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 …
Cabinet approves blanket ban on sale, storage and usage The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved a blanket ban on manufacture, sale, storage and usage of plastic bags under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi Municipal …
Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) today scrapped the master plan of 1983, on the basis of which the present anti-encroachment drive is being carried out in the capital, and sent the same for ratification by the urban development department, even as bulldozers remained silent through the day as protesters hit the …
Proposals with suggestions of councillors to be sent to Admn for approval The Municipal Corporation approved a budget of Rs 812.92 crore for the financial year 2011-12 on Monday. T This includes Rs 429.98 crore under the Plan head, Rs 233.40 crore under the Non-Plan head and Rs 149.54 crore …
The environmental problems confronting Indian cities today have arisen because millions of people have been forced to live in illegal settlements that lack adequate sanitation and other basic urban services. This is the result of two factors. The first is the legacy of the colonial city characterized by inequitable access …
Chandigarh Taking a cue from the MCD, Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (CMC) is planning to set up waterless urinals to check the depleting water table in the Union Territory. The corporation has joined hands with AG Aqua Solutions for installing waterless urinals. This is the same company that had joined …
Residents of Deonar, Mankhurd, Govandi and Chembur will soon be a relieved lot, as 45% of the dumping ground at Deonar will be scientifically closed down by the end of May. The entire project will be completed by December 2011. Deonar dumping ground is one of the oldest and biggest …
KOLKATA, 24 MARCH: The Kolkata Municipal corporation (KMC) will deploy more voluntary field workers and Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) providers to prevent drug resistant Tuberculosis (TB). Mr Atin Ghosh, member mayor-in-council (health) said the health department is worried over the drug resistant TB as the treatment is very costly and …
The New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has said that the only way Khan Market can undergo complete redevelopment would be if it takes a page out of the Panchkuian Road model, which involved the relocation of 220 furniture shops to the Delhi Metro
Having received criticism from various quarters about the use of paver blocks around the roots of trees, the Municipal Corporation (MC) is all set to get a survey conducted of the trees that have been affected. Thereafter, paver blocks will be removed from the roots of the trees. The survey …
MUMBAI: The BMC has issued commencement certificates to 11 public parking towers-eight in the Parel-Dadar belt and three in Goregaon-for 15,845 vehicles, according to the latest official figures. The structures will be about 10-15 storey high. These certificates were issued before chief minister Prithviraj Chavan early this month ordered a …
LUCKNOW: The Globe Park near CDRI would now be named after country's first president Rajendra Prasad. Likewise the crossing near the high court would be named after former advocate general and Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP, late Virendra Bhatia. These were among the decisions taken by the House of Lucknow …
JAIPUR: Past 9 pm just a little away from the Statue Circle, the street lights turned faint by smoke failed to show the way to traffic. Thick smoke bellowed out of the roadside dustbins parked right adjacent to an electricity pole. Burning fallen tree leaves in Jaipur is a practice …
Ranchi, March 22: Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has turned its attention on illegal meat and fish sellers, mobile towers and water connections in the state capital as part of its ongoing anti-encroachment drive. The municipal corporation has asked roadside meat and fish vendors to wind up shop immediately or face …
Despite the negative image about Bhopal created by the Union Carbide gas leak tragedy, the position is different when it comes to the city's concerns for its environment. Its campaign against polythene waste has brought a remarkable response from all quarters. The polythene waste management project, a part of the …
Pune is a water-rich city with four dams and three rivers supplying water. However, every year, as the summer sun beats down on the city, the citizens usually face water cuts which make them wake up to the reality of fast-depleting water resources. Rapid urbanisation, concretisation of surfaces, reduction in …
Petition terming proximity to colony as eco-hazard submitted to Ramesh Residents of Sukhdev Vihar in South Delhi are up in arms against a waste-to-energy plant coming up 150 metres away from the colony
no action taken to clean canals KOLKATA, 15 MARCH: Occupants of houses situated on both sides of the Beliaghata canal have urged the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to conduct the anti-larvae drive in the area after many people were found to be suffering from malaria. The state Irrigation and waterways …
