Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
VARANASI: The solid waste management (SWM) project of Varanasi will be operated by a private company, which has expertise in generating power by using solid waste as fuel. Urban development minister Suresh Khanna said that the state government has decided to engage Eco Green for SWM in Lucknow and Varanasi. …
Ahmedabad: Gujarat high court on Monday directed the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to integrate poor waste pickers in its solid waste collection process, and to form a policy of solid waste management within six months. AMC's e-tender notice issued in December 2016 was challenged by two petitioners - Om Sai …
Ahmedabad: Cases of waterborne diseases appear to be on the rise in Ahmedabad. The weekly health report by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), revealed that till Saturday this April, 514 cases of waterborne diseases were reported in city. Of these, around 334 cases were that of vomiting and diarrhoea, 89 cases …
Plant trees around the lake to create a natural shoreline. Mark the lake’s boundaries to curb encroachments. Hyderabad: Connected communities and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) organised a cleaning drive at the Gangaram Lake on Sunday morning. Around 250 volunteers from 18 different communities, 20 GHMC workers and five …
The state health department has instructed hospitals to treat patients coming with fever-like symptoms at the earliest The early emergence of dengue and chikungunya in Delhi has put the authorities on high alert. Civic bodies and the health department have shifted into preventive mode to avoid another major outbreak. The …
Nagpur: With the aim to improve the city's air quality, a local-level committee has been formed to prepare an action plan for prevention and control of air pollution in Nagpur. Reportedly, Nagpur is one of the chosen cities by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for ambient air quality monitoring. …
The Rs 69-crore Giri water scheme has come under a scanner after a Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) team yesterday found many “missing links” in the quality and specifications of water pipes used by the Irrigation and Public Health (IPH) Department. The water pipes developed leakages soon after its inauguration in …
NASHIK: Swine flu continues to claim lives in the city. The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has registered about 14 deaths due to swine flu in March, as against one in February. There were no swine flu deaths reported in January. In contrast, last year, the city had reported a total …
AHMEDABAD: Waterborne diseases appear to be on the rise in the city. This is evident with two fresh cases of cholera reported in civic body-run hospitals last week. According to the weekly health report issued by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), five cases of cholera were reported in civic body-run hospitals …
Nagpur: Five more were tested positive for swine flu, taking the total tally of those infected to 10. Among the positive cases, one is a women who is in her eighth month of pregnancy, while eight out of 10 patients are aged above 40 years. All the patients are getting …
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has sent a proposal to the state government for entering into a power purchase agreement with two firms that have signed a contract with the AMC for converting domestic garbage into energy. The AMC stated that the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has approved the rate …
The green panel had earlier issued notices to the West Bengal government, state pollution control board, Siliguri Municipal Corporation and its Deputy Commissioner in the case. The National Green Tribunal has transferred a case relating to the indiscriminate dumping of municipal waste in the picturesque Darjeeling and pollution in Mahananda …
Environmental organisation in the city have appealed to citizens to celebrate this Rangpanchami in an eco-friendly manner owing to a potential water shortage in the coming summer days. Unlike Holi that is celebrated in the rest of the country, Kolhapur rings in Rangpanchami with double the fervour and fun. Keeping …
The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has decided to take action against those street food vendors who have not registered themselves under the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA). The civic body claims that only a small number of such street food joints got themselves registered under the act. The VMC …
The commissioner instructed the staff to ensure desilting of drains as well as efforts by domestic breeding checkers to overcome the disease. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) Thursday underlined the need for “coordinated efforts by all stakeholders,” including residents’ welfare associations, and the community in overcoming the annual challenge …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a Rs 1 lakh fine on three officials of the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) for non-compliance of its order on maintenance of roads and pavements with green cover in one of the sectors. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim said that Municpal …
Just how many Amdavadis suffered from chikungunya in 2016? Last year, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), which gathers data from more than 150 hospitals, had claimed that just 328 people suffered from chikungunya in the entire year. However, a recent study conducted by just one pathology testing institute in Ahmedabad, …
PUNE: Smog hanging over the city in winter and summer, stinking and stagnant rivers, ugly hoardings, unauthorized flex boards and garbage burning leave a pollution trail that needs urgent correction. All round efforts from corporators and citizens who care about the city may still undo all that has gone wrong …
Several senior officials of civic bodies and government departments here were today directed by the Delhi High Court to appear before it for "failure" to comply with its order to remove debris and traffic congestion from Anand Vihar to improve the air quality in that area. A bench of Justices …
To reduce power consumption charges to be paid to power utilities, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to install rooftop solar-powered plants to be connected to grids in a phased manner. To begin with, 44 of 942 buildings owned by the GHMC have been identified for these installations. …
