35 states process more than half the daily garbage generated in their …
A grader graveling a section of Nyeri Town dumpsite where the County government want to set up the industrial park .The plans to relocate the dumpsite to Kieni Constituency within the County was met with resistance. [Kibata Kihu/Standard] Nyeri County Government and National Environment Management Authority (Nema) officials have differed …
Under an ambitious project to manage the biodegradable waste, 10 biomethanation plants will be set up across the city to generate biogas that will generate electricity and enriched organic manure from waste. “These plants will help reduce the frequent fires at the landfill sites as organic waste such as dungs …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/07/2018 regarding solid waste management in Delhi. Report of the Central Empowered Committee has been filed before the Court by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation. Some …
With possible issues rising from the combination of liquid and solid waste in landfills, a new study by Colorado State University researchers could lead to more effective landfill-based management of varied waste streams. "Landfills are always a tough topic to talk about," said Chris Bareither, assistant professor in the Department …
Authorities hope separation of household waste for recycling will help solve landfill crisis in country's largest city. It is now compulsory for people living in the South African city of Johannesburg to separate their household waste for recycling. Authorities hope it will stop existing landfill sites from filling up too …
A new dawn is about to break for residents of Asian Quarters in Nyeri Town constituency as the county government works to remove a dumpsite that has been an eyesore for many years. For the past few days, county earth movers have been consolidating garbage before dumping at the site …
Noida: Noida may have flouted green rules on several counts, claim environmental lawyers. By continuing production and usage of plastic in the city, it has contravened Section 15 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. By non-segregating waste, it has flouted the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. Further, by going ahead …
Navi Mumbai: NMMC commissioned the gasifier plant on Turbhe landfill ground to mark World Environment Day (June 5) with its eco- friendly project of using fuelwood and saving electricity. A joint effort of NMMC and The Energy Research Institute of India (TERI), the Eco City project, said, civic commissioner, Ramaswami …
NEW DELHI: Can Delhi learn from waste management practices of Panchgani, a hill station with only 15,000 inhabitants and a floating population of a few lakhs? Or, from Alappuzha, which doesn’t need to collect waste — it only supports people by subsidising bio-gas plants or composters? Maybe. Panchgani mayor Laxmi …
NOIDA: The National Green Tribunal had temporarily allowed the Noida Authority to dump waste at the site in Sector 123, the Authority clarified on Tuesday by releasing a copy of the tribunal order dated May 29. The order, which was passed in a case filed by the RWAs of sectors …
NEW DELHI: The Central Pollution Control Board has claimed that Sonia Vihar and Ghonda Gujran, proposed sites for landfills in east Delhi, are not on the river Yamuna floodplain. It had cleared both sites in April. CPCB claims 2 proposed landfills no threat to river... Despite AAP spokesperson Dilip Kumar …
EDMC commissioner Ranbir Singh said, “The matter is sub judice. The corporation has raised its objection to the decision but the final decision will be taken by the court.” The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) Friday passed a resolution in its House meeting that it does not support building landfills …
PUNE: Paper has emerged as the best alternative to plastic following the implementation of plastic ban in the state in March this year. However, excessive use of paper could lead to environmental consequences in the coming months, experts warned. According to city environmentalists, not much thought has been given to …
Order of the Supreme Court of India In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/04/2018 regarding disposal of solid waste in Delhi. The Court's attention was drawn to the order dated 15/02/2000 passed by the Supreme Court which required landfills sites to be identified …
