Municipal Corporation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

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 …

Major realty projects to get environment nod in Mumbai

Major real estate projects in Mumbai will now get environment clearance (EC) in Mumbai itself. The newly set up environment cell of the BMC will grant EC to real estate projects admeasuring 20,000 square metre to 1,50,000 square metres. Major real estate projects in Mumbai will now get environment clearance …

Control swine flu deaths: Gujarat high court to government

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat government and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) once again got a rebuke from Gujarat high court on Wednesday "for taking its direction lightly" in response to a petition seeking prompt measure to curb spread of swine flu, which has already claimed over 200 lives across the state. A …

Six more test positive for H1N1

SURAT: Six new swine flu cases were reported in the city on Tuesday, including a six-month-old male from Adajan area, taking the total number of H1N1 infected patients to 69 since January this year. The deadly virus has claimed nine lives till date. According to the health department officials of …

Dyeing industry: Two months on, CBI files case in cancer colony row

Nearly two and a half months after Times of India reported that two persons had died in North east Delhi's Shiv Vihar area as the unauthorised jeans dyeing industry+ in the residential area was polluting the water, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case to investigate how …

Solar units on rooftops brighten 12k properties

Pune: There has been a steady rise in the installation of solar units by households, residential societies and commercial establishments across the city. Over 12,000 properties have opted for solar units. An addition of 2,000 properties was registered in the 2016-17. Most establishments are tapping solar energy for household purposes …

Cases of dengue emerging every second day in city

Bhopal: Every second day a patient is diagnosed with dengue or chikungunya in the state capital. According to health department reports, over two dozen dengue and chikungunya cases have been tested in the last two months. "The situation is under control. We are working with various other agencies like the …

Submit report in 10 days: NGT to Bhopal Municipal Corporation

BHOPAL: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday asked the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) to submit a report on geo mapping of Shahpura Lake within 10 days. The central bench of the NGT gave an ultimatum to BMC after the civic body failed its May 23 deadline. The BMC informed …

PIL in HC seeks steps to tackle sea water pollution

NGO carried out survey along city's coast to find out causes of the problem A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court by an NGO highlighting the dismal condition of sea water, which is extremely polluted along the Mumbai coastline at Marine Drive, Nariman Point, …

Health survey reveals alarming rise in hypertension cases in Capital

Apart from focussing on lifestyle ailments, the report also highlighted on the shortage of trained staff in MCD and government hospitals Cases of hypertension in Delhi have increased from 3,22,510 in 2015 to 3,61,443 in 2016, a recent survey has revealed. More people also reported about cases of diarrhoea in …

Civic body to install solar traffic signals

Indore: Nine crossroads of the city will soon get a new look as officials of Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) have decided to install solar powered traffic signal system . The move came after clashes between IMC and police department over payment of conventional traffic signals' power bills. In the first …

103 suspected dengue cases till July 21, AMC confirms 26

AHMEDABAD: Dengue infections appear to be on the rise in the city. At least so reflects the data provided by civic body-run and civil hospitals given to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). Well-placed sources in the civic body's health department have confirmed some 52 progressive cases of dengue reported in the …

Fever struck over 4 lakh this month: AMC

If you are feeling too cold, sneezing a lot and having fever than you are not the only one. The health department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) says on an average it is testing blood samples of at least 2,000 people who are suffering from viral fever. The number …

Gear up for rise in vector-borne diseases, warn city doctors

Peak season of vector-borne diseases starts from mid-July and continues till the end of November, says health official Here is some bad news for Delhiites. City doctors claim the Capital is yet to see the worst of the outbreak of vector-borne diseases and that the Delhi government figures of the …

NGT orders Delhi Jal Board to present report on rain water harvesting systems in schools

NGT has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to inspect the rain water harvesting systems (RWHS) being installed in private and government schools in Delhi. A bench ordered the DJB to submit a status report on the RWHS being constructed on the respective sites before August 8. The National Green …

Rain pain: Water, vector-borne diseases on rise

A total 379 cases of swine flu have been reported till July 15, out of malaria accounts for 369. Watch out! Monsoon has brought its share of travails and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) fears a rise in both vector- and water-borne diseases. According to health experts in the civic …

Engage solid waste management plants: NGT

Amidst opposition from the area residents against the location of the solid waste management plants in the state, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Punjab government to operationalize the four plants at the earliest. The waste management plants have been marked for Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Bathinda. While, …

NGT raps Delhi govt over illegal industries in Northwest Delhi

The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Delhi government and the civic bodies for not giving details of the illegal industries sealed by them in Northwest Delhi. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim took exception to the SDM of the area concerned not filing action taken report despite its …

Single dustbin in market places thwarts waste segregation plan

To ensure the segregation of waste at the point of generation itself, the company engaged by the Municipal Corporation (MC) has distributed dustbins of two different colours in residential areas but no such effort seems to have been made in market places. A visit through the city roads reveals that …

Nagpur among 12 winners of environment contest

Nagpur: In some good news for the city, Nagpur has been declared as one of the 12 winners of the '47 cities Sheher Green Karo' contest that was organized by the Earth Day Network India. To commemorate the 47th Earth Day on 22 April, 2017, the Earth Day Network had …

Environment Minister reviews performance of green agencies

Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Tuesday reviewed the performance of all green agencies, including the Forest Department, Horticulture Wing of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC ), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Public Works Development (PWD), Development Department, Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Northern Railways and …

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