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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Patiala awaits waste pits and underground bins
PATIALA: The Patiala Municipal Corporation (PMC) is finding hard to manage its garbage dump in the absence of any solid waste management plan. A number of plans chalked out to manage the garbage by running
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City ropeway project gets green nod
SMC asked to deposit Rs 3 cr for cutting 530 deodars, another 700 affected trees After four years of wait, the 3,300-m long Tutti-Kandi-Jodha Niwas ropeway project is set to get its final forest and
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Amdavadis turn to masks to beat poor air quality
Ahmedabad has been dealing with a serious issue of poor air quality for the last few months. And despite efforts being made by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), the situation remains grim. As
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Diphtheria deaths: DCW asks police to file case
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued a notice to Delhi Police to register an FIR in the matter of death of children at a hospital in September last year, when 21 children died of diphtheria
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Kolkata: Salt Lake to have ambient air quality monitoring unit
KOLKATA: The state environment department has proposed to set up an ambient air quality monitoring unit with LED scrolling machine in Salt Lake for the people to know the ambient air quality of the township
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Mayor vows to make Jammu polythene-free next year
Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) mayor Chander Mohan Gupta said in its first endeavour to make Jammu a smart city, the civic body would be launching a strong polythene-free drive next year. “In 2019,
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Referral cases raise swine flu death count in Maharashtra
PUNE: As many as 717 patients have succumbed to swine flu at various hospitals in Pune city ever since the virus first struck in 2009. However, the latest analysis of swine flu casualties in the city
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Calcutta landfill burning, city getting pollutant-rich smoke
The Dhapa dumping ground has been burning for nearly a month and the thick smoke billowing out of the site is making the city’s polluted air even more toxic. The Calcutta Municipal Corporation has written
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Plastic bags used openly in city, govt’s ban no deterrent
Dehradun: Months after the state government imposed a blanket ban on the use of polythene bags, the restriction is cutting no ice, with many shopkeepers and vendors openly flouting the ban. Traders allege
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Navi Mumbai buildings to get cash for being eco-friendly
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) waste segregation & composting, rainwater harvesting, and solar power generation. The motivation for NMMC is to improve its ranking in the 2019 Swachh Survekshan-a