World Toilet Day 2020: What is the way forward for India beyond the open defecation free (ODF) tag, experts say an urgent need to focus on waste management ...
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Solid Waste Management
The National Green Tribunal had earlier said that the major cause of pollution in Yamuna river at Agra is dumping of garbage and sewage in the river and also noted that solid waste is being burnt in open on road, heaps of garbage is lying unattended and drains are being choked with garbage ...
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Bhaderwah Development Authority has decided to ban the use of polythene and disposable plastic products to tackle the garbage problem in its valley ...
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The National Green tribunal had earlier expressed concern over the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in the national capital, saying the situation was highly unsatisfactory ...
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The notice was issued to Timarpur Okhla Waste Management Company Private Limited because several violations were observed by a team of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in December 2018 ...
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Voicing dissatisfaction over the steps taken by the West Bengal government to clean the Ganga, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state to monitor the progress in the implementation of pollution laws ...
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Lack Of Waste Management In Bihar Can Lead To Emergency-Like Situation, Says National Green Tribunal
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Bihar chief secretary to personally monitor the progress of solid waste management in the areas notified as model cities, towns or villages in Bihar ...
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The Delhi chief secretary has been asked by the National Green Tribunal to monitor the progress in the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in the city and has ordered that at least three wards, zones, circles in each municipal corporation may be notified within two weeks which will be made fully compliant within the next six months ...
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) said that the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 is highly unsatisfactory in the capital and asked the Delhi government to take required measures soon ...
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Madhya Pradesh, which became the first state in the country to achieve 100 per cent door-to-door garbage collection in its urban areas in February 2018, won the best-performing state in the Swachh Survekshan 2019 which evaluate the performance cities in achieving the cleanliness standards under the Swachh Bharat Mission ...
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In a bid to tackle plastic waste and air pollution, the Indore Municipal Corporation replaces plant pots with plastic bottles to develop a vertical garden at Nehru park ...
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As per the Noida authorities, the city generates around 600 metric tonnes of solid waste on a daily basis and if not managed it can lead to a heightened risk of vector borne disease apart from increase in pollution ...
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