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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Solid Waste Hurdle on Capital City's Upward March
BHUBANESWAR: The State Capital figured in the top 25 list of 'Swachh Sarvekshan', the nationwide survey of Union Ministry of Urban Development, whose results were announced on Monday. Bhubaneswar ranked
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Polluted Lakes Make Life Miserable in City
Overflowing and foul-smelling sewage, hazardous materials, weeds and shrubs, all infested with disease-causing mosquitoes. This is the state of most of the lakes in Greater Hyderabad, causing untold hardships
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Volvo to study, suggest public transport for Thane city
Though Thane has grown as a city in the past decade, with many people choosing to make it their first home, public transportation is still a huge problem. To study and suggest a suitable mode of transport
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Bombay High Court asks BMC to clean roads daily to reduce air pollution
The observation was made while a bench of Justices V M Kanade and Revati Mohite were hearing a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions to the BMC to conserve water and stop awarding contracts for
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Shimla, Solan under Hepatitis-E threat, all water samples fail test
The National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, has again sent alarm bells ringing in Shimla and Solan. Eight water samples taken from Ashwani Khud water treatment plants in both cities and the Malyana
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Gujarat: Expert bats for integrated waste water management
D Thara, AMC Commissioner, underlined need for ‘recycling’ the sewage and waste water and to make Ahmedabad an eco-friendly city. Water expert and advisor to the chief minister, B N Navalawala, Thursday
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding mosquito breeding in Delhi, 12/02/2016
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kalindi Residents Welfare Association (KRWA) Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 12/02/2016 regarding mosquito breeding in Delhi.</p> <p>The joint
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NGT seeks views on banning govt's diesel vehicles
National Green Tribunal has asked government agencies why they have not submitted their views on phasing out over a decade old diesel vehicles in their departments, despite its specific directions two
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Kolkata Municipal Corporation to launch app for climate and disaster alerts
The set-up of the climate change cell has been supported by the UK under a two-year UK-Kolkata Municipal Corporation Programme of 1 million pound technical assistance on low carbon and climate-resilient
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Pune Municipal Corporation quiet on silence zones, gets NGT stick
Pune: The western region bench of the National Green Tribunal has expressed its displeasure over the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) failure to map silence zones for the city despite specific directives