Legacy Waste
The legacy waste management project under the Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 has been criticized for its slow progress, with only
Battery Waste Management (BWM) Rules 2022
The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has introduced stringent environmental compensation (EC) guidelines aimed at penalizing violations
Punjab Government fined for poor waste management by NGT
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Imposes fine on Punjab Government ₹1,000 crore for poor waste management, particularly for failing to
Global Waste Management Outlook
The “Global Waste Management Outlook 2024” was recently unveiled at the UNEA-6 (6th United Nations Environmental Assembly) at the UNEP
The Public Accounts Committee’s report on ‘pollution caused by plastic’
The Public Accounts Committee’s report on ‘pollution caused by plastic’ has strongly criticized central and state agencies for their lackadaisical
World Bank’s $100mn Plastic Credit Bond for Waste Management | UPSC
Plastic Credit Bond (PCB) was recently launched by World Bank and Citi, to fund plastics collection and recycling projects in Ghana and Indonesia.