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 …
Illegal dumping, coastal erosion and the killing of marine animals are among the concerns highlighted in the latest All Ireland Coastwatch Survey. The results, released on Monday, showed that on the 300 km of Irish coast surveyed by Coastwatch this year, some 14,000 discarded plastic bottles were recorded, along with …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kalkaji Mandir Vikreta Sangathan-II & Others Vs Piyush Joshi & Others dated 15/12/2015 regarding sanitation and cleanliness of the Kalkaji Mandir Complex, New Delhi. Counsel appearing for the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) submitted before the Court that the garbage …
Where to walk? Garbage and debris are seen covering a footpath in Bengaluru Were you forced to walk on the road because the sidewalk you were about to take was rickety, or had a monstrous transformer, or vehicles parked on it? The latest on-field survey of 3,500 km of the …
Chinese police have clashed with hundreds of protesters opposed to the construction of a rubbish depot because of health worries, residents and media said on Thursday, in the latest incident of public anger over the environment. The demonstrators overturned a police car and scuffled with officers in the city of …
- Stone's throw from Tatanagar, clueless about waste disposal Khasmahal, 2km away from Tatanagar and 5km from Jamshedpur city limits, technically falls under a panchayat that votes in rural polls this Saturday, but has been paying a heavy price for not being under a notified area committee or municipality. With …
A local activist has moved a petition before Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court, seeking directions asking district collector to resume monitoring the city's waste management operations. In the petition moved on December 4, Kishore Kodwani said that 53 hearings have been held so far over the solid waste …
The Bengaluru Urban district administration has identified 79 abandoned quarries, covering an area of 184 acres on the outskirts of the City, to serve as landfills for the piling City garbage which has no takers. Once filled up, these pits which often lead to accidents, may be used to house …
Following directives from the High Court, GSPCB has called for a hearing of Anjuna-Caisua VP, Directorate of Panchayats and the petitioner to work out ad hoc measures to ensure that the panchayat carries out collection, segregation and disposal of garbage scientifically. The High Court, in an order last week observed …
BENGALURU: The BBMP has decided not to lift waste if it is not segregated at source. The Palike's special commissioner for solid waste management, Subodh Yadav told TOI on Thursday, "We have decided not to collect mixed garbage. This is because we are enforcing segregation at source. All the MSW …
The app has gained in popularity with about 60,000 downloads Technical glitches like 5,000 complaints getting registered under the same phone number, and low redressal rates have dogged the Swachh Delhi app in the first week after it was launched. The Delhi Government and municipal corporations had come together to …
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has proposed to acquire huge tract of land exclusively for dumping and processing city's garbage. Replying to the debate on the issue in the assembly on Monday, Bengaluru Development minister K J George agreed to a suggestion from speaker Kagodu Thimmappa who directed the minister to …
Centre Allocates Rs 96.5 Crore To Kejriwal Govt For First Phase Of Swachh Delhi Abhiyan Keeping their differences aside, the BJP-ruled Centre and municipal corporations and the AAP-led Delhi government came together for the first time on Sunday with the joint initiative of cleaning up the capital. Launching the Swachh …
SURAT: At least 10,000 children will celebrate a cracker-free Diwali this year in Surat largely due to the efforts of students of environmental engineering department of Dr S & S S Ghandhy Government Engineering College, Surat. These students, who number around 50, have set up a group called 'Cracker-free Diwali'. …
Even after several campaigns launched by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA), the city presents a “dirty look” as failure of the municipal bodies and poor civic sense among residents has turned the winter capital of J&K; into a huge garbage dump. The hype and …
Garbage black spots emerge in City, rains make matters worse These are some of the dirty corners in the City captured by Deccan Herald photographers at (clockwise from top left) Banaswadi railway station; Bore Bank Road, William Town; Assaye Road; Ashoka Pillar Road (Siddapura); Ulsoor lake road; Hayes Road; Prof …
Interim injunction restraining Vengaivasal village panchayat The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench, has passed an interim order against dumping garbage by the Vengaivasal village panchayat close to a lake and in residential localities. Following an application from S.P. Surendranath Karthik and J. Jeya Sabare Eswaran of Madipakkam, the tribunal …
Bijnor: At a time when the Narendra Modi government at the Centre is pitching for cleanliness under the Swachh Bharat mission, the Bijnor city administration is neglecting garbage management under its jurisdiction. Though the civic body collects 25 metric tonnes of garbage a day, it has no landfill site to …
With the national capital sitting on garbage dumps, the National Green Tribunal on Wednesday asked the civic bodies to remove solid waste within two days and directed the Delhi government to extend its support to them. “We direct that all the municipal corporations of Delhi to remove the garbage dumped …
The municipal corporations employ safaikaramcharis for jobs like sweeping roads etc, but the work of garbage collection has been outsourced. The Delhi High Court and the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Wednesday took note of the current garbage disposal crisis in the capital, as safai karamcharis in Delhi have been on …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kalkaji Mandir Vikreta Sangathan-II & Ors Versus Piyush Joshi & Ors dated 28/10/2015 regarding sanitation and cleanliness of the Kalkaji Mandir Complex, New Delhi. In pursuance of Supreme Court's earlier order, an Inspection Report has been submitted by the …
