The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (Manner of Taking Samples and Form of Notice) Rules, 2021.
The Commission or the officer authorised by it in this behalf shall serve on the occupier or his agent or person in charge of the premises a notice then and there in Form I of his intention to have the sample analysed.
UNDP Launches Handbook on Sustainable Management of Plastic Waste for Urban Local Bodies.
Urban local bodies (ULBs) are mandated under the Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, and the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, to manage municipal solid waste and plastic waste at the city level.
Environment (Protection) 115 Amendment Rules, 2021
A guideline shall be published by the Central Pollution Control Board for handling, storage, management and utilisation of reject generated from DWPS and ODWPS within a period of six months from the date of publication of the Environment (Protection) 115 Amendment Rules, 2021.
All universities to undertake awareness programs to avoid use of single use plastics
An action taken report shall be prepared explaining the activities undertaken and the same shall be mailed to the mail-id provided by the commission.
Ministry of Environment notifies regulation on extended procedure responsibility for plastic packaging.
The regulation has notified the minimum level of recycling (excluding end of life disposal) of plastic packaging waste collected under EPR Target and only those plastics, which cannot be recycled such as multilayered multi-material plastics (at least one layer of plastic and at least one layer of other material), will be sent for end of life disposal such as road construction, waste to energy, waste to oil, cement kilns (for co processing) etc. as per relevant guidelines issued by Indian Road Congress/CPCB from time to time.
MoHFW revises Health Benefit Package of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY.
In the revised version of Health Benefit Package (HBP 2.2), rates of some health packages have been increased by 20 percent to 400 per cent under PM-JAY. Around, 400 procedure rates have been revised and one new additional medical management package related to black fungus has also been added.
Rajasthan PCB issues revised schedule for inspection and monitoring
Green category industries with investment bellow 5 crores shall be inspected on a need basis,
Green category industries with investment above 5 crores shall be inspected Bi-annually,
Orange category industries shall be inspected annually and
Red category industries shall be inspected every six months.
The City of Panaji Corporation Solid Waste (Management & Handling) (Amendment) Bye-laws, 2021.
The Sanitation charges for the waste generated from the Hotels & Restaurants (5 Star category & above) shall be Rs. 30/Per sq.mt for which the Area of kitchen and dining is to be considered for calculation and for hotel rooms it shall be Rs.5 per.sq.mt.
MoEF & CC directs SPCBs to not grant or renew consent to establish to enterprises unless environmental clearance is obtained
State Pollution Control Boards to not grant or renew consent to establish to enterprises unless environmental clearance is obtained. They are directed to ensure that enterprises obtain environmental clearance before commencement of a project/ activity.
The Environment (Protection) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2021
The amendment provides new standards for discharge of Effluent from Tannery Industry. The standards shall be applicable for all modes of disposal.
