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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Wetland warrior death puts bheris at risk
The passing away of Dhrubojyoti Ghosh, the engineer-turned-internationally acclaimed ecologist, on February 16 has left the East Calcutta Wetlands more vulnerable than ever. Ghosh, who discovered,
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Green advisers for Pimpri Chinchwad
Pimpri Chinchwad: The civic body’s budget document, presented by municipal commissioner Shravan Hardikar last week, has suggested appointment of environmental consultants for undertaking biodiversity studies
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Segregation must for bulk garbage generators
Nagpur: Ahead of the Swachh Survekshan-2018 to be done by a Central government team in the city from February 15, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has decided not to collect non-segregated garbage
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Petition filed against Falgu water pollution
GAYA: Drain effluents enter Falgu riverbed at no less than 24 points thereby aggravating subsurface water pollution. In several localities of the town, handpumps and submersible machines draw water with
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Charkop lake has more plastic than birds now
Last year, residents had recovered around 25 huge bags of garbage, mostly with beer bottles from the area. Mumbai: The Charkop lake, which was a flourishing bird site before, has been reduced to a virtual
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Plastic ban only on paper? Rampant use of polythene bags at Numaish
HYDERABAD: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) might have announced a war against the use of plastic bags, but the rampant use of polythene bags at the ongoing 78th All India Industrial
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Bhopal chokes on landfill smoke, fire breaks out at Bhanpur again
BHOPAL: Smoke billowed from the burning garbage at the Bhanpur dumping grounds in the state capital, affecting colonies some as far as three kilometres away, on Tuesday. Fire in the garbage dumping ground
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Solid waste mgmt plant begins working
The much-awaited Solid Waste management Compost Plant at Shishambara here has begun functioning today. The plant intends to solve the waste-management problems of the city, by ensuring that the waste
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Vector biting hard, civic body reports 51 cases in January
A weekly health report of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) suggests an unusual rise in the vector-borne diseases. The health department of the civic body, on Monday, reported 51 vector-borne cases
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Foul play: Civic body burns garbage for a clean Jaipur
The Jaipur Municipal Corporation(JMC) is violating the directions of the Supreme Court and the Solid Waste Handling Rules in a bid to bag the top slot in the Swachh Survekshan-2018. The civic body