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 …
With the city witnessing a slew of protests over garbage disposal, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources Pawan Kumar Bansal on Sunday urged the Municipal Corporation to start the process of segregating waste from a Sector as a pilot project to meet the growing garbage problem. He was …
After facing a space crunch in the dumping grounds of the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has requested buildings to dispose or manage the garbage they generate within its premises by using methods of composting or utilise it for generation of bio-gas. The BMC recently sent letters to some …
Delhi Assembly committee to send detailed recommendation to Sheila In a landmark decision that would ease the process of trimming and pruning of trees, the Environment Committee of the Delhi Assembly has held that land owning agencies like the Delhi Development Authority, Public Works Department, New Delhi Municipal Council and …
GUWAHATI: Garbage overflowing from dustbins or lying strewn on the roads is a regular sight in Guwahati. However, this is perhaps going to change thanks to the initiative taken up by Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) commissioner Puru Gupta. Gupta, while talking to mediapersons in Guwahati today, said: “Collecting garbage from …
Lack of transparency in the property acquisition and compensation process has become a stumbling block in the progress of Hyderabad Metro Rail works. Conflicting statements by the HMR and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation officials with regard to property acquisition and payment of compensation have been leading to growing resentment among …
Mumbai figures on noise pollution in the civic body’s annual environment report are a far cry from the results of a four-year survey conducted by Jai Hind College researchers, a fact that has not gone unnoticed. A survey conducted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in 2010, the findings of …
The Euro India Summit ranked Bangalore third among 29 Indian cities in the Environmentally Sustainable City Award (ESCA) competition. The award has come much to the surprise of residents and critics who deplore waste management in the City. The City performed well on the Environmentally Sustainable City Index (ESCI) and …
The highest number of dengue cases was recorded on a single day after 24 patients tested positive on Thursday. This has taken the number of persons diagnosed with the mosquitoborne disease to 503. Eight new cases of chikungunya were also reported. Chairman of the MCD health committee, Dr V K …
Already grappling with various allergies and viral fever, Delhi has registered 479 dengue cases, 218 malaria cases, 12 cases of chikungunya and five confirmed cases of Japanese Encephalitis this season. Though Delhi Health Minister Dr. A.K. Walia said the figures were not alarming and that the situation was under control, …
GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi stressed on the need of conservation of water bodies for a better Guwahati. He also emphasized on demarcation of the Guwahati Metropolitan region to control the fringe area development during a presentation by the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad, on ‘Carrying Capacity …
New Delhi: Four of MCD’s ambitious projects, which were funded by the Central government’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme in December 2009, to upgrade the city’s infrastructure have been scrapped. The decision was taken at a meeting held on Wednesday at the Union urban development ministry to …
Delhi/Mumbai: The urban agglomeration of Delhi has for the first time overtaken that of Mumbai, whose UA’s population in 2011 stood at 18.4 million according to the latest census data, but if Vasai-Virar municipal corporation is added to Mumbai UA, it still stands shy of 20 million. If the same …
The state government came up with noise rules based on the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recommendations in 1989. The Bombay High Court had disposed of the first Public Interest Litigation on noise pollution in 1994. But the petitioners felt that the court had not taken cognisance of the report made …
New Delhi: If the numbers shared with TOI by six private hospitals (including a hospital chain) are any indicator, the dengue outbreak in the capital this season is far more serious than what MCD is willing to admit. These hospitals alone have reported 1,284 cases while the civic body’s tally …
With 14 more people testing positive for the virus, the number of dengue cases in the city this year rose to 450. However, this figure is less compared to dengue cases reported last October, said MCD health committee chairman, V.K. Monga on Monday. “Last year, there were over 4,000 cases …
In a bid to keep a check on rising water contamination levels, the civic administration is planning to upgrade its water sample testing facility and increasing its capacity to be able to test 1,300 samples per day. The officials said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to develop its …
JAIPUR: A facelift of heritage buildings and markets in the Walled City is in the pipeline as the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has decided to sanction Rs 2.5 crore for the purpose. The move will restore the buildings giving a uniform structure while preserving the heritage look of the city. …
AHMEDABAD: The attack of dengue and malaria in the city may be more severe than what is reflected by the figures given out by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). The situation is grave as the civic body has given data of cases in municipal hospitals only. Private hospitals too are …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has cleared the proposal for setting up an ultra-modern plant in Bharyal village at the Tara-Devi-Totu Bypass for the safe disposal of the huge solid waste generated by Shimla city every day. In an order passed by Justice AS Naidu and Dr GK Pandey (Expert …
MUMBAI: The BMC is planning to use CNG instead of electricity at crematoria. Officials, who oversee the city's cremation grounds, said that electricity is expensive and therefore unviable. Responding to a report published in TOI on October 11, which highlighted the pitiable state of these final resting places, officials at …
