New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to file a further status report at least one week before the next hearing in a matter concerning the implementation of e-waste management rules across the country.

The Tribunal passed the direction after taking note of a detailed compliance report highlighting significant gaps in recycling infrastructure, record-keeping and inventorisation of electronic waste in several States and Union Territories.

A bench headed by Justice Prakash Shrivastava was informed that CPCB had sought responses from all State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) and Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) on six action points identified earlier by the Tribun...