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 …
Delhi's municipal authorities have woken up to the threat of unused cars becoming a breeding ground for mosquitoes and have decided to impound all such vehicles gathering dust for years The North Delhi Municipal Corporation has finally decided to get rid of old and abandoned vehicles in wake of the …
Even though the Health Department and Patiala Municipal Corporation are on their toes to control the outbreak of dengue and chikungunya, the number of dengue cases has gone up to 375 and chikungunya to 46. The Health Department has already deployed rapid response teams as a precautionary measure to prevent …
UJJAIN: Ujjain municipal corporation (UMC) on Tuesday banned the sale of Chinese crackers and toys during Kartik Fair that sees footfall of over 4 lakh people in span of 25 days. The decision was taken at the general council meeting of the civic body. During the meeting, the members decided …
PUNE: Got fever with body ache? Think twice before reaching for painkillers as they could do more harm than good. Experts have warned that popping painkillers like Brufen, Combiflam and others falling in the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) category may lead to complications like gastrointestinal bleeding in case of dengue …
The report has recommended that the PMC consider alternative route options for this stretch. While the eagerly anticipated Pune Metro is being seen as an answer to the city’s traffic gridlock, a report by the Biodiversity Monitoring Committee (BMC) of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has suggested that the project …
Ludhiana: Getting no reply from the municipal corporation (MC) regarding 12 outlets through which untreated effluent is being allegedly released in Buddah Nullah, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has written another letter to the civic body for giving a report regarding the same at the earliest. Following a complaint …
With every breath, city residents are inhaling miniscule particles of dust, smoke, soot, pollen and soil, also known as suspended particulate matter. The quality of the air in our city is rapidly deteriorating because of the pollution caused by vehicles and dust particles as a result of construction activities. To …
BHOPAL: National Green Tribunal central zone bench, Bhopal on Tuesday slapped notices on state government agencies, including, collector Bhopal and commissioner, Bhopal Municipal Corporation for letting palm trees in the premises of Minto Hall dry by piercing nails in their trunks. Green panel was hearing to a petition by leader …
BMC had recorded 12 dengue deaths in 2015, state death toll stood at 126, say DHS figures. The deaths due to dengue in Mumbai have increased by 100 per cent in last five years, data from NGO Praja Foundation showed. In 2011-2012, there were 62 deaths reported due to dengue …
On Sunday evening, Gaurav Bansal, a lawyer who was returning home to Delhi from Himachal Pradesh, saw the sanitary landfill at Bhalswa ablaze and said "the air quality seemed dangerous". Indeed it was, and the noxious fumes left people in the vicinity with a choking sensation through the night. While …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Animal Welfare Board of India Vs People for Elimination of Stray Troubles & Others dated 04/10/2016 regarding threat to life, health, movement and sometimes security of the human beings due to stray dogs.
Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding vector borne diseases in Delhi dated 04/10/2016. Supreme Court directs a meeting to be convened by the Lieutenant Governor to resolve issues relating to the better management of the problems faced by the people of Delhi due to dengue and chikungunya – …
Dengue spreads: HC summons govt officers LUCKNOW: Taking to task the state government and Lucknow Municipal Corporation for not taking preventive measures in checking mosquito-borne diseases that have allegedly caused a high number of deaths in the city, Lucknow Bench of the high court has summoned principal secretaries medical and …
A 15-year-old girl died of suspected dengue in Takiya area of Narhi locality in Hazratganj on Monday, a day after a member of the All India Democratic Women's Association died with the same symptoms in Indiranagar. To protest against the deaths, people of the neighbourhood comprising mostly women, took to …
Order of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court in the matter of Karur Mavatta Nilathadi Neer Pathugappau Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 28/09/2016 regarding disposal of drainage/sewage water of the Karur Municipality into Amaravathi River and its channels. Madras High Court directs State of Tamil Nadu …
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench has given two weeks to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and other respondents to file rejoinders on the contradictory maps showing the contour line, blue line and floodplain of Ramnadi river. The tribunal was hearing a plea against illegal constructions and encroachments along the …
Lata rushes towards the stinking heap of garbage as soon as the dumper pulls away. Anything the 19-year-old can salvage from the trash before the waiting yellow bulldozer flattens it into a man-made hill will add to her day's earnings. The dumper's load -refuse from somewhere in east Delhi -is …
VADODARA: With dengue cases rising by every passing day, the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has identified areas that are worst affected by disease. VMC officials claim that health workers' teams and officials have extensively fanned out across the area to control the mosquito menace. VMC data revealed that the the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Tanaji Balasaheb Gambhire Vs Ministry of Environment & Forest & Others dated 27/09/2016 regarding flouting of environmental clearance by a developer (M/s Goel Ganga Developers India Private Limited) of a housing project in Pune, Maharashtra. National …
Delhi has been hugely under-reporting dengue cases and deaths, says a report of the comptroller and auditor general on the preparedness of the city govern ment, municipal bodies and others in control and prevention of the disease. The report comes in the midst of a chikungunya and dengue outbreak, with …
