Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Waste management in India falls under the purview of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). In 2016, this ministry released the Solid Wastage Management (SWM) Rules, which replaced by the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, and 2000 of which had been in place for 16 years. [1]
Functions of CPCB comes under both national level and as State Boards for the Union Territories. CPCB, under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, aims to promote cleanliness of streams and wells in different areas of the States by prevention, control and abatement of water pollution, and to improve the quality ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate; Pages for logged out editors learn more
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
All products and services have environmental impacts, from the extraction of raw materials for production to manufacture, distribution, use and disposal. Following the waste hierarchy will generally lead to the most resource-efficient and environmentally sound choice but in some cases refining decisions within the hierarchy or departing from it can lead to better environmental outcomes.
The Board was initially mandated only to implement the Water Act. Subsequently, it was empowered to enforce to enforce the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977; the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Rules, 1978; and a series of Rules and Notifications framed under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. [3]
The Board has the responsibility of implementing a series of Environmental Acts and Rules: [3] Water Act; Air Act; Environment Protection Act; Hazardous Waste Rules; Bio Medical Waste Rules; Municipal Solid Waste Rules; Plastic Manufacture, Sale and Usage Rules; E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011.
Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) is a statutory organisation of Government of Andhra Pradesh to implement Environment protective laws and rules. It was established on 24 January 1976 to control water pollution in Andhra Pradesh. The additional responsibility to control air pollution was given in 1981.