Bhopal, July 7 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh government has notified the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, to put in place a scientific system for the collection, segregation, recycling, and disposal of waste in urban and rural areas, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Tuesday. The rules came into force on April 1 and apply to all urban local bodies and government departments. As municipal waste volumes rise in cities, officials said the framework aims to improve sanitation and reduce landfill pressur…
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Chennai, July 5 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has launched a fresh enforcement drive against Bulk Waste Generators (BWGs), directing all eligible establishments across the city to register on both the Corporation and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) online portals within 15 days or face penalties under the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026.The directive was issued after a review meeting chaired by Corporation Commissioner G.S. Sameeran at the Ripon Building on Saturda…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Integrating the principles of circular economy and extended producer responsibility, the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 shall come into effect from April 1 with a specific focus on efficient waste segregation and management, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, said the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, mandate four-stream segregation of solid waste at source into wet waste, …
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to demolish an open garbage bin and a public urinal constructed adjacent to a residential property in old Delhi, holding that their presence violated the resident’s right to live with dignity in a clean and healthy environment under Article 21 of the Constitution.Disposing of a writ petition filed by an advocate, who appeared in person, a single-judge bench of Justice Amit Bansal observed that t…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court has observed that repeated changes in solid waste management rules would not improve ground realities unless authorities strengthen waste management infrastructure in line with the upcoming Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026.A Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and S.V.N. Bhatti made the observation while hearing appeals filed by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation challenging the hefty environmental compensation imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), …
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that Delhi generates 11,852 tonnes of municipal solid waste per day but processes only 7,611 tonnes, leaving a daily gap of 4,241 tonnes that ends up at dumpsites in Bhalswa and Ghazipur. The information came in an affidavit filed by the CPCB in a suo motu case registered by the green tribunal on a media report titled, “We can smell it even inside our homes: Southeast Delhi localities …