Municipal Performance Index 2020
The Municipal Performance Index (MPI) was launched as an accompaniment to the Ease of Living Index. It seeks to examine local government practice in municipalities across areas of services, finance, policy,
Municipal Corporation
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Delhi: Tag system to fix congestion, pollution at city entry points
In case a vehicle is registered as commercial but is transporting essential goods and services, the driver will be allowed to claim a refund. Congestion and confusion at toll booths in border areas
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Government to adopt zero tolerance on water pollution
State Environment Minister OP Singh on Tuesday said that 80 per cent of the city’s pollution was due to the Municipal Corporation (MC). He was here to interact with industrialists of the city on the issue
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29 malaria, 24 dengue cases in Delhi: Report
NEW DELHI: Five fresh cases of malaria have been reported in the past week in the national capital, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease this season to 29, according to
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Ahmedabad: Heat stroke claimed two lives last week
Two people died of heat stroke in the city last week, taking the total number of heat-related deaths this season to three. "When heat exhaustion is not addressed, heat stroke can follow. Untreated heat
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CSE study: Only 4 of 20 cities segregate over 90% waste
Sweeping cities clean under Swachh Bharat is only half the solution. Responsible waste management is the other half, suggests a year-long assessment of cities by the Centre for Science and Environment
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My city could be one of Delhi’s wards
NEW DELHI: Can Delhi learn from waste management practices of Panchgani, a hill station with only 15,000 inhabitants and a floating population of a few lakhs? Or, from Alappuzha, which doesn’t need to
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Over 8,500 TB patients in Maharashtra living with HIV
In areas under the Pune Municipal Corporation, officials have registered a total of 1,105 new TB patients from January to April this year. Of these, 1,010 were tested for HIV and 43 were found to be positive
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Man has close shave with cave-in
AHMEDABAD: The all pervading climate change seems to have affected sink-hole cycles of our city too. Back to haunt us even before the monsoons lash the city, the otherwise seasonal phenomenon of road cave-in
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Rs 1 lakh slap with mosquito sting
Calcutta: The owner of any premises that fails to comply with municipal recommendations on mosquito eradication can be fined up to Rs 1 lakh under a new rule that takes effect on Friday, replacing the
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Shimla water crisis: High Court pulls up civic body for failing to carry out its orders
Shimla water Shortage: The court has also summoned Secretary, Irrigation and Public Health, to know details of availability of the water from all the sources in Shimla. The HC sought compliance on its