Tag Archives: Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

Too Hot to Handle – Storage of Toxic Industrial Waste

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Ravleen

India has tightened guidelines for storage of toxic industrial waste. But is it enough? A fire at Ankleshwar forced India to rethink how it handles hazardous waste. Drums carrying dangerous industrial sludge flew amid leaping flames and burst in the … Continue reading →

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Ganga’s moment

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Ravleen

New studies, committees and a tag of national river. Will it help? The government has decided to declare the Ganga a national river, following campaigns from several quarters to preserve its cultural and religious significance. A High Powered Ganga River … Continue reading →

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Pollution Not under Control

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Ravleen

Parliamentary report calls for saving the Central pollution control body It’s official. The Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb), the nodal body for regulating environmental norms in India, is being “reduced to a near-defunct body”. The parliamentary standing committee on science … Continue reading →

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MOEF Defination of Waste, Material etc. Skewed

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Ravleen

The terms ‘waste‘ and ‘material‘ are synonymous in the draft hazardous material rules of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (moef). The rules have been criticized for violating norms of the Basel Convention – an international treaty on cleaner … Continue reading →

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