No more mercury thermometers (Wikimedia) 
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110 countries pledge to phase out mercury

Policy Matters this week: 110 countries sign Minamata convention, railways to have bio-toilets and Water Bill to include sewerage charges in Ahmedabad.

Author : Ravleen Kaur

110 countries sign Minamata convention to ban mercury

phase out the production and use of mercury

Bio-toilets in trains now

eliminate direct discharge toilets

In Ahmedabad, Water Bill to include sewerage charges too

charge customers for sewerage

Polluting industries in Noida to pay Rs 5,000 per day: NGT

polluting industries to pay Rs 5000

India to have a Bureau of Water Efficiency

set up a Bureau of Water Efficiency
This is a weekly roundup of policy matters from October 7-13. Also read last week's news roundup.
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