The Environment Ministry has permitted the import by amending the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules,...

However, no ministerial permission will be required for import of metal scrap, paper waste and various categories of electrical and electro...

Govt has decided to ban manufacturing, import and export of polychlorinated biphensyls (PCBs) and also equipment containing this toxic chem...

The changes to the Act were made as vegetable oils and animal fats are said to produce similar effects on environment as by petroleum oils.

Rules regarding management of solid, plastic, bio-medical and e-waste have been put on the government's portal and people's suggestions are...

"We have taken cognisance of the hazards posed by construction waste. Rules for construction waste would be finalised within 15 days," Java...

From today, manufacturers and consumers of hazardous electronics and electrical goods will be responsible for disposal of their waste and r...

Rules aimed at reduction in use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment by putting the onus of e-waste management on...

Concerned over dumping of e-waste like used computers in the country, the Revenue Department on Monday asked customs officials to ensure th...

Revenue Department has asked customs officials to ensure that e-waste goods are imported without a nod from the Environment Ministry.

Amid a debate on environmental hazards caused by the use of plastic, environment minister Jairam Ramesh is not in favour of a blanket ban o...

More than 120 tonnes of e-waste imported from various countries by different companies in violation of Customs Act and hazardous waste mana...

It’s time we do not bank totally on producers. Rather, the government should help in setting up collection and disposal facilities for e wa...

The government has called for strengthening hazardous waste management rules especially at the port level to ensure that such material was ...

The CAG has suggested the "polluter-pay" principle to deter dumping waste in the open, which causes health and environment hazards.

Almost 2,500 chemical units may be in deep trouble after the govt had proposed to widen the scope of law governing the hazardous substance ...

Going by the latest report of SC there are only 10 TSDFs for industrial hazardous waste in the country.