Shipping min moves to turn major ports green
The 'Project Green Ports' has two aspects – 'Green Ports Initiatives' relating to environmental issues and 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' – and is being executed through Indian Ports Association All major
The 'Project Green Ports' has two aspects – 'Green Ports Initiatives' relating to environmental issues and 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' – and is being executed through Indian Ports Association All major
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Management of e-waste , 20/03/2017. The policy framework for environmentally sound management of e-waste is laid down in E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 which was notified
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Kaustubha Dattatraya Ghokhale & Others Vs State of Maharashtra, through Chief Secretary & Others dated 15/03/2017
At least 65 people were killed in a giant landslide at Ethiopia’s largest rubbish dump this weekend, officials said on Monday, with entire families including children buried alive in the tragedy. “The
If the notice is not complied with, BMC will refuse to lift garbage from these areas Civic body makes it mandatory for residential societies and commercial establishments in H/West ward to separate
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Disposal of Waste, 09/03/2017. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched by the Government of India providing basic services (e.g. water
The draft “Guidelines on Environmental Management of C&D Waste Management in India (2017)” has been prepared by CPCB in compliance of under Duties of the Central Pollution Control Board under Rule 10 sub-rule
Comments on Action plan submitted by States and UTs for Solid Waste Management (In compliance of Hon’ble NGT Order dated 22.12.2016 & 07.02.2017).
Comments on Action taken Reports submitted by SPCBs/PCCs (In compliance of Hon’ble NGT Order dated 13.01.2017 in the matter of Almitra H. Patel Vs Union of India 199/2014).
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will inspect adherence to environment protection regulations at 520 production and business establishments, industrial, export processing and hi-tech zones.
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and Buganda kingdom have signed a memorandum of understanding that will ensure a clean Kampala city. "We need a clean and organised capital city," Katikkiro Charles
Poor sanitation throughout the world is one of the most critical problems we face, yet it is the issue that gets the least amount of attention. Globally, 2.7 billion people must defecate in the open or
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday signed the Environmental Management and Protection Bill into law, expressing optimism that it would go a long way to secure the public health safety
Government says it will soon introduce the media awareness campaign programme in order to sensitize and educate the Zambian people on the importance of garbage disposal. Local government minister Vincent
Brexit presents a huge opportunity for the UK Government to develop a new approach to waste and resources policy. The report highlights significant shortcomings in the EU’s approach to waste and recycling:
The paper titled ‘Waste Management in India: Shifting Gears’ raises the curtains on the changing landscape in the waste management sector, dwelling on changes in the policy, regulatory and technology landscape,
A young Tanzanian entrepreneur is turning the country's mounting plastic waste into "lumber" to help meet demand for housing in its growing cities, in an effort to reduce depletion of forests. Christian
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ghasiram Panda Vs District Collector, Subarnapur & Others dated 17/02/2017 regarding plastic waste disposal in
The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAN) yesterday pleaded with the Lagos State House of Assembly to protest against the proposed Cleaner Lagos Initiative. The initiative will replace the state
In a country where people do not have so much to spend on building materials, promoters of plastic bottles for building say that such houses made from plastic are estimated to cost just about one-third