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Indian private sector corporation Reliance Industries Limited plans to invest INR 200 billion (EUR 2.2 billion) to expand its energy business, among other things, in the eastern state of West Bengal. According to the report,…
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The National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change has approved a project titled “Integrated Scientific Solutions for Improving Legacy Municipal Solid Waste Management in the Indian Himalayan…
Aafrin Kidwai
Webel, West Bengal’s nodal agency for the development of the electronics and IT industries, is developing a comprehensive plan to manage electronic waste (e-waste) in the state, including the possibility of establishing a waste processing…
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West Bengal’s Environment Minister Manas Bhunia has announced that the state government will establish a nodal committee in each district to monitor pollution control measures and waste management efforts. Members of the panel would also…
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The development of a construction waste recycling plant in Rajarhat, West Bengal, is nearing completion. As further announced by an official of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), it should start operating in late October 2022.…
Aafrin Kidwai
The West Bengal government has been fined Rs 3,500 crore by the National Green Tribunal for a large disparity in solid and liquid waste generation and treatment. The green panel stated that the state government…
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From July 1, the West Bengal government will outlaw single-use plastics (SUPs). Plastic carry bags with a thickness of less than 75 microns will now be illegal to produce, stock, distribute, sell, or use. The…
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Chloride Metals Limited has started commercial production at its “manufacturing plant for battery recycling” in Haldia, West Bengal. The plant situated on a 1-acre plot of land is hosting recycling technology installed together with global…
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The NGT has expressed dissatisfaction regarding the management of legacy wastes in West Bengal. The bench has described the capping of the mountain of legacy wastes without biomining as illegal according to the solid waste…
Aafrin Kidwai
West Bengal stares at a Covid-19 biomedical waste crisis as the six treatment and disposal facilities have almost reached their threshold capacity following a surge in COVID-19 cases across the state. The two agencies that…
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The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the purchase of surplus power from a waste gas-based generating project, located at Chhatna in the Bankura district of West Bengal.…
