Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
New Delhi: In an effort to beautify its public urinals ahead of the Commonwealth Games, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has installed an aquarium in one of its loos at Shahjahan Road. While the civic agency is looking at other viable options to make public loos look more pleasant, …
In October, when dengue mosquitoes begin breeding, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will be ready with its squad to tackle the menace. The civic body is setting up eight new control rooms that will stock pesticides for prompt action. The council is also training its health officers in using …
The Bombay High Court at Goa on Wednesday granted additional time to some of the Municipal Councils (MCs) and also Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) to comply with Court directive pertaining to setting-up of waste disposal facilities. The Court was hearing a suo motto writ petition on garbage …
New Delhi: To strictly implement the ban on use of plastic bags in New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) areas, the civic body has launched an awareness campaign under which its health department has started confiscating plastic bags from markets, residential areas, etc. An NDMC official said:
As part of its beautification drive in view of the Commonwealth Games 2010, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will develop a Commonwealth Park on Africa Avenue spreading on 2.5 acres of land. The unique park will house a special plant from each participating country as their representation for which …
This study by Chintan examines role of the informal recycling sector in climate change mitigation in developing countries, with focus on India. Shows that informal sector in Delhi reduces emissions by an estimated 962,133 TCO2e which is 3.6 times more effective in reducing emissions than formal waste management units. The …
Legal agreement seems to be of no importance for the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation as it blatantly violates the terms and conditions. The latest target in the civic body's hitlist is the agreement between the MC and the Park Management Committees, (PMCs) signed on March 8, 2008, where the former has …
The local Municipal Council will engage workers on contract for two months for opening choked drains and removing garbage. This was decided at a meeting of the council here today. The civic body also decided to give garbage collection work on contract and renew the contract for the fire brigade …
New Delhi: The New Delhi Municipal Council has started spraying and fogging to sanitise and control mosquito-breeding in the New Delhi area after the insects were found breeding near the Prime Minister
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The administration today reviewed the ongoing water crisis at a meeting attended by district sub-divisional officer K.K. Prabhat and heads of civic bodies and corporate houses. Special officers of Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee, Mango Notified Area Committee (MNAC) and Jugsalai Municipality attended the meeting along with officials of Lafarge India, …
- Adityapur Municipal Council bleeds as transporters evade tax Jamshedpur, April 28: On the banks of Kharkai, a row of trucks wait for their turn to get loaded. Sand is what they carry. Sometimes the consignment is authorised, but more often it
Supply-requirement gap shoots up to 10 MGD in peak summer Though a few more days are left for the onset of peak summers, water problems have slowly begun to haunt Mohali, which will continue to reel under water woes until gap between the demand and supply is bridged. Mohali is …
HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 20 Thanks to the High Court directives, the Margao Municipal Council has decided to start collection of bio-medical waste from the city
Jan. 16: The Centre has issued draft notification to rationalise Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2006, in an effort to bring in more transparency and efficacy. Promoters will soon have to make public the terms of environmental clearance to enable monitoring by citizens. This will increase societal vigil of projects …
