-The Telegraph New Delhi: Shopkeepers and street vendors across India who wish to continue providing commodities in plastic bags would need to pay Rs 4,000 per month to local authorities under new rules intended to discourage free carry bags. The Union environment ministry today announced revised rules to manage India's massive burden of Plastic Waste. The rules will introduce this waste management fee on vendors, while imposing a collect-back system for brand-owners...
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Govt adds teeth to rules for discouraging plastic use -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday notified stringent Plastic Waste management rules to regulate use of the hazardous material and handle the waste generated by it. Besides, it also banned use of plastic carry bags of less than 50 microns in thickness as against the existing norms of less than 40 microns. Be it manufacturers, shopkeepers, street vendors or waste generators including individuals, institutions and organisers of big...
More »Not so simple to drought-proof the farmer; stock up for dry days -Himangshu Watts
-The Economic Times Blog The massive increase in expenditure on irrigation in this year’s Budget has raised hopes that more water will flow into fields. This can drought-proof the farmer, increase crop output and lead to greater rural prosperity, which, in turn, will generate demand for all kinds of goods and services. So, everybody will live happily ever after. Not so simple. While higher spending on irrigation is a good beginning, a lot...
More »Digging holes, filling them up -Reetika Khera
-The Indian Express As it completes 10 years, there is enough evidence to show that India needs the MGNREGA Nearly a year ago, the prime minister made a statement in Parliament about the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). He said: “My political understanding tells me, don’t ever stop MNREGA… because MNREGA is a living monument to your [the Congress’s] failures. After 60 years of independence, you had to...
More »State digs into rural job scheme to clean villages -Sivakumar B
-The Times of India CHENNAI: In a rare initiative, the Tamil Nadu government has taken up waste management and conservancy in villages using the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to employ conservancy workers. The scheme is being implemented in 9,000 of 12,000 panchayats and more than 60,000 `Thuimai Kavalars` (sanitation workers) have been appointed so far. All workers are paid Rs.183 as daily wages. The Union rural development department...
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