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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Activist writes to govt agencies, alleges plan to destroy Oshiwara river in Aarey Colony
Activist Stalin Dayanand alleged that the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is building walls on the Oshiwara river in Aarey Colony and preventing its natural flow. Drawing attention to
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Panel to keep eye on noise pollution from poll campaign vehicles in Ranchi
Ranchi: Several complaints of the Ranchi Municipal Corporation elections’ campaign loudspeakers of various candidates being played over permissible decibel limit reached sub-divisional officer Anjali Yadav
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Will a ban on plastic really help our cities and forests?
The Maharashtra government’s decision to ban plastic bags can be debated. Is it a good step towards saving the environment or is it a desperate attempt to make up for the shortcomings of the state’s municipal
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GHMC fails to swat mosquito menace
Entomology staff accused of forging residents’ signatures. Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has managed to clear hyacinth from around 20 lakes and water tanks out of the
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BMC set to upgrade cemeteries, 15 to be made pollution-free
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to upgrade cemeteries across the city. Not only will electric furnace be set up at traditional cemeteries, efforts to make the process pollution-free
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Hyderabad: New parking policy in place
The corporation urged citizens to dial 100 in case of any violation. Hyderabad: Out to raise awareness about the new parking policy which came in to effect from Sunday, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal
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BMC fixes contractor to measure dissolved oxygen levels in Powai lake
The move comes after the Union Environment Ministry told the Lok Sabha in a written statement last year that industrial effluents and household sewage flowing into the Powai lake had raised its pollution
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Garbage collection: MCB files compliance report in NGT
Says work has started on trial basis, next hearing on April 3 The Municipal Corporation of Bathinda (MCB) has submitted its compliance report in the National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, on the
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Dengue lessons for complex
Ajoynagar: The mosquito that causes dengue is so undemanding when it comes to a breeding environment that a teaspoon of fresh water is enough for it to lay eggs, residents of a housing complex off the
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Ahmedabad wastes 39 crore litres of water daily
AHMEDABAD: Even if Amdavadis think they understand the value of money, they surely do not value precious water despite living in a water-scarce state. A recent Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) study