NewsRack: 'Hazardous Waste' news in 'Environment' topic for user indiatogether

India bans all imports of solid plastic waste	7.3.2019	Scroll.in - News that matters
A loophole in a similar existing law had led to a four-fold increase in such imports within a year, an environmental organisation claimed in January.
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India bans imports of solid plastic waste	7.3.2019	Sify Finance
The Indian government has banned import of solid plastic waste into the country including in Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and by Export Oriented Units (EOU), an official statement said on Wednesday.
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Centre Bans Imports Of Solid Plastic Waste	7.3.2019	NDTV News - Latest
The government has banned import of solid plastic waste into the country including in Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and by Export Oriented Units (EOU), an official statement said on Wednesday.
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Amendment in Hazardous Waste (Management& Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016	6.3.2019	Govt of india: PIB
In order to strengthen the implementation of environmentally sound management of hazardous waste in the country, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has amended the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 vide notification G.S.R.
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Proposed U.S. migrant shelter may be polluted, green group warns	12.2.2019	Reuters: World News
Parts of a Texas military base that the Trump administration had proposed for a temporary detention facility for migrant children contain toxins that could pose a health risk, according to a report released by an environmental group on Tuesday.
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60 Per Cent Of Sewage In Urban India Goes Untreated: Green Court	6.2.2019	NDTV News - Top-stories
More than 60 per cent of sewage generated by urban India is untreated and enters water bodies like rivers, resulting in pollution and making it unfit for human consumption, the National Green Tribunal...
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China starts new recycling drive as foreign trash ban widens	15.1.2019	Reuters: Top News
China plans to launch 100 new large-scale recycling "bases" by the end of next year, part of a campaign to make better use of its resources after extending a ban on foreign trash imports.
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Why Karnataka cities are struggling to manage waste: DPRs may hold answers	10.1.2019	Citizen Matters
DPRs, or Detailed Project Reports, prepared according to Swachh Bharat Mission guidelines, should form the base for planning and execution of SWM in urban local bodies. Find out what the CAG says about them in its performance audit report.
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Kumbh Mela: UP Police to keep eye on River Ganga, its tributaries to check industrial waste disposal in water	9.1.2019	Zee News : States
Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday directed their department officials to keep an eye on River Ganga and its tributaries during Kumbh Mela so that no industrial waste is disposed of in the water. Actions will be taken if such activities come to notice, police added.
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China hails improved water quality, but some rivers more polluted	7.1.2019	Reuters: World News
China's surface water quality improved in 2018, with more samples taken from river and lakes reaching standards fit for human use, the country's environment ministry said on Monday.
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TN pollution regulator refuses to reopen Vedanta's Sterlite copper plant	2.1.2019	Sify Finance
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on Wednesday rejected Vedanta's request for renewal of consent to operate its copper smelter plant in Tuticorin.
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Armed with NGT order, Vedanta to approach govt to restart Tuticorin's Copper smelter unit	17.12.2018	Sify Finance
The Sterlite Copper plant in Tuticorin which was shut down post intense violence that left as many as 13 dead and over 60 injured in May 2018 could get back to life soon.
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China vows to tackle marine pollution in Bohai Sea	11.12.2018	Reuters: World News
China has promised to take action to "significantly reduce" the volume of industrial wastewater flowing into the Bohai Sea, one of the world's busiest and most polluted shipping routes, the environment ministry said on Tuesday.
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Hazardous waste treatment plant coming up in State	26.11.2018	The Assam Tribune
Hazardous waste treatment plant coming up in State
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IIT Roorkee Professor Wins Young Scientist Award For Sustainable Development	22.11.2018	NDTV News - Latest
IIT Roorkee Professor Vimal Chandra Srivastava has won the NASI-Scopus Young Scientist Award in 'Environmentally Sound Sustainable Development' category.
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Kovind markets Indian opportunities to Australian investors, companies	22.11.2018	Sify Finance
President Ram Nath Kovind, while stressing the need for strengthening the economic ties between India and Australia, on Thursday said that Indian market offered the
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Address by the Hon’ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind at the Australian Financial Review India Business Summit	22.11.2018	Govt of india: PIB
I am happy to be here to speak at the Australian Financial Review India Business Summit. I thank the organisers for the invitation to address Australia’s leading businesspersons and thought leaders.
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EPCA extends ban on construction activities, industries and entry of heavy vehicles till Nov 12	10.11.2018	Zee News : India National
The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) on Saturday wrote to Delhi Chief Secretary urging to extend the ban on industries using coal and biomass in the national capital due to high pollution levels.
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No time to breathe clean? Environment ministers of 4 states skip key meeting	2.11.2018	Zee News : India National
Steps taken by states to control stubble burning "are far from satisfactory", Union minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday as environment ministers of four states around Delhi, including Haryana and Punjab, where the practice is rampant, skipped a crucial meet to discuss measures to stop air pollution levels from deteriorating further.
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10 Day Long Clean Air Campaign Launched In Delhi and Four Major NCR Cities.	1.11.2018	Govt of india: PIB
An aggressive ten day long Clean Air Campaign from 01st to 10th November, 2018 was launched today in Delhi by Union Environment Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan. To monitor and report polluting activities as well as to ensure quick action, 52 teams were jointly flagged off by Union Minister for Environment, Forest &Climate Change and the Minister from Government of Delhi.
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