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 …
The Maharashtra government’s decision to ban plastic bags can be debated. Is it a good step towards saving the environment or is it a desperate attempt to make up for the shortcomings of the state’s municipal corporations. It’s still unclear if the states have been able to fully achieve the …
Entomology staff accused of forging residents’ signatures. Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has managed to clear hyacinth from around 20 lakes and water tanks out of the total 81 identified this year. The presence of hyacinth in the lake had caused massive mosquito menace near the lakes. Residents …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to upgrade cemeteries across the city. Not only will electric furnace be set up at traditional cemeteries, efforts to make the process pollution-free is also on the cards. The civic body plans to make around 15 cemeteries across the city pollution free. "We …
The corporation urged citizens to dial 100 in case of any violation. Hyderabad: Out to raise awareness about the new parking policy which came in to effect from Sunday, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has pasted parking copies at all shopping malls and multiplexes on the first day of its …
The move comes after the Union Environment Ministry told the Lok Sabha in a written statement last year that industrial effluents and household sewage flowing into the Powai lake had raised its pollution levels, eight times above safe standards. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has shortlisted a contractor to measure …
Says work has started on trial basis, next hearing on April 3 The Municipal Corporation of Bathinda (MCB) has submitted its compliance report in the National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, on the arrangements made by them for door-to-door garbage collection work before taking over from JITF Company from May …
Ajoynagar: The mosquito that causes dengue is so undemanding when it comes to a breeding environment that a teaspoon of fresh water is enough for it to lay eggs, residents of a housing complex off the Bypass were informed on Sunday by a vector control expert deputed by the Calcutta …
AHMEDABAD: Even if Amdavadis think they understand the value of money, they surely do not value precious water despite living in a water-scarce state. A recent Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) study has revealed that an average Amdavadi consumes 260-280 litres a day against the supposed 143 to 171 litres a …
As many as 1,306 hospitals, clinics and laboratories are registered to notify TB cases with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), but from January till March this year, only eight hospitals have reported new patients. Clinical establishments in the city have to actively notify cases of tuberculosis (TB) to the Pune …
As many as 639 cases of waterborne diseases have been reported till March 17, according to the Health Department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. The information was revealed in a press note issued by the civic body on Monday. The data indicates that 37 people were victims of waterborne diseases …
The Ghazipur landfill site on Monday witnessed a major fire incident spreading to the neighbouring area. An official of Delhi Fire Service said that the fire broke out between 12pm and 1pm after locals reported the incident. The fire tenders had to be driven up to the waste mound to …
The Himachal Pradesh government may file a review petition in the Supreme Court against a National Green Tribunal (NGT) directive banning constructions in green belts in Shimla, a state minister informed the assembly on Wednesday. Replying to a question, Urban Development Minister Sarveen Chaudhary said the government was considering the …
Calcutta: Mosquito-control measures will get a boost if councillors join health workers in making door-to-door visits, mayoral council member Atin Ghosh said during a discussion on the Calcutta Municipal Corporation budget in the civic house on Tuesday. Ghosh urged all councillors to visit the houses in their respective wards and …
PATNA: With the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) virtually failing to curb breeding of mosquitoes in various localities of the city, people are at the receiving end here. Despite using all types of repellents, residents of the city are experiencing disturbed sleep due to mosquito bites even during the daytime. The …
The practice of burning garbage in the open goes unabated in the city. Garbage heaps were seen being set on fire on a vacant plot near Fountain Chowk here today. The banned practice was also seen in the Urban Estate Phase 3 residential parks along the main road. Motorists had …
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has told the civic administration to conduct an inquiry into alleged lapses in the tree census, under way in the city for the past two years. Shivajinagar MLA Vijay Kale had raised the issue in the ongoing budget session of the state assembly. He said …
Aurangabad: Experts have stressed the need to spread public awareness about waste segregation at source despite Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) announcing door-to-door garbage collection of dry waste only twice a week. Experts emphasise that such segregation cannot be achieved unless citizens understand the benefits of the process. They have pressed …
Food safety offenders will now be booked under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) with criminal charges while Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will continue to conduct food safety drives in collaboration with the Enforcement Branch (EB) and state police. The KMC health department on Thursday held meeting with state police and …
The passing away of Dhrubojyoti Ghosh, the engineer-turned-internationally acclaimed ecologist, on February 16 has left the East Calcutta Wetlands more vulnerable than ever. Ghosh, who discovered, named and introduced the unique 12,500 hectare spread to the world, was the most vocal opposition to attempts at landfill in the wetlands area, …
Pimpri Chinchwad: The civic body’s budget document, presented by municipal commissioner Shravan Hardikar last week, has suggested appointment of environmental consultants for undertaking biodiversity studies and preparing local biodiversity strategy action plan in Pimpri Chinchwad city. The document states that consultants have to assess green spaces, prepare citizens’ biodiversity register …
