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Depletion of Ground Water Level

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2015

Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has proposed revision of the guidelines issued in the year 2012, in compliance to the directions of various orders of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, which would bring the existing industries/Units under the ambit of ground water...

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Subject Tags: Policy , water

HC steps in, tells Bengalureans to segregate waste

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2015

Noting that the BBMP cannot handle waste management on its own, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday made it mandatory for all Bengalureans to segregate garbage at source.

To start with, it said, plastic bags should not be used to dispose of waste.

According to...

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Subject Tags: Policy , Waste

NGT orders Sunderbans mapping

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2015

Is the Sajnekhali Tourist Lodge within the core area of the Sundarbans? Nobody can say for sure as there is no clear demarcation between the core, buffer and transition.The NGT, Eastern Zone bench, on Friday directed the ministry of environment and forests to map the...

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