Funds for Disposal and Recycling of E-Wastes [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=83715]

Based on a survey carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board in 2005, the generation of e-waste in the country was assessed at 1.46 lakh ton and was estimated to exceed 8 lakh tonnes by 2012. As per the United Nations University report, 17 lakh
tonnes of e-waste was generated in the country in 2014. 

Bannerghatta elephants to find new home in Uttarakhand's Corbett Tiger Reserve [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=83752]

BENGALURU: Six elephants from Bannerghata Biological Park (BBP) will soon be moved to their new home at Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand.

India to launch extensive research into solar power use: Environment Minister [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=83736]

India is planning to start extensive research on the use of solar power to bring about a “revolution” in this field, Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said today. Dave told Lok Sabha that during the Paris Climate summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
had said that there were 122 countries in the world where sunlight was available 10 months of the year.

Goa Govt to implement ban on PoP Ganesh idols strictly [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=83603]

Panaji, Aug 3 (PTI) Goa Government today said it would form flying squads and keep an eagle eye on the state's borders to stop Plaster of Paris Ganesh idols from coming into the state for sale ahead of the Ganesh festival next month.

 Seoul to limit old diesel vehicles to fight air pollution [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=83631]

South Korea's capital of Seoul will limit the number of old diesel vehicles on the roads starting next year, as the country tackles rising air pollution.

Asia's fourth-biggest economy in June announced a string of measures to address growing concerns about air quality following fine dust particle warnings and Volkswagen's emissions-test cheating scandal. Seoul aims to bring its air quality to the levels
of European peers like London and Paris within a decade.

Tree-felling: environmentalists in Mysuru brace for legal remedy [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=83641]

R. Chandraprakash of the Mysore GrahakaraParishat (MGP) said there was not a single voice in favour of cutting down trees, with all the 300 people present at the hearing opposing it. “While the Forest Department report on the outcome of the public hearing
is awaited, we are already consulting with our legal team to prepare the next course of action,” said Mr. Chandraprakash. The public hearing was held to collect opinion on chopping down 48 trees marked for the purpose.