Beat plastic pollution: good news from India
This book covers a holistic overview of the Indian plastic industry, existing challenges, the role of citizen groups and, most importantly, the role of the informal sector. The Indian lifestyle is based
Ministry of Environment
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Plastics in life and environment
This book presents the technical story of plastics in a non-technical language for people all around the world. In an engaging narrative, the book talks about the history of plastics as well as the widespread
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Sale and use of pet coke in lime kiln, cement & calcium carbide industries in NCR states
Sale and use of petcoke in lime kilns in the National Capital Region (NCR) States was notified vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change number
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Draft Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2018
<p>Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has notified the draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) 2018 guidelines for comments of the public and stakeholders in the next 60 day. This draft notification has major recommendation which would boost tourism development in coastal areas of the country which remains untapped due to stringent regulatory framework.</p>
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National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)- India
The Environment Ministry came out with a draft national action plan proposing multiple strategies to reduce air pollution. However, a green body claimed that the draft lacked its earlier set target of
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Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2018
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2018. The amended Rules lay down that the phasing out of Multilayered Plastic (MLP) is
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E- Waste (Management) Amendment Rules, 2018
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that the Government has amended the E-waste (Management) Rules in a move to facilitate and effectively implement the
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Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules 2018 (Development of Emission Standards for SO2 & NOx for Lime Kiln, Ceramic, Foundry, Glass and Reheating Furnaces
The Union Environment Ministry has set emission standards for industries where nitrogen and sulphur oxides are generated as these gases are leading to increase in air pollution and affecting human health.
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Draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Animal Markets Rules, 2018
<p>The Union environment ministry has brought out these draft rules and and has completely done away with the clause that banned both, the buyer and the seller, from trading cattle for slaughter.</p>
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The Bio-Medical Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2018
Underlining the effort to protect the environment and human health from infectious bio-medical waste, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that Bio-Medical