Action taken report in the form of affidavit on behalf of the District Magistrate and Collector, South 24 Parganas District dated February 22, 2025. The matter related to a newspaper report which appeared in the Hindu, January 15, 2024 titled "Rising sea, shrinking sands erode vibrancy of Ganga Sagar mela". …
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court directed the Maharashtra government and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday to detail the steps taken against unauthorised pandals across the state ahead of the Ganesh festival. In Mumbai alone, over 300 illegal pandals have come up ahead of the 10-day festival which starts on …
Teachers and students of DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, pay tribute to Mother Teresa and Sarvepalli Radhakrishanan on Wednesday and (below) a student performs at the event. Telegraph pictures Polythene peril Young artisans of Chitrasala Institute at Pokhariput launched a plastic-free Odisha campaign on Tuesday under the guidance of social …
The Dahi Handi celebrations in Thane, while grand, were just as noisy this year. As per the noise-level readings taken by Thane activist Dr Mahesh Bedekar, the decibel levels at six Dahi Handi locations in the city were in the range of 80 to 90 decibels. Disco jockeys, loudspeakers, live …
A Kalakirti initiative, the sixth Goa Environmental Festival has organised a slew of environment-based activities in collaboration with various organisations for the three-day festival which commences today, on August 31 at Kala Academy in Panjim For many years Kalakirti Goa Environmental Festival (GEF) has been creating awareness on the importance …
Justice Sikri said, "Diwali is a festival of lights. Firecrackers are not necessary to bring people together. People can be brought together by distributing and sharing sweets also." The Supreme Court yesterday was told by the firecracker manufacturers that firecrackers alone were not the sole reason for rising pollution levels …
A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan cited a report that said 20-25 per cent children suffer from respiratory diseases. The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over growing respiratory problems among children due to air pollution and said it will decide whether there has to be …
Out of total 26 project, tagged under “Green Project” of the city Goverment, five projects are off-track. These five “off - track” projects are: Make Delhi kikar free, Edge-to-edge paving and landscaping of Public Works Department (PWD) roads, replacing all street lights with energy efficient LED lights under ESCO model …
Last week the Bombay High Court refused to grant any relief to Thermocol Fabricator and Decoration Association, to allow the sale of thermocol for decoration, during the forthcoming Ganesh Festival. The association moved court in the wake of plastic and thermocol ban stating that it would hit 40,000 jobs. The …
Order of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court dated 10/07/2018 in the matter of P. Ramanathan Vs Superintendent of Police, Tirunelveli & Others regarding permission to conduct the “Light Music” and “Patti Mandram” with the assistance of sound service till the completion of Veethi Ula of Arulmigu Sankaranarayna Swamy, …
The Bombay High Court said on Tuesday it will put all municipal corporations and councils on notice before the festive season begins, to ensure proper compliance of noise pollution norms and that no pandal is put up illegally. A division bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Riyaz Chagla said: …
Panaji: ‘Gandhigiri’ should be used to impose the plastic ban in Goa, vice-chairman of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), Rajendra Talak, said. He was speaking on the sidelines of the announcement of the Goa Environmental Film Festival 2018, on Monday. “The government can impose rules on plastic ban, but …
Maharashtra environment minister Ramdas Kadam on Saturday lauded the decision of the state government of imposing a ban on the use of plastic in the state. Speaking to ANI, the minister said that the decision was taken for the betterment of the state."It is good that plastic is getting banned …
The state environment department (SED) is likely to allow the use of the thermocol decorations till the end of the 10-day Ganesh festival in September. WITH TWO days to go for the implementation of the ban on single-use plastic items across Maharashtra, the state environment department (SED) is likely to …
Kamrup (M) Deputy Commissioner has appealed to the people for not to use plastic during Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya Temple this year. In a meeting today at Conference Hall of Deputy Commissioner’s office, Kamrup (M) DC Virendra Mittal informed that food and water suppliers (Bhandara) from various voluntary organizations will …
KOLKATA: In 2017, more than 1,000 idols were immersed in the city ghats. But the remains of Durga idols along these ghats have caused heartache to environment activists. Further, the long queues for the immersion process also increase the risks of an untoward incident. To address these issues, the Kolkata …
Manipur's much-awaited five-day Shirui Lily State Festival, commenced yesterday in the Ukhrul district headquarters. The festival will continue till 28th of April 2018. The festival, organized by the State Tourism Department, aims to spread awareness and conserve the endangered state flower 'Shirui Lily', while also promote the hill district as …
The Bombay High Court has warned all major municipal corporations of issuing contempt of court if they fail to abide by the court's directions over granting permission to construct pandals during festivals. The court had, around a year ago, directed the municipal corporations to allow pandal constructions for festivals like …
“Turmeric powder, flowers of marigold and flame of the forest, raw waste of beetroot and spinach and kattha used in paan are used as ingredients to obtain colour pigments." With the festival of colours approaching, organic colours are flooding the market and a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Thane is boosting …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shri Mathur Chaturved Parishad (Reg.) Mathura Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/02/2018 regarding construction on the riverbed and floodplain of Yamuna in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. It has been reported before the Tribunal that the Member of Parliament …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Desmond Jude D’souza Vs State of Goa & Others dated 13/02/2018. The Applicants, residents of village Anjuna are seeking permanent injunction, restraining hosting of ‘Sun-Burn’ celebration or any such event and conducting, performing any musical shows/events …
