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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Experts to submit Rankala report on March 3
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will submit the experts' report on Rankala Lake pollution on March 3. Last month, the two experts from the Gujarat-based Maharaja Sayajirao University visited the lake,
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BMC files report to NGT on site for garbage disposal
Bareilly: Following the previous order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which had asked Bareilly Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bareilly Development Authority (BDA) to earmark the site for disposal
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NCP-led PMC panel rejects proposal to hire agency backed by Centre for solar power
Says civic body itself should implement the project through a tender process. Raising objections over appointing a private agency allegedly recommended by the BJP-led central government to implement
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24X7 drinking water supply to city dwellers
The Government of Assam has taken up several projects for rolling out a well-laid-out network of drinking water supply to the city dwellers, a press release issued today claimed. At present, the water
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Clinical establishments must register for waste mgmt by March 31: MPCB
Kolhapur: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Monday issued a public notice appealing to all clinic operators in the city to register with the biomedical waste treatment facility before March
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Silence zones mapped in 8 wards, BMC tells NGT
Last week, the BMC’s counsel sought three months to complete the task in the remaining 16 wards. The NGT granted them two months to expeditiously carry out the mapping. After the state government received
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Lens on clinics for waste treatment
KOLHAPUR: The civic body has issued notices to three clinics in the past last two days and imposed a penalty of Rs 15,000 on one of them for allegedly dumping biomedical waste in the garbage collection
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India's garbage problem
Mumbai’s landfi ll fi re shows that Indian cities are at sea with garbage. (Editorial)
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NGT’s plastic ban fails to yield results in Haridwar
HARIDWAR: The ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the use of plastic along the Ganga from Gaumukh to Haridwar with effect from February 1 has apparently not had much effect in the holy
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Expert tips to deal with choking air pollution
The city has been enveloped in a heavy layer of smog caused by a fire last week at the Deonar dumping ground. It released hazardous gases into the air, raising the pollution levels to a dangerous point