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 …
Garbage is piling up across the city every passing day and once again questions are raised about the efficacy of the civic body's solid waste management plant. The plant has been under the scanner for the past few years for defunct machinery, while corporators are opposed to the treatment of …
This latest report released by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) highlights the dismal living conditions of the people in urban slums of India and focuses on- drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and the housing conditions. Read this report, related reports, documents and more...
Illegal dumping of garbage and debris has posed a major threat to Sarakki lake in JP Nagar even as Karnataka High Court has directed the district authorities to restore the water body by removing encroachments. Every day, trucks line up at Sarakki Lake to dump debris and garbage. As a …
Facing a serious situation due to poor performance of the main garbage processing plant, Hanjer Biotech, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) administration has sought approval to finalise a rent of Rs 32 lakh per year for a stone quarry at Pisoli to dispose the waste generated in city. The government …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 04/12/2014 regarding growing air pollution of Delhi. A team of CPCB, DPCC, a Scientist from MoEF, a Scientist from State Boards of State of Rajasthan, State of Haryana and State of …
PILIBHIT: Taking note of the report published in TOI on the hazard to residents due to open dumps of garbage in Pilibhit city, MP Maneka Gandhi said she would take steps to ensure all-round sanitation in her home constituency. She said she plans to introduce solid garbage management system and …
Finally, and thankfully, realisation is steadily gaining ground that India needs to do something about its cities.Desi cities have suffered for many decades from misguided prioritisation advised by the leftist and socialist intelligentsia, and followed by Nehruvian politicians. All great civilisations have grown, prospered and died with their cities. Indians …
The phrase 'clean as a whistle' could well have been coined for Mysuru-literally and metaphorically. Never having played an eyesore for visitors, the historical and cultural capital of Karnataka has once again emerged with flying colours in the India Today Best Cities study, topping the list of emerging cities for …
CHENNAI: A month from today will mark a decade since the tsunami devastated the country's eastern shoreline, including the city's coast, and vast parts of South Asia, killing more than 2,30,000 people. If the tsunami were to strike now, the impact would be much more catastrophic because of environmental violations …
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC)'s initiative of collecting funds through NGOs for cleaning the Paltan Bazar area has not gone down well with the city's traders. The Paltan Bazar Traders Association (PTA) has called a strike on Wednesday. The disgruntled traders termed the move ' illegal' as they have been …
Public Accounts Committee (2014-15) present this Third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on `Environment Management in Indian Railways – Stations, Trains and Tracks’ based on C&AG; Report No.21 of 2012-13 Union Government (Railways) – Performance Audit. The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India was laid on the Table …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Bhausaheb S/o Bhimaji Kulat & Anr. V/s State of Maharashtra & Ors. dated 05/11/2014 regarding disposal of garbage in Ahmedngar city.
Canal blocking an exercise in futility; no repairs, no cleaning The annual Ganga canal closure being done since the last 100 years from Haridwar in Uttarakhand has now become a routine exercise carried out by irrigation department of Uttar Pradesh. Neither the canal bed was cleaned this year nor was …
Residents of eight villages near Almora town are protesting against the dumping of garbage by the Almora Nagar Palika Parishad near their homes and cattle grazing grounds. They say the dumped garbage is not only affecting the environment around their villages but also polluting natural water sources being used by …
NAGPUR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone bench, has reportedly issued a final warning to Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) mayor and municipal commissioner to ensure treatment of all the garbage collected from the city. The tribunal has warned it would start prosecution in case of intentional non-compliance of orders. …
The National Green Tribunal, Western Zone, Pune, has given the Trimbakeshwar Municipal Council two weeks from October 14 to treat puja material generated in the town to curb river pollution. The tribunal said it would direct the district collector to take actions against the chief officer of Trimbak and attach …
A plan to minimise garbage being sent to the city’s landfill sites has been set in motion by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), which is inviting expressions of interest for its ‘zero garbage’ model this week. SDMC Commissioner Manish Gupta said on Tuesday that the civic body would be …
INDORE : Ahead of Diwali festival, resident of Indore can look forward cleaner neighbourhood. District administration and Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) on Monday reviewed the deteriorating sanitary condition of the city and took a couple of decisions to ensure proper collection and disposal of garbage. The district administration has directed …
No disposal plan, waste being dumped in rivers, on highways The disposal of garbage has become a big problem in Baijnath and Paprola as there is no land available for dumping it in the twin towns of Palampur. Baijnath SDM Rigved Thakur said despite best efforts, no suitable land was …
Residents of Sohna Road have alleged that a number of private developers and contractors have been dumping and burning garbage in the open on a four-acre piece of land near the upscale Nirvana Country, posing a serious threat to public health. According to them, the burning of waste in the …
