Issue 32
May , 2011
The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt of India published the Draft Rules on Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Amendment Rules, 2011 on 03rd May, 2011....Read Full Story
The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt of India published the National Implementation Plan (NIP-India) of Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, April 2011 on 04th May, 2011....Read Full Story
Issue 31
February , 2011
e-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2010, Draft Rules...Read Full Story
The environment ministry issued a notification that replaces the Earlier Rules 1999 (amended in 2003) highlighting some changes in the present form of governance and enactment of the Rules....Read Full Story
Issue 30
October , 2010
The Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation (MMDR) Act of 1957 is under review and amendment....Read Full Story
Issue 29
September , 2010
Greenpeace, has been instrumental in defining parameters related to the use of genetically engineered foods in India....Read Full Story
Issue 28
August , 2010
An Act to provide for the establishment of a National Green Tribunal Act for the effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating and envrionmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources including enforcement of any legal right relating t...Read Full Story
Issue 27
July , 2010
Electronic Waste is a problem posing serious environmental challenges world over. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has issued draft E-waste Rule in May 2010, which has been open for consultation by the stakeholders....Read Full Story
Issue 8
January , 2008
In a communication to Sushil Kumar Shinde, Minister of Power, Government of India, Greenpeace and Toxics Link have expressed serious concern over the proposed market mechanism to bring down the price of compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), saying that it falls short in taki...Read Full Story
Issue 7
November , 2007
Environmentalists say that the newly drafted hazardous waste management law for India seeks to undo established, science-based definitions of waste and consider waste that is being recycled somehow less hazardous than the waste being landfilled in order to curry favor w...Read Full Story
Issue 6
July , 2007
The Union Government is reportedly planning to introduce as single window system for environmental clearance for builders. This will reduce the time required for the process to just three months....Read Full Story
Issue 5
May , 2007
The ministry of environment and forests is veering towards another battle with the SC. It has prepared a draft definition of forests which will remove private forest lands from the purview of forest-related laws, coming in conflict with a SC order of 1996, which had bro...Read Full Story
Issue 4
March , 2007
India will set up an expert committee to study the impact of climate change on the country, even though it does not significantly contribute to green house gas (GHG) emissions, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said in his budget speech in parliament, according to an offi...Read Full Story
Issue 3
February , 2007
The Delhi Master Plan 2021 has been notified after a year-long agitation that saw bloody battles played out on the capital's streets....Read Full Story
Issue 2
January , 2007
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has stated that a road map -- laid down by the Expert Committee on Auto Fuel Policy -- is under implementation process for controlling vehicular pollution from both new as well as in-use vehicles all over the country by the year 2...Read Full Story
Issue 1
December , 2006
Non-governmental organisations Greenpeace and Toxics Link have criticised the draft legislation on e-waste. While the former has dubbed it as a toothless legislation in media reports, the latter has said that it would place the onus on the consumers and not place an app...Read Full Story
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