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 Bombay High Court observed that every individual should have access to medical treatment and not be deprived of it because of lack of finances. A division bench of Justice PB Majmudar and Justice RM Sawant on Friday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to submit an affidavit stating its …
Perturbed over the filling up of the dumping ground, residents of Dadumajra held a protest on Friday demanding that the dumping of garbage be stopped at the site. The residents demanded that the garbage be taken to the Garbage Processing Plant. The residents of Dadumajra have over the past few …
At a time when the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) are known not to have the best of relations, the former has agreed to hand over tenements to the BMC to rehabilitate its Project Affected Persons (PAPs) at no cost. Earlier, the authority …
The Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (Mans) has slammed the civic administration for its failure to make adequate arrangements to avoid water pollution during the Ganesh immersion. It also claimed instructions of the Maharashtra pollution control board (MPCB) and the judiciary were overlooked by the government. Mans founder, Narendra Dabholkar, told …
SHILLONG: Members of the Opposition bench on Thursday raised questions over the quality of water being supplied by the PHE department. Raising the issue on Thursday during Question Hour, Independent legislator Manas Chaudhuri lamented that water supplied by the PHE department is not fit for consumption. “Anyone who has access …
AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation laid the foundation for the first oxygen park to come up in Bapunagar area. The oxygen park which will come up in an area of 16,393 sq metre. The foundation stone for the same was laid on Wednesday. Dilip Arora, the assistant city engineer of …
Project to be implemented with Central aid The State government will introduce a comprehensive municipal waste management programme that will cover the entire State, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said. Speaking at the 90th anniversary celebrations of Changanassery Municipality on Wednesday, Mr. Chandy said the project, being implemented with Central …
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board is all set to hike the cost of drinking water for the domestic as well as commercial users. The additional revenue collected by the Water Board is expected to exceed `200 crore per annum. The proposal for the hike was submitted by …
The Pune branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) would soon launch a project, Sukanya, to save the girl child and spread awareness about having a healthy child, be it male or female. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has extended its support to this project. The president of IMA, Pune …
The Municipal Corporation has sought a detailed report from the Solid Waste Management Plant’s management to furnish details about garbage intake and the end product. Mayor Ravinder Pal Singh, the municipal commissioner and other Municipal Corporation officials, on Wednesday went to the Garbage Processing Plant at Dadumajra on a surprise …
GURGAON: The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) is planning to install light-emitting diode (LED) streetlights with a lifespan of five years. Their upkeep will be done by the state-of-the-art supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system. "To begin with, we will install these LED streetlights on a small stretch near …
School of Public Health submits report to civic body on effects of dioxins and furans from garbage plant Long-term low level exposure to toxic chemicals - dioxin and furans - may lead to the impairment of the immune system, nervous system, endocrine system, reproductive functions and even cancer. A report …
LUCKNOW: Will the two major schemes - 10% rebate on house tax and one time settlement scheme (OTS) on power dues -- be extended? Though the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) and UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) maintain a strict 'no', buzz is that the two schemes might be extended at …
Dengue In Check, But Rise In Chikungunya Cases Worrying Trend New Delhi: Mosquitoes have again become a big menace in the capital. Latest MCD figures show that while dengue remains under control, cases of malaria and chikungunya have increased significantly. As many as 745 people have been diagnosed with malaria …
She is contesting against Mrs Nandini Mukherjee of CPI-M, a professor of Computer Science and Engineering in Jadavpur University, in the by-election on 25 September. The seat fell vacant after the state PWD and transport minister Mr Subrata Bakshi resigned. As many as 116 motor garages and engineering workshops have …
In A shocking revelation, the environmental status report of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) states that the present land cover in the city under the No-Development Zone (NDZ) has drastically dropped from 19,289 hectare during 2009-10 to 13,671 hectare in 2010-11. While top BMC officials and environmentalists feel that such …
SHILLONG: Garbage strewn all over the city has started to show up in a new way in recent times. Though the Urban Affairs Minister, Ampareen Lyngdoh has promised to look into the garbage menace and had earlier rid the city from few ugly dustbins it has been backbitten by many. …
A whopping 26,000 kg of nirmalya (floral offerings) was diverted from the rivers of Pune by green activists — led by the SWaCH (solid waste collection and handling) cooperative and social enterprise eCoexist — during Ganesh idol immersions this year. A press statement issued by SWaCH on Monday stated that …
The Neyyattinkara municipality plans to launch a novel project to promote natural farming for the cultivation of organic vegetables. The project, to be implemented in association with Agriculture Department and NIMS Medicity, is based on the Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) technology propagated by agriculturist Subhash Palekar. ZBNF is an …
AHMEDABAD: The diseases chart in the city had been soaring up during the last few months. The number of suspected malaria deaths in the city has gone up to 59 in the last one-and-half months according to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). There have been in all five dengue deaths till …
