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Updated: Share Article AAA A view of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), in New Delhi. File   | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma “Long stories of all-round failure of the administration are poor substitute for good governance required to enforce environmental rule of law for protection of public health and the environment,” observed the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal while considering the Brahmapuram case in January. The Bench led by its chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel had said that the “fact remains that the administration is patently a failure in protecting citizens’...

Ensure proper treatment of sewage at Kaloor stadium, NGT tells Kochi Corporation, GCDA Updated: Updated: ‘Poor condition of treatment plant resulted in sewage being discharged into nearby drains’ Share Article ‘Poor condition of treatment plant resulted in sewage being discharged into nearby drains’ The National Green Tribunal has asked the Kochi Corporation and the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) to carry out the directions given by the State Pollution Control Board for the effective management of waste generated at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium complex in...

A circular economy approach is central to achieving the vision of clean India ‘Reduce, reuse and recycle’ is the new mantra   -  The Hindu× The Budget has given a push to waste management. This will boost the prospects of companies in this space India was declared an open defecation free (ODF) country on October 1, 2019, at the culmination of Swachh Bharath Mission (SBM). Budget 2021 highlighted the government’s commitment to move forward with SBM 2.0 that seeks to propel India from ODF to ODF+ status. ODF+ aspires to sustain India’s ODF status as well as tackle the issue of solid...

Compliance with rules by bulk waste generators poor Updated: Updated: February 14, 2021 20:39 IST ‘Most of them either dispose of waste in dumper bins or hand it over to conservancy workers’ Share Article AAA The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, mandate setting up of composting units by bulk waste generators to process their biodegradable waste, but most of them give scant regard to them as witnessed at Obula Padithurai in Madurai on Sunday.   | Photo Credit: Moorthy G ‘Most of them either dispose of waste in dumper bins or hand it over to conservancy workers’ Bulk waste gene...

PCB team to visit HMT premises to probe illegal waste dumping Updated: Updated: Waste dumped on land owned by the firm caught fire last week Share Article Waste dumped on land owned by the firm caught fire last week The State Pollution Control Board (PCB) will probe illegal waste dumping on the HMT Machine Tools premises in Kalamassery. A team from the board’s surveillance centre in Eloor is likely to visit the site on Monday. The board has taken suo motu notice of media reports on the illegal dumping and burning of waste, leading to smoke billowing out to nearby areas.