Hazardous delay
Environment ministry submits unclear status report on hazardous waste directives
Grave yards
Ship-breaking industry, once banned in Bangladesh for violating environment and safety norms, is back in business
Rules of e-dump
Loopholes in new rules for electronic waste make it difficult to regulate informal sector
Ban toxic imports: court
Supreme Court wants hazardous waste rules aligned with Basel Convention
Light on mercury
Regulations to check mercury pollution take backseat as Centre promotes fluorescent light
COVID-19: Revised guidelines show how biomedical waste must be handled
Extra precautions to be taken by sanitation workers, healthcare facilities and COVID-19 isolation wards are also described