Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
NAGPUR: For the last one year, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has faced the ire of National Green Tribunal (NGT) and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for its failure to treat all the garbage collected from the city. Now, its garbage treatment plant has been shut for the last one …
Nagpur: Taking serious cognisance of various violations, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's (MPCB) Nagpur Regional office has recommended snapping power and water connections to one of the biggest housing schemes - Anandam World City Project. MPCB has gone on to name the developer of the project, Goldbricks Infrastructure Private Limited, as …
NAGPUR: Ever thought football can bring about a change in environment protection? Well, here is a second to none chance for kids to learn all about environment conservation and sustainable development by just kicking a ball. To raise awareness about importance of protecting nature and planet Earth on World Environment …
Nagpur: Scientific management and 600 tonnes of solid waste that goes untreated in city continue to be a major problem for the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). The NMC's move to appoint another firm to treat the city's solid waste received a blow as the only private firm - SL Infrastructure …
NAGPUR: At a time when concern is being raised over dwindling green cover in the city, around 31 trees, most of them scheduled ones, were indiscriminately chopped off on Wednesday without taking permission from the garden department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). The trees were axed at the residence of …
The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and private water operator Orange City Water Private Limited (OCW) have no idea where over 60% of the potable water supplied to the city goes. Consequently, they have been unable to increase the quantum of water billed over the last many years. According to NMC …
After the high court too suo motu cognizance of TOI report 'Burning garbage waste in open poses health hazards' and treated it as public interest litigation, Nagpur Municipal Corporation has decided to increase supervision in all 10 zones. NMC's deputy director (health) Dr Milind Ganvir said that all zonal officers …
In context of increasing traffic noise in urban India, the objective of the research study is to assess noise due to heterogeneous traffic conditions and the impact of honking on it.
Keeping up with the philosophy of 'a penny saved is a penny earned', a Nagpur University teacher has been doing research on development of eco-friendly Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) which will save up to 80-90% power. Taking inspiration from three Japanese scientists - Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura …
The National Green Tribunal, Western Zone bench, on Tuesday directed the NMC to rope in new private operator for treating solid waste at Bhandewadi dumping yard by June. The existing operator Hanjer Biotech Energies Private Ltd will be ousted, a move the civic body was avoiding to take despite poor …
Nagpur: The city's environmental status report (ESR) 2013-14, meant to be submitted to the state government, may turn out to be a massive embarrassment for the civic body despite inordinate delay in preparing and submitting it. A majority of report's content excluding data is nothing but a copy of earlier …
Nagpur: While issuing a stern warning to the new year revellers against creating noise, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has barred mobile DJ systems operating without permission and also directed the police and RTO offices across Maharashtra to confiscate such vehicles and equipment. "Vehicles mounted with DJ systems or similar …
NAGPUR: We may think of slums are unhygienic places but city's tony areas do worse in some respect. As city reels under an outbreak of dreaded dengue, a surprising fact has emerged that all the cases have come from relatively better off areas of the city. As the suspected dengue …
The city's environmental status report (ESR) has acknowledged the alarming state of water resources. Only water supplied through taps for drinking purpose has been tested safe. All other sources of water, including raw water, groundwater, surface water and waste water were reported as extremely polluted with even the soil contaminated. …
NAGPUR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone bench, has reportedly issued a final warning to Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) mayor and municipal commissioner to ensure treatment of all the garbage collected from the city. The tribunal has warned it would start prosecution in case of intentional non-compliance of orders. …
NAGPUR: The state government's newly formulated standards for horns, sirens and multi-toned horns for vehicles will not be implemented effectively in the city. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has not received directions to earmark 'no-honking zones' in residential areas of the city, so the cops and RTO will not have any …
NAGPUR : Union minister of water resources and river development & Ganga rejuvenation Uma Bharti has assured to ensure approval of Nag river rejuvenation project. Mayor Pravin Datke and municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane briefed her about the proposal pending with the central government during her visit to the city on …
Nagpur: With rapid increase in dengue patients, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has decided to inspect households again on random basis and take severe action in case mosquito-breeding sites are identified at residences, schools, open plots etc. FIR will also be registered in case negligence is noticed on the part …
Situation on dengue front continues to be alarming in the city as the confirmed positive cases have increased to 136 while suspected cases 543. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has launched massive drive to combat the vector-borne diseases. According to the NMC malaria and filaria department data, 76 of 136 dengue …
This study deals with the effects of fireworks on the air quality over the major cities of India during the festival of light known as “Diwali”. The effects of firecrackers during the festival was assessed from the ambient concentrations of various air pollutants such as sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide …
