The Centre on Tuesday claimed that the ban on single use plastic (SUP) from July 1 would be implemented strictly across India by setting up state and national level control rooms, along with border points to check inter-state movement .
The National Green Tribunal has ordered the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCB) to set up a regulatory and monitoring mechanism to ensure that dairies and gaushalas do not indulge in air and water pollution. “The local authorities/corporations should carry out an inventory of the dairy farms and gaushalas located in their
About 656 tons per day (TPD) of biomedical waste was generated across the country in 2020, out of which 590 TPD was collected and treated by common biomedical waste treatment facilities.
About 656 tons per day (TPD) of biomedical waste was generated across the country in 2020, out of which 590 TPD was collected and treated by common biomedical waste treatment facilities, the Parliament was told on Monday.Further, about 84.61 .
India's plastic waste generation has more than doubled in the last five years with an average annual increase of 21.8 per cent, the Centre said on Monday. Responding to a query raised in the Lower House of Parliament, Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Choubey said that more than 34 lakh tons of plastic waste was generated in 2019-20 and 30.59 lakh tons in 2018-19.