No more mercury thermometers (Wikimedia)
Governance
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.
110 countries sign Minamata convention to ban mercury
Bio-toilets in trains now
In Ahmedabad, Water Bill to include sewerage charges too
Polluting industries in Noida to pay Rs 5,000 per day: NGT
India to have a Bureau of Water Efficiency
This is a weekly roundup of policy matters from October 7-13. Also read last week's news roundup.