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 …
The National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on East Delhi Municipal Corporation for indiscriminate dumping and burning of municipal solid waste in east Delhi. In another case, the NGT has directed the Delhi government and the Centre to hold a meeting of the high court appointed …
The Kumbakonam municipality has said that a special vigilance team has been formed and more than 200 bio-toilets connected with underground drainage channels are being installed to make sure that there would be no instances of manual scavenging during the Mahamaham festival, to be conducted in February, 2016. The municipality …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Nitin Chandran Vs. Union of Indian & Ors. dated 16/09/2015 regarding pollution of the environment by creating litter and defacing the walls during DUSU elections.
NOIDA: Residents of Sector 50 say they fear a dengue outbreak as the area hasn't been properly cleaned for a long time. Residents of Omaxe Twin Towers, Mahagun Maple and Meghdootam, and Mahagun Maestro in Sector 50 said their area has been reeking of garbage for the past one month. …
MUMBAI: In a first for Indian Railways, Central Railway has introduced biodegradable, environment-friendly garbage bags on long distance trains. The linens provided to train passengers come packaged in these light green coloured bags, but once the linens are unpacked, passengers can use the packaging as garbage bags. These environment-friendly disposable …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Dwaipayan Sengupta Vs Union of India & Ors dated 11/09/2015 regarding free flow of water in the Nayanjuli water body, Kolkata. Previous Order
The first ever worldwide waste report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says immediate action is required to shift from 'take-make-use-waste' to a circular economy. Global Waste Management Outlook - a report from UNEP and the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) - found that seven to 10 billion tonnes …
Soroti — Residents of Soroti municipality have expressed concern over the authorities' failure to timely collect garbage for the last two months. Heaps of garbage are piled up in various locations of the town, notably Soroti Bus Park, Soroti Main Market, Nakatunya and Agip markets. The residents said the uncollected …
Luanda — An additional strategy for solid waste collection in all Luanda municipalities will start Wednesday (09) aimed at dealing with the current outbreak of garbage in several areas of the province. The deputy governor for technical area of Luanda, Njila de Carvalho announced this Monday. Njila de Carvalho was …
Inadequate waste management has become a major public health, economic and environmental problem, with 7-10 billion tonnes of urban waste produced each year and 3 billion people worldwide lacking access to controlled waste disposal facilities. Fuelled by population growth, urbanization and rising consumption, the volumes of waste are likely to …
Tribunal directs them to pay Rs.1,000 instead of Rs.5,000 to the Railways The litterbugs who were slapped with a challan of Rs.5,000 for dirtying railway premises appeared before the National Green Tribunal on Wednesday, pleading leniency and promising that they would not litter in the future. Fifteen of the 66 …
Agra: Following the National Green Tribunal's stern warning against dumping of garbage on Yamuna river bed, Agra Municipal Corporation are started lodging complaints against offenders under NGT Act. However, police are clueless as to under which section they should book the FIR against the offenders. Over the last four days, …
This Ganpati festival citizens will be able to bring their favourite deity in cleaner environment. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will ensure that city remain clean and neat. All the 24 wards and Solid Waste Management Department will have to follow the instructions given by the municipal commissioner Ajoy Mehta. Mehta, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Saloni Singh & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 02/09/2015 regarding waste on rail tracks.
Hotels in Hangzhou will no longer be able to provide disposable toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shower gel, shampoo and combs in rooms according to a new regulation that is designed to reduce waste. A new Hangzhou regulation bans hotels, restaurants and other tourism companies from providing free disposable products to customers. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of S.P Surendranath Karthik Vs. The Chairman, Pallavaram Municipality & Others dated 01/09/2015 regarding garbage dumping in Pallavaram Lake, Pallavaram Municipality, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday stayed the National Green Tribunal's order directing the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) to deposit Rs 70 crore with the divisional commissioner (Konkan) for dumping and incinerating garbage in the open. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice A K …
Dublin is once again becoming a dirty old town with its city centre slipping down the rankings of the Irish Business Against Litter (Ibal) national litter survey. Visitors to the capital this summer encountered more litter than in previous years with high footfall areas such as Grafton Street and O’Connell …
BEIRUT: Pressure was growing Sunday on Lebanon’s government after a protest campaign spurred by a trash crisis gave political leaders a deadline to meet their demands. “Your time is up,” the “You Stink” campaign behind Saturday’s huge demonstration in downtown Beirut said on its Facebook page. At a mass rally …
Lebanon's cabinet has failed to reach an agreement on how to tackle the country's rubbish crisis, which has sparked violent protests in Beirut. The "You Stink" campaign has been demanding the resignation of the government. Rubbish has been piling up on the streets of Beirut since Lebanon's largest landfill shut …
