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NGT bans open burning of waste across the country(23.12.2016)
In a significant move towards a cleaner environment, the National Green Tribunal has directed that there shall be complete prohibition on open burning.....
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Notifications & Circulars
E-Waste Management Rules, 2016(23.03.2016)
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the E-Waste Management Rules 2016. The new Rules have expanded applicability which now.....
Tags : e-waste, rules, producers, informal sector
Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules 2016(27.03.2016)
The government has heralded the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2016 as bringing a sea change in the way bio-medical waste will be m.....
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Registered Recyclers on the E-Waste EPR Portal Under E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022(16.04.2024)
MoEF&CC has notified E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, vide notification No. GSR 801(E) dated November 02, 2022. The rules are effective from April 01.....
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BIS to develop standards for 43 products under Make in India programme(23.09.2015)
Bureau of Indian Standards has taken up development of standards for 43 products for manufacturing quality products. It has also decided to develop or.....
Tags : Bureau, india, standards, construction, water, waste
Centre to launch Neighborhood Action Plan in cities for better Solid Waste Management(24.09.2017)
Stressing that the country can't be made clean without fixing the garbage problem in Delhi that has reached crisis proportion, Minister of Housing & U.....
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NGT Directs AAP Government to Submit Quantum of Waste Generated by City Hospitals(17.10.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT), while asking medical bodies to ensure proper collection, segregation and disposal of bio-medical waste in National Capi.....
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NGT Directs CPCB to Take Action Towards Plastic Waste Management(10.09.2019)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has noted that there is no proper mechanism for plastic waste management in the country and directed the Central Polluti.....
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NGT Directs CPCB to Take Action Towards Plastic Waste Management(12.09.2019)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed that there is no proper mechanism for plastic waste management in the country and directed the Central Poll.....
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SC Stays Coercive Steps by NGT Over Discharge of Untreated Waste into Water Bodies(16.08.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed any coercive steps by the National Green Tribunal against the Municipal Commissioner or Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumb.....
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Notify Solid Waste Management Bye-Laws Within 3 Weeks: Delhi HC To Lt. Governor(15.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has expressed its displeasure over the failure of the State in notifying the Solid Waste Management Bye-Laws, which were required to .....
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Kerala HC Disposes Of PIL Seeking Directions to Take Action for Proper Solid Waste Management(24.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the concerned authorities to initiate immediate action for .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Action for Proper Solid Waste Management
Kar. HC: Gomal Land Can be Diverted to Other Larger Public Purposes(18.09.2023)
Karnataka High Court has observed that there is absolutely no material on record to substantiate the argument that any provision of law is violated by.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Land, Waste Management
Bombay HC: To Keep Mumbai Clean, Conservancy Workers Can’t be Enslaved(23.12.2016)
Bombay High Court, while dismissing BMC's petition against making 2,700 persons from Solid Waste Department permanent has ruled that ‘to keep Mumbai c.....
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NGT Bans Burning of Waste in Open Places, Announces Fine of Rs 25,000 for Violators(23.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a complete ban on burning of waste in open places and announced a fine of Rs. 25,000 on each incident of bul.....
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NGT Warns Delhi Civic Authorities of Consequences over Waste-to-Energy Plants(29.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has warned of imposing environmental compensation of Rs 5 lakh per violation on Delhi Civic Authorities whenever waste-t.....
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NGT Slams Delhi Govt. over Delay in Operationalisation of Bawana Plant(14.01.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed Delhi Government and North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) for inordinate delay in operationalising Bawan.....
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NGT: Submit Information on Illegal E-Waste Units(23.10.2019)
National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to submit a report on a plea alleging that 5,000 illegal e-waste processing.....
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NGT Explains Abandoned Mines Cannot be Used for Dumping Waste(25.10.2019)
National Green Tribunal has refused a plea moved by the three civic bodies seeking direction to allow the use of Bhatti Mines for dumping of garbage. .....
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NGT Directs Inspection of Waste-to-Energy Plants in Delhi(18.12.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has irked over delay in operationalizing waste-to-energy plants in Delhi and constituted a high-powered team to inspect .....
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Delhi HC Issues Showcause Notices to DDA, SDMC, Delhi Police over Waste Management in Dwarka(25.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has issued notices Delhi Development Authority (DDA), South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) and Delhi Police asking why contempt o.....
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AAR: No GST Exemption for Solid Waste Management Service to Government Authority(29.07.2022)
Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Andhra Pradesh has held that Solid Waste Management service to Governmental authority and Government Entity not ex.....
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NGT Issues Directions for Compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules(25.01.2019)
National Green Tribunal has passed a slew of directions to ensure compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 by state governments.
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Take Steps to Prohibit Paid Political Content, Ads on Social Media: Bombay HC to EC(25.01.2019)
National Green Tribunal has passed a slew of directions to ensure compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 by state governments.
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NGT Orders Maharashtra Government to Pay ?12,000 Crore Compensation for Improper Waste Management(12.09.2022)
National Green Tribunal while directed the State of Maharashtra to pay ?12,000 crores as environmental compensation, has held that compensation under .....
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Hyderabad High Court Bars Dumping of Waste in Tank(09.02.2018)
Hyderabad High Court has directed the authorities to see that no construction or dumping of waste is done within the Full Tank Level of Nallagandla Pe.....
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NGT: No Clearance For Projects Without Waste & Sewage Management Plan(16.01.2017)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said that any development project, which is bound to generate waste and sewage, should not be granted clearance unle.....
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NGT: Prepare Action Plan to Clear Legacy Waste at Bhalswa, Ghazipur and Okhla(26.11.2019)
National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Government to prepare an action plan to clear the legacy waste lying at the Bhalswa, Ghazipur and Okhla.....
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AAR, Tamil Nadu: Waste Collection Services Not Exempt from GST(18.12.2020)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Tamil Nadu has ruled that the waste collection, segregation, treatment, transportation and disposal services under .....
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Govt. Tightens E-Waste Rules(25.03.2016)
Centre has notified revised rules to collect, dismantle and recycle all electronic and electrical waste by expanding its ambit, extending incentives t.....
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Union Environment Ministry Notifies New Hazardous Waste Management Rules(04.04.2016)
The Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 have been notified by the Union Environment Ministry, replacing its.....
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Centre Notifies New Solid Waste Management Rules(06.04.2016)
Centre has notified the revised New Solid Waste Management Rules, which make it mandatory for waste generators to channelise the rubbish through segre.....
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Delhi High Court Stays Waste Dumping by East Delhi Corporation Near Yamuna(27.03.2018)
Delhi High Court has stayed dumping of waste by the east corporation at a site near Yamuna.
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Bombay HC Stays Construction in City(02.03.2016)
Bombay High Court, while tackling problem of waste management, has stopped construction of any new residential and commercial in the city.
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NGT: Delhi Government to Consider Providing Treated Wastewater for Agriculture(22.01.2021)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said Delhi government should consider providing treated wastewater for agriculture through an irrigation canal netwo.....
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National Green Tribunal Relaxes Norms for Waste Disposal Diesel Trucks(03.04.2017)
National Green Tribunal in a relief to the North Delhi Municipal Corporation has directed Delhi Government to allow registration of eight new diesel v.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Against Illegal Burning of Bio-Medical Waste(18.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a notice in the matter regarding the rampant illegal and unauthorized bio-medical waste burning being carried out in South De.....
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NGT Raps Up Kerala Government for Non-Compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules(01.02.2021)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped up the Kerala Government for its failure in administration and non compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules.....
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NGT to Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF): Formulate Scheme for Disposal of E-Waste(06.08.2015)
National Green Tribunal has directed the MoEF to convene a meeting of various stakeholders and propose a scheme for environment-friendly disposal of e.....
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AAR: GST Applicable on Supply of Waste Paper and Transportation Services Received from GTA(31.03.2020)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that 5% of Goods and Service Tax (GST) is applicable to the supply of waste paper and transportation servic.....
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NGT Seeks Report on Groundwater Quality Near Defunct Bandhwari Waste Treatment Plant(18.04.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Central Ground Water Authority to submit a report on the quality of groundwater near the defunct Bandhwari .....
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Supreme Court Slams Centre For Dumping Hazardous Waste in Country(20.02.2017)
Supreme Court has pulled up Centre for taking waste from other countries and allowing it to be dumped in country at cost of citizens' health.
Tags : Supreme Court, Hazardous Waste
CIVIL - SC Upholds Stay on Use of Secondary Treated Waste Water in Karnataka(11.03.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to lift the stay on use of secondary treated waste water for recharge of groundwater in two districts of Karnataka.
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Supreme Court Slams Delhi Householders Over Waste Management(07.08.2018)
Supreme Court has said that householders in the National Capital hardly make effort to take time to do the simple task of segregating biodegradable wa.....
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Allahabad HC Issues Notice in PIL on Disposal of Election Plastic Waste During Assembly Elections(11.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the Election Commission of India, State of Uttar Pradesh, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate .....
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National Green Tribunal Seeks Action Taken Report from Municipal Bodies on Waste Management(03.06.2019)
National Green Tribunal has asked the municipal bodies in Delhi to submit an action taken report on measures to handle waste thereby taking strong exc.....
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National Green Tribunal:Army Should Comply With Rules of Municipal Solid Waste Management(11.06.2019)
National Green Tribunal has ordered the Army to co-operate with the Delhi Cantonment Board in complying with the Municipal Solid Waste Management Rule.....
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Uttarakhand HC: Zenith of Civilization Can Only Be Gauged How Clean Cities & Towns Are(17.03.2017)
Uttarakhand High Court, while disposing a petition against pollution in Dhela river, has issued landmark guidelines on solid waste management and said.....
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Uttarakhand HC: Prepare Solid Waste Management Plan For All Towns, Villages(20.03.2017)
Uttarakhand High Court has asked State Government to prepare solid waste management plans for all towns and villages, and ensure land allotment for di.....
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Del. HC: Municipal Solid Waste in Delhi Not Getting Processed as Per Solid Waste Management Rules(25.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that municipal solid waste up to 3000 tonnes is not getting processed in Delhi on a daily basis. The Court further expre.....
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NGT Directs Constituting Team for Handling and Scientific Disposal of COVID-19 Waste(27.04.2020)
National Green Tribunal has directed constituting a high level task team at the national level, to supervise handling and scientific disposal of COVID.....
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Kerala HC: Collector Should Oversee Implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules(09.03.2023)
Kerala High Court while hearing suo motu proceedings initiated in light of fire at Brahmapuram Solid Waste Management Plant, has observed that whateve.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Solid Waste Management Rules, District Collector, Brahmapuram Fire
AAAR, Tamil Nadu: Waste Collection Under Service Agreements Not Exempted from GST(22.04.2021)
Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), Tamil Nadu has ruled that Waste Collection, Segregation, Treatment, transportation, Disposal Services un.....
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Kerala HC to Monitor Implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules(22.03.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that t would be monitoring the implementation of the Solid Waste Management and Handling Rules, 2016 in the state.
Tags : Kerala High Court, Implementation, Solid Waste Management Rules
SC: Authorities Directed to Take Immediate Measures Regarding Municipal Solid Waste in Delhi(14.05.2024)
SC has directed several authorities to ensure that till the time proper facilities for processing waste are in place, quantity of untreated municipal .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Municipal Solid Waste, Processing Waste
Ker. HC: Directions to Create Awareness Amongst Public to Prevent Dumping of Waste in Public Places(03.06.2024)
Kerala High Court has issued a set of directions to create awareness amongst the public to ensure the prevention of dumping of waste in public places......
Tags : Kerala High Court, Dumping of Waste, Local Authorities
NGT to Uttarakhand: Slap 50K Fine on Hospitals over Improper Disposal of Bio-Medical Waste(20.07.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed hospitals in Uttarakhand to ensure proper collection, segregation and disposal of bio-medical and solid was.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , Bio-Medical Waste
Supreme Court Slams Government For Not Looking into Issue of Solid Waste Management(11.07.2018)
Supreme Court has lashed out at government in several states for not looking into the issue of solid waste management which it believed was one of the.....
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Panel on Waste Management Should Set Deadlines: Supreme Court(20.09.2018)
Supreme Court has said that expert panel set up to deal with issues relating to solid waste management in Delhi should set “specific time targets” on .....
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Bombay HC Directs State on Disposal of Bio Medical Waste(28.07.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed the State, Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to ensure that the bio med.....
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AAR, West Bengal: No GST on Service Provided to State Government for Collection and Disposal of Bio-M(18.04.2022)
Authority for Advance Ruling, West Bengal has ruled that service provided to the State Government for the collection and disposal of bio-medical waste.....
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AAR, West Bengal: No GST on Service for Collection and Disposal of Bio-Medical Waste(18.04.2022)
Authority for Advance Ruling, West Bengal has ruled that service provided to the State Government for the collection and disposal of bio-medical waste.....
Tags : Authority for Advance Ruling, State Government, bio-medical waste, Goods and Services Tax
Supreme Court Stays Constructions in All States and UTs Till They Frame Solid Waste Management Policy(04.09.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed construction activities in States such as Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh, and in all other States where the Gover.....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Jal Board for Quick Action on Disposal of Septic Waste(29.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Jal Board to expeditiously finalise the tender for hiring specially fabricated machines to collect, transport and .....
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AAR, West Bengal: Services for Collection and Disposal of Bio Medical Waste Iis Exempt From GST(12.04.2022)
Authority for Advance Ruling, West Bengal has held that services provided for collection and disposal of bio-medical waste to the State Government is .....
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AAR, West Bengal: Services for Collection and Disposal of Bio Medical Waste Iis Exempt From GST(12.04.2022)
Authority for Advance Ruling, West Bengal has held that services provided for collection and disposal of bio-medical waste to the State Government is .....
Tags : Authority for Advance Ruling, services, bio-medical waste, State Government, Goods and Services Tax
NGT Slams Municipal Body, Delhi Government over Solid Waste Management(23.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) came down heavily on Municipal Corporations and Delhi Government over "incorrect" data pertaining to solid waste managem.....
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NGT Warns Authorities of Okhla Waste-to-Energy Plant(19.11.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has warned authorities of Okhla waste-to-energy plant of shutting it down if it did not urgently install equipment to se.....
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Bombay HC Directs State to Constitute Statewide Committee to Maintain Hospitals(04.11.2016)
Bombay High Court, while observing that there exists an urgent need to evolve a safe and effective method of disposing of biomedical waste, especially.....
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SC Expresses Concern Over Inadequate Implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016(13.11.2024)
Supreme Court while expressing concern over inadequate implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, has observed that if authorities do not c.....
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SC Seeks Action Plan on Disposal of Bio-Medical Waste by Delhi Private Hospitals(24.07.2020)
Supreme Court has expressed concerns over indiscriminate dumping of bio-medical waste by some private hospitals, near open forests areas in Delhi, esp.....
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Ker HC to Municipal Corp.: Provide Complaint No. to Citizens to Report Unauthorized Waste Dumping(09.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has directed Municipal Corporations to provide citizens a contact number which can be used to alert authorities of unauthorised wast.....
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NGT Orders Inspection of Three Waste-to-Energy Plants in Delhi(01.10.2018)
National Green Tribunal has constituted a "high-powered team" to inspect three waste-to-energy plants in capital while directing it to submit a repor.....
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NGT Pulls Up UP Authorities Over Solid Waste Report(09.08.2019)
National Green Tribunal has pulled up the Uttar Pradesh Government over a report filed by authorities pertaining to the compliance of solid waste mana.....
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