Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
CHANDIGARH: The municipal corporation (MC), on Saturday, conducted awareness programmes of segregation of waste at source level throughout city by organizing separate workshops with resident welfare associations under the chairmanships of area councillors of different municipal wards. The teams, including sanitary inspectors, engineering department and other officials disseminated information about …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Environment Pollution & Health Hazards in the State Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 13/12/2017 regarding solid waste management in the state of Meghalaya. NGT Eastern Bench directs the State of Meghalaya, MUDA (Meghalaya Urban …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Preservation of Kasauli and its Environs (SPOKE) Vs Barog Heights Hotel dated 07/12/2017 regarding private buildings existing which are having more than 3 or 4 storeys and are running hotel business in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh. National Green Tribunal …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench, Chennai) in the matter of M.Gobineelan Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 30/10/2017 regarding illegal dumping and burning of garbage in Sirumugai, Coimbatore by Sirumugai Town Panchayat. NGT Southern Bench directs that the Sirumugai Panchayat shall obtain necessary …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ambar Nath Sengupta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 06/10/2017 regarding pollution of river Hooghly after immersion of idols during various Puja festivals. Further direction has been sought for against the WBSPCB to constitute …
The High Court accepted recommendations of this expert committee report on long term action plan for waste management for Delhi and asked the municipal corporations of Delhi (MCDs) to submit waste management rules within two weeks. Delhi High Court vide its order dated 28.06.2017 in case Gauri Grover v. Government …
Nagpur: The health department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has issued a notification asking all the bulk generators of garbage to set up facilities for recycling biodegradable waste in their own premises. They should also separate the recyclable garbage and recycle it or hand it over to an authorized garbage …
Jaipur: Biodegradable bags, made of starch from maize, are likely to replace regular polythene bags in the state. After imposing effective ban on usage of plastic bags, government has been looking for a substitute. According to officials, biodegradable bags look to be the best available option which if swallowed, would …
From manufacturing cutlery made of betel leaves in Mangaluru and set ting up a company in Qatar to returning to India with a biodegradable solution to plastic bags, green crusader Ashwath Hegde, 24, has done it all. The founder of EnviGreen Biotech India Ltd, Bengaluru, who nurtures the dream of …
The Corporation’s first bio-methanation plant, constructed at a cost of Rs. 90 lakh at Veeranam is expected to generate 400 units of electricity every day and serve the needs of three corporation buildings in the area. Work is in progress to construct three plants to covert the biodegradable waste into …
Nashik: A waste segregation and awareness programme was initiated on Thursday by civic body's west division in association with non-government organization (NGO) Seva Sansthan. The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) will be utilising rag-pickers for door-to-door dry and wet waste collection at prabhag level in the west division. "The rag-pickers will …
The 2016 Rules supersede the Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000 and expand the ambit of application to every urban local body, including outgrowths in urban agglomerations, census towns, areas under Railways and airports. It has been over a year since the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 (SWMR) were notified on …
If the notice is not complied with, BMC will refuse to lift garbage from these areas Civic body makes it mandatory for residential societies and commercial establishments in H/West ward to separate wet, dry waste In a move aimed at easing the city's solid waste management problems, the BMC has …
Every day, Diamond City generates around 450 tonnes of organic, recyclable and non-degradable waste, a large amount of which is dumped into the drainage network or disposed of carelessly choking the drains. The fallout is choked nallas and waterlogging during the monsoon. Now, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided …
NASHIK: City-based environment activists have appealed to citizens to celebrate the 10-day-long Ganesh festival in an eco-friendly manner. Before the commencement of Ganeshotsav, they urged citizens to make or buy shadu idols. "People have become very aware these days. Many are preferring eco-friendly idols, which is a very good thing. …
Beware! Those who dump non-segregated waste after mixing it with biodegradable waste will now face the heat of law. Annoyed by the increasing menace of households mixing plastic waste with food waste, the Kalamassery municipality has decided to initiate stringent action against residents who do not follow the waste management …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Punjab and Haryana governments to give details of total municipal solid waste generated in Mohali and Punchkula and its mode of collection and disposal. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also sought similar details from Chandigarh's authority and asked them to …
He would collect plastic waste that lay strewn near the platforms and bins.He would collect plastic waste that lay strewn near the platforms and bins. Trichy: Taking solid waste management to the next level, Trichy corporation on Wednesday distributed two plastic buckets to each of the 2,367 houses in the …
A few upcoming residential townships in the city are planning to install organic waste converters in the campus to reuse hundreds of kilograms of bio degradable waste generated every day in each household. The initiative according to waste management experts will reduce garbage from the townships and a timely processing …
Biodegradable plastic does not mean a perfect solution to ocean waste problems, according to an environmental scientist. A United Nations environmental scientist warned the public that biodegradable plastics, shopping bags, and bottles are a false solution to the current problem of litter in the ocean. According to a UN report …
