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 …
AHMEDABAD: The city's gargantuan smouldering garbage mountain at Pirana is turning into a favourite spot for the illegal dumping of toxic chemicals, which could even be life-threatening if they burn. Apart from the 4,000 tonnes of domestic garbage that goes into the dump every day, industrial units from nearby are …
EDMC commissioner Ranbir Singh said, “The matter is sub judice. The corporation has raised its objection to the decision but the final decision will be taken by the court.” The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) Friday passed a resolution in its House meeting that it does not support building landfills …
Other causes of maternal deaths include haemorrhage, sepsis, heart disease and anaemia. Sabne said of the 164 maternal deaths registered with hospitals in the city, a total of 50 women were residents of Pune.The others were from the surrounding areas. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) was the main cause behind most of …
Surat: The provisions in the food safety law are not enough in themselves to contain the sources of water-borne diseases in the Diamond City. Penalties are very few after samples are taken for testing by health officials of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) and adulteration is found. During the last …
Residents’ fight to save water body at Manhas Mohalla continues The state government has failed to act on the directions of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, which had sought an action taken report on the conditions of ponds, especially in Jammu. A communiqué addressed to the …
PATNA: The state tobacco control coordination committee (STCCC) on Monday decided to recruit state and district level officers in tobacco control cells under the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) of the central government in order to curb the use of tobacco in Bihar. Chief secretary Anjani Kumar Singh may also …
PATNA: The state capital has only 132 public toilets for over 20 lakh population, causing inconvenience to the denizens, said Vishal Anand, the deputy commissioner of Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), on Monday. The city vying for the Smart City tag with population floating every day also fairs quite poor in …
Pimpri Chinchwad: The civic body has invited social groups to contribute to this year’s environment status report to be submitted on July 31 by giving suggestions. The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)’s environment department chief, Sanjay Kulkarni, said, “The municipal corporation has started preparing the report as per the guidelines …
Dump regular garbage, defeating the dumpsters’ purpose. Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) appeal to citizens to shun plastic seems to be falling on deaf ears. The large bins installed at major public places to collect banned plastic items are being used by people to dump regular garbage. For the …
The total numbers of dengue cases have reached 26 this year, according to a data released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Monday. On the other hand, the total number of people affected by malaria stood at seven while that of chikungunya at 10. Breeding of mosquitoes has …
Calcutta: The National Green Tribunal ordered the Bengal government on Thursday to allow the supply of the environment-friendly compressed natural gas to major parts of the Calcutta Metropolitan Area (CMA) and not just the area under the Calcutta Municipal Corporation. CMA comprises the area under the Calcutta civic body as …
The city council has for five months been dawdling with the task of declaring silence zones in the city, even after getting the state urban development department's nod for notifying 110 such zones across Mumbai. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had last year submitted its list of 110 fresh silence …
The National Green Tribunal today rapped the East Delhi Municipal Corporation over its report on a recent fire incident at the Ghazipur landfill site, saying it cannot allow non-compliance of its orders to solve the issue. Irked at the approach of the corporation, a bench headed by acting Chairperson Justice …
AHMEDABAD: As the summer has set in, civic authorities have intensified their efforts towards curbing the spread of waterborne infections. According to the testing conducted by the health department officials of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), some 567 samples of water collected by officials were found to be unfit this year. …
Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) produces nearly 40MW of green energy from wind, solar and biogas. Another 10MW of energy will be produced in the next 12 months. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, had said a couple of months ago that as far as …
DEHRADUN: A year after Uttarakhand witnessed over 700 cases of dengue; the Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC) has decided to initiate steps at the earliest to check spread of malaria and dengue in the city. As part of the plan, testing of water samples from across the city will be done …
A good investment for residents to cut electricity bills. Hyderabad: Hyderabad city has a potential to switch to rooftop solar power of 1,730 Megawatt (MW). If this is done, the power demand of the city can be reduced by 15 per cent, shows a study done by Greenpeace and Gujarat …
The number of dengue cases has reached 25 this year, according to a data released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Monday. The number of people affected by malaria and chikungunya stands at four and three, respectively. Out of 25 cases of dengue, 13 patients belong to neighbouring …
Activist Stalin Dayanand alleged that the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is building walls on the Oshiwara river in Aarey Colony and preventing its natural flow. Drawing attention to an alleged attempt to concretise a river in the city, activist Stalin Dayanand, has written to several government agencies on …
Ranchi: Several complaints of the Ranchi Municipal Corporation elections’ campaign loudspeakers of various candidates being played over permissible decibel limit reached sub-divisional officer Anjali Yadav following which she has formed a committee to keep a check on such violations on Sunday. This particular way of campaigning has become a headache …
