Thirty years ago, a department of environment was set up in the Central government; 25 years ago, this was upgraded into a full-fledged ministry of environment and forests. As we mark these anniversaries, it must be said that the ministers in charge of this ministry have generally been incompetent, or malign, or both. Some might make an exception for Maneka Gandhi, who was minister of state for the environment between...
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E-Waste rules ignore unorganised sector
By ignoring the unorganised 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 Centre for Science and Environment here notes that the draft rules insist e-Waste can be handled only by companies registered with the Central Pollution Control Board. Currently, only 13 companies are registered to segregate e-Waste and...
More »Protests stall public hearing on Jaitapur nuclear project by Meena Menon
Three affected villages did not receive copies of the environmental impact assessment report Despite it being Akshaya Trithiya, more than 1,000 people turned up for the hearing About 2,300 people have lost land to the project Angry protests stalled a public hearing of the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) at Madban village in Maharashtra on Sunday. Only after officials acknowledged their mistake of not providing copies of the environmental impact assessment (EIA)...
More »Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 30% during 1994-2007
ISRO will launch a dedicated satellite to track such emissions in 2012 “Our expertise on climate change should start influencing global discourse” India has released its first greenhouse gas emissions inventory since 1994 — showing a 30 per cent fall in the emissions intensity of the GDP from that date till 2007 — even as it announced several measures to improve the domestic study of climate change. From ISRO satellites to monitor India's...
More »‘380 cities treat less than 40% of sewage’ by Rahul Chandran
A ratings exercise on sanitation levels in 423 cities across India has revealed that as many as 380 cities collect and treat less than 40% of their sewage, while only 24 collect more than four-fifths the solid Waste generated within the cities. The ratings, which were announced in 2009, were presented by urban development minister Jaipal Reddy on Monday. Chandigarh, Mysore, Surat and the New Delhi Municipal Corporation-administered Delhi were ranked as...
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