Blue and Green Drop Project Report 2024
The 2024 blue drop results show an alarming increase in unsafe municipal drinking water, with 13% of blue drop tests across the country that point to unsafe drinking water. The drinking water of 28 towns
Sewage
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Affidavit by Union Territory of Lakshadweep with respect to compliance of MSW Management Rules, 2016, 05/11/2024
<p>Affidavit by Union Territory of Lakshadweep in OA No 606 of 2018 with respect to compliance of MSW Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues).</p> <p>The report is dated 07/11/2024. The
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Guideline for reuse of treated sewage in reference to the item of circular economy
The Central Pollution Control Board issued a circular on 08th February, 2024 pertaining to the Draft ‘Guideline for reuse of treated sewage in reference to the item of Circular Economy.’ The Draft Guideline
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Sewage sludge: a review of business models for resource recovery and reuse
In many low- and middle-income countries, sewage sludge generated from wastewater treatment systems has potential environmental and health hazards. To tackle this challenge, there is a need for innovative
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Rajasthan directed by NGT to pay 3,000 crores for failure to comply with solid waste and sewage management
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues dated 15/09/2022.</p> <p>The state of Rajasthan
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Circular economy in municipal solid and liquid waste
A study published by the Housing and Urban Development Ministry has stated that a large amount of municipal waste can be prevented from being dumped in landfills by recycling them and that a complete ban
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding lack of drainage and sewage facilities, Belpahar Municipality, Jharsuguda district, Odisha, 06/01/2022
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Nabin Kisan Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 06/01/2022.</p> <p>A joint committee in its report to the Tribunal
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Water pollution by plastics and microplastics: A review of technical solutions from source to sea
“Water pollution by plastics and microplastics: A review of technical solutions from source to sea,” composed of a toolkit and catalogue, has been jointly developed by the United Nations Environment Programme
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Country-wide Shit-Flow Diagram: Establishing National Excreta Flows in South Africa
The Statistics South Africa general household survey in 2016 noted that despite the large improvements made since 1994, many households still lack access to safe, affordable and reliable sanitation services.
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The order of the National Green Tribunal regarding hotels requiring CTO, Uttarakhand, 24/08/2020
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pramod Kumar Agarwal Vs Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board dated 24/08/2020.</p> <p>Two applications were filed before