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 …
Says protest shouldn’t affect sanitation As municipal and sanitation workers went on strike demanding regular salaries and payment of arrears, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday brought in the “Swachh Bharat” element and directed the police to ensure that there was no hindrance to garbage removal in the Capital by …
RAIPUR: Amir Khan would have been drawing criticism for expressing his thoughts over intolerance in country but the seed he had sown through his show Satyamev Jayate has started yielding results in Chhattisgarh's Ambikapur district that's all set to become first municipal corporation in country to digitize garbage management, make …
In a bid to eradicate illegal rubbish dumping around Lima, Peruvian authorities are outfitting vultures with GPS tracking devices and GoPro cameras to monitor the city from above. Under the "Vultures Detect" program, 10 trained birds wearing specially-designed vests have already started the job. "Generally the majority of people have …
A new report released at Davos highlights some startling facts about the huge environmental and resource impacts of a fast growing plastics industry The world of plastics is in drastic need of reform. This is the conclusion of a new report released at Davos by the World Economics Forum, the …
Dredging plastic waste from coastal locations rather than deep in the oceans is the the most efficient way to clean it up and avoid damaging global ecosystems, according to new analysis. Floating plastic waste ranging from bags, bottles and caps, fibres and ‘microbeads’ wash out into the oceans from rivers …
GURGAON: Residents of residential society The Lilac in Sector 49 complain that for the last four months, they have had to put up with the stench and sight of piles of garbage dumped next to the society's boundary wall, without any remedy in sight. Monalisa Sengupta, a resident, said, "Piles …
Toxic watchdog and environmental group EcoWaste Coalition has expressed concern over the mushrooming of political posters and tarpaulins all over the country which it said is adding to the nation’s garbage and toxic woes. The uncontrolled display of tarpaulins in public places to boost the candidacy of political aspirants even …
The tribunal is hearing a plea by a resident Yogendra Pal Singh who has sought directions for proper collection, transport and disposal mechanism for garbage The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today sought the response of the Uttar Pradesh government and others on a petition by a Meerut resident seeking steps …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishek Dutt & Anr vs. South Delhi Municipal Corporation dated 14/01/2016 regarding removal of Dhalo (garbage station) from area designated as park/lawn as per the layout plan of DDA opposite House No. D-40 & A-20, NDSE part II, New Delhi. …
Pandey said if the scheme is successful, the experiment may also be replicated for door to door garbage collection. Beggars and ragpickers may soon manage toilet complexes in the national capital, with the NDMC planning to launch a novel initiative for their empowerment. “Under the ‘Atm Nirbhar’ (self-dependent) scheme, the …
Garbage crisis is looming large over Bangarpet with the garbage processing unit yet to begin functioning. As much as 24 metric tonnes of garbage from Bangarpet town is being duped on five acres of land near Byadabale, according to the villagers. A large number of dogs could be seen around …
The Jammu and Kashmir government today faced flak from the National Green Tribunal on poor solid waste management in Katra, the base camp of the Vaishnodevi shrine in Reasi district. "Why have you created such a mess in Katra? It is the most revenue earning town in the state. Your …
With the temperature dropping to 6.6 degree Celsius in the city, bonfires being it in every nook and corner of the streets is a common sight. However, the civic body is now going to take strict action against those who burn dry waste which pollute the environment in these bonfires. …
From January 1, small and big hotels, hospitals, shops, malls and other commercial establishments will have to pay solid waste tax. "The decision has been taken by civic chief Sanjeev Jaiswal as the process of solid waste management is expensive," said Ashok Burpulle, deputy civic chief. While people await New …
The civic authorities constructed a waste-to-energy plant at the site to dispose waste and check pollution, but the plant is far from being operational. The over-saturated Ghazipur landfill site in east Delhi is one of the biggest contributors to the alarming level of air pollution in the region. While the …
Garbage has started pilling up in several back streets in Nairobi after strategies City Hall had come up with, to streamline waste disposal management, failed to work. The presence of the stinking waste in the city centre is now causing untold suffering to residents particularly owners of eateries who are …
China's southern province of Guangdong, one of the country's biggest industrial bases, will check all construction waste sites in the wake of a deadly landslide to ensure none are in dangerous locations or poorly managed, state media said on Sunday. The Dec. 20 landslide in the Guangdong boom town of …
Chinese authorities raided the offices of a company managing the dump site where a killer landslide left 76 people missing, while government records showed the firm was not qualified to do the job. A Reuters reporter saw police at two premises of Shenzhen Yixianglong Investment Development on Tuesday and no …
Lebanon's cabinet on Monday agreed to export the country's waste in a move that could end a crisis that led to a wave of protests and threatened the downfall of the government. The government has awarded two foreign companies 18 month contracts to transport Lebanon's waste by sea in a …
KOLHAPUR: The civic body's move to hire 350 private sanitary workers for the collection, segregation and transportation of garbage in the city has not gone down well with the social activists, who are crying foul over the attempts to privatise the waste management system. The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has …
