The Supreme Court on Thursday held that closure of garbage processing plant would do more harm than good for citizens as it set aside an order of the National Green Tribunal closing an organic waste processing plant at Baner in Pune. Allowing an appeal filed by the Pune Municipal Corporation challenging the NGT, Western Zone’s order of October 27, 2020, …
Despite warnings and directions of the National Green Tribunal, 337 metric tonnes of hazardous waste stored on the Union Carbide India Limited premises — the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy — is yet to be disposed of, according to a report by the Central Pollution Control Board submitted to the green court. At the meeting, Atul Narayan Vaidya, …
Amid objections and technical queries by the opposition parties on the setting up of a new integrated waste management plant at Dadumajra, the Chandigarh municipal corporation on Monday fielded Atul Narayan Vaidya, director of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, to support their proposed multi-crore project. Opposition councillors, who had raised concerns as to why the plant will convert …
Taking forward the clarion call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to eliminate single-use plastics, the Environment Ministry has notified comprehensive guidelines on Extended Producer Responsibility for plastic packaging, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Thursday. “Taking forward the clarion call given by PM Shri @narendramodi ji to eliminate single-use plastics, @moefcc has notified comprehensive Guidelines on Extended Producers …