AHMEDABAD: At least 10 per cent of the municipal waste generated in Ahmedabad every day, is plastic. The city generates around 2,600 tonnes of waste daily. A study conducted in August last year revealed that over 10 per cent of this was plastic was More...

NEW DELHI: By ignoring the unorganized sector that currently handles 90 per cent of India's electronic waste, the Union Government's new draft regulations may not be effective in controlling illegal trade in e-waste. A study by the Center for Science More...

LUDHIANA: Punjab State Human Rights Commission issued directions to the health department, municipal corporation and Punjab Pollution Control Board to submit report regarding disposal of biomedical waste by July 6. According to information, the comm More...

The Uttar Pradesh government has directed for stringent action against the hospitals, which are not taking any steps for treatment of bio-medical waste in the state. UP Environment Minister Nakul Dubey directed the state officials in a review meeting More...

Organized recycling of electronic waste or e-waste is all set to get a policy push. The Environment Ministry on Wednesday announced draft rules for handling of e-waste by defining the responsibilities of stakeholders such as producers, dealers and re More...