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 …
That plastic straw in your fancy, exotic-island drink could be a thing of the past if the Seychelles Hospitality and Tourism Association has its way. The association would like to see the importation of plastic straws to Seychelles banned as part of a waste management push. The chairperson of the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India dated 08/05/2018 regarding garbage being set on fire leading to air pollution, Janakpuri, Delhi, 08/05/2018. Abmber Sachdvea the Applicant has been permitted to file the photographs in the Registry and such filing the Registry …
The garbage crisis in Mombasa may soon become a thing of the past after the county government announced plans to set up a waste recycling plant. In the Medium Term Draft Budget 2018/2019, the county has allocated Sh6.5 billion for the establishment of the waste recycling plant. According to Governor …
A crisis of plastic waste in Indonesia has become so acute that the army has been called in to help. Rivers and canals are clogged with dense masses of bottles, bags and other plastic packaging. Officials say they are engaged in a "battle" against waste that accumulates as quickly as …
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced yesterday that China will ban imports of 32 types of solid waste in its latest move to reduce environmental pollution. Sixteen types of solid waste, including compressed car scraps and scrapped ships, will be banned from import beginning from December 31, the ministry …
PANJIM: Considering the transportation of the ore lying within the leasehold areas post-legal sanction, the State Government in its submission before the Bombay High Court at Goa has ruled out handling of sub-grade and waste dumps from the lease bound areas. “The sub-grade and waste dumps within the leasehold area …
The urban voter in Bengaluru was once voiceless, with no say or sway in the poll outcome—blame it on the vote bank’s negligible size and political apathy. But, post the 2008 delimitation of constituencies, when nearby villages and semi-urban areas were merged with the core area and the city scaled …
BENGALURU: It’s not just the mercury that’s soaring, mosquito menace in the city is on the rise too, say Bengalureans. In fact, residents wary of the deadly bites and related vector-borne diseases are pouring their woes on social media forums. On BBMP’s Sahaya app, a citizen-centric service interface, many residents …
Says work has started on trial basis, next hearing on April 3 The Municipal Corporation of Bathinda (MCB) has submitted its compliance report in the National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, on the arrangements made by them for door-to-door garbage collection work before taking over from JITF Company from May …
A Lagos High Court, Igbosere, has fixed May 3 for the hearing of a case filled by PSP operators seeking to stop the Lagos State Government from relieving them of their job of managing domestic wastes. Justice Taofiquat Oyekan-Abdullahi on Thursday ruled that the matter should proceed for trial after …
Worried about the heaps of refuse across the Lagos State, the state House of Assembly on Thursday summoned three Commissioners, their respective Permanent Secretaries as well as the Accountant General of the state. The resolution followed a motion moved under Matters of Urgent Public Importance, by Lanre Ogunyemi the Chairman, …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/03/2018 regarding the state of garbage in Gazipur, Delhi. The affidavit filed by the East Delhi Municipal Corporation reveals that the height of the garbage/malba in Gazipur has …
Satisfaction written all over his face, Cecil Sagawala moves his hand around a bag he is holding as he explains to me how the bag is made from old pieces of fabric that had been thrown away as waste. "This bag went through a number of processes before it became …
Only about half the R1.8-billion raised by the plastic supermarket bag levy since it was introduced 14 years ago has been officially allocated to recycling. This despite the fact that the levy was originally supposed to go towards development of the recycling sector. The figure has emerged since the plastic …
The Ghazipur landfill site on Monday witnessed a major fire incident spreading to the neighbouring area. An official of Delhi Fire Service said that the fire broke out between 12pm and 1pm after locals reported the incident. The fire tenders had to be driven up to the waste mound to …
Speaking at a roundtable discussion on ‘Managing Delhi’s Solid Waste’ under the Delhi Matters series, SDMC chief engineer Umesh Sachdeva said the plant produces close to 40 metric tonnes of compost per day, but has not managed to find many people willing to use it. The Okhla waste composting plant, …
Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Gauri Grover Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 14/03/2018 regarding solid waste management in Delhi. Delhi High Court finds that the issue of e-waste has not been addressed and directs the municipal corporations to place before the …
The practice of burning garbage in the open goes unabated in the city. Garbage heaps were seen being set on fire on a vacant plot near Fountain Chowk here today. The banned practice was also seen in the Urban Estate Phase 3 residential parks along the main road. Motorists had …
While passers-by try to avoid the bad smells of tons of piled-up garbage at the far southern end of Manshiyat Naser slum in the capital Cairo, some women are working here to turn the waste into beautiful products. "Women can get water out of stone," said Nagat, a mother of …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi government to submit “specific and concrete” proposals to deal with the issue of solid waste management here. A three-judge Bench headed by Justice Madan B. Lokur perused the minutes of the January 12 meeting of a committee, headed by the Health Minister …
