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 …
Despite numerous rules to curb the use of plastic bags, large-scale consumption of the commodity continues unabated in Gautam Budh Nagar district and adjoining areas of Ghaziabad. UP government had enforced the Plastic and other Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Regulation of Use and Disposal) Ordinance in 2000 which prohibited the use of …
‘Coastal ecosystem facing major threat’ The marine and inland fisheries sectors in Kerala are likely to take a major hit as climate change affects fish stocks, resulting in decreased yield and loss of livelihood of fishermen. According to the State Action Plan on Climate Change prepared by the Department of …
The Swan river, which originates in Marwari village of Una district and travels 65 km before entering Ropar district of Punjab, is teeming with all kinds of garbage, including the banned plastic polybags. The river, referred to as Sombhadra in the ancient Indian scriptures, along with its 73 tributaries in …
In an unusual plea, Himachal Pradesh wants the Supreme Court (SC) to quash the state’s June 2013 notification clamping a ban on the sale of food articles packaged in non-biodegradable material. The state had found the notification, issued “under the directives” of the state High Court (HC), “impractical” to implement …
Political parties and candidates in various constituencies of the state have been told to desist from using plastic or polythene as publicity material. The “green elections”, being widely publicised by various District Election Offices in the state is centred on the theme of “environment friendly polls” and emphasis is being …
Despite the state government having imposed a ban on the use of plastic carry bags and other such packaging material, heaps of such material has been found strewn around in the Industrial Area of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN). The problem is more pronounced along National Highway (NH) No. 21-A. Plastic waste can …
What do world class German cities like Munich and Berlin have in common with Tambaram? Garbage. Well, more specifically garbage bins. The special grade municipality, which generates an upwards of 100 metric tonnes of garbage every day, is all set to get world class dustbins – technology for which has …
Green tribunal responds to petition, stops construction activity till further orders The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench on Tuesday restrained the management of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras from felling trees and carrying out construction activities until further orders. Admitting an application filed by E. Seshan, an environmental activist, the …
Despite court, state govt directions, no action on the ground Five years since the state government announced the imposition of ban on polythene usage in Kashmir, there is little action on ground by the authorities concerned for implementing the ban. The polythene usage has picked up again during the past …
City residents need not bother to segregate waste generated at their homes when the new waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram becomes operational. Going by the project report of the plant prepared by Kerala Industrial and Technology Consultancy Organisation (KITCO), all sorts of municipal waste, including plastic refuse and wood, would …
Parallels in spend on cleaning up of Ganga, Yamuna and 10 lakes of Bhopal and their conservation, in many ways, are too striking to ignore. If the sum involved to clean Ganga and Yamuna each was over Rs 1,000 crore, in case of Bhopal it had crossed Rs 500 crore …
Proposals to charge private organizations for dumping biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste at Bhanpur dumping site, besides inclusion of 74 villages within BMC limits and other proposals were passed at the Mayor-in-council (MiC) meeting here on Wednesday. This is ahead of the scheduled general council meeting of Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) …
Kolhapur: The Kolhapur Zilla Parishad (ZP) is planning to make all 1,029 villages in the district plastic free. As a step towards the initiative, all the elected representatives of ZP, panchayat samitis and gram panchayats took oath on the eve of Republic day for not using plastic carry bags henceforth. …
Come Republic Day or Independence Day, denizens suddenly wake up to the feeling of nationalism. From playing patriotic songs, showcasing the rich cultural diversity of every state and decorating schools and institutes with national flags, January 26 and August 15 are the two days that seem to kindle nationalistic sentiments …
FORCE Nepal in coordination with the Ministry of Science, Environment and Technology and various other social organisations today launched yet another edition of a monthlong plastic-free campaign in Sankhu. It coincides with the monthlong Sankhu-Salinadi festival. FORCE Nepal, a youth-run social organisation, has been organising the ‘Plastic Free Campaign’ since …
More than two months after the Jammu and Kashmir High Court stressed on the implementation of ban on use of polythene bags, its uses continues unabated in most parts of the Valley. On November 4 last year, a division bench of the High Court comprising justice Muhammad Yaqoob Mir and …
The state government through panchayats and municipalities has decided to start door-to-door collection of non bio-degradable waste from the 1st week of February. This decision was taken at the recently held series of meetings by chief secretary B Vijayan with the representatives of panchayats and municipalities. "It was decided that …
Asserting that the civic body has failed to collect waste and put to use all the five composting units in the town, the Goa State Pollution Control Board has directed the Sanguem Municipal Council to carry out daily collection of segregated waste from all wards after spreading proper awareness amongst …
Dumping of non-biodegradable waste, burning of plastic and rampant fishing along the Garhi Mandu city forest, a natural biodiversity habitat on the left bank of the Yamuna, seem to have taken a toll on the population of water birds at the wetland in North-East Delhi. Home to over 52 species …
Dumping of non-biodegradable waste, burning of plastic and rampant fishing along the Garhi Mandu city forest, a natural biodiversity habitat on the left bank of the Yamuna, seem to have taken a toll on the population of water birds at the wetland in North-East Delhi. Home to over 52 species …
