Even as the Railways on Wednesday claimed that it has successfully managed disposal of its municipal solid waste (MSW), it continues to reel under pressure of trash from illegal jhuggis along its tracks which the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Boards has failed to relocate. The Railways informed the National Green …
Activists on Thursday said that the pollution in the national capital`s air is corroding the iconic Lotus temple made of pristine white marble. Delhi-based lawyer, Sanjeev Ailawadi, who filed a petition with the National Green Tribunal (NGT), said he had filed a petition in February to protect the Lotus temple. …
Every year, as spring gives way to summer in March and April, the skyline in the city's horizon gets clouded in smog. It's that time of the year, when, along the city's fringes, burning of garbage by civic authorities coincides with stubble burning by agriculturists. According to city-based doctors, burning …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 20/03/2015 regarding the issue of collection, treatment and disposal of the municipal solid waste in various cities of India, particularly where the population exceed …
The BMC on Tuesday filed an application before the Bombay High Court in the matter of seeking exemption from immediate discontinuation and closure of Mulund and Deonar dumping ground. The corporation is seeking intervention by the court in the matter “in larger public interest for providing appropriate waste processing facility …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sangli Zilla Sudhar Samiti Vs. The Commissiner, Sangli, Miraj and Kupwad Mun. Corpon & Ors dated 04/03/2015 regarding segregation of bio-degradable municipal waste by Sangli, Miraj and Kupwad Municipal Corporation (SMKMC).
After a short train trip from New Delhi railway station revealed piles of waste and encroachment along its property, the Railways is now all set to erect a wall along railway tracks. The National Green Tribunal has directed the Railways to start erecting the wall wherever there is no encroachment …
Bailable warrant against contractors engaged in cleaning of tracks, railway properties It is said cleanliness begins at home. And now, Railway officials and personnel from other civic agencies will take a train ride from New Delhi railway station to nearby stations to see the extent of waste, human or otherwise, …
Several concerned citizens called upon the Deputy Commissioner here on Monday demanding that the open dumping and burning of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in the city be stopped. The delegation told Deputy Commissioner T.L. Satyaprakash that a mini landfill had illegally come up behind Nirvana Country in Sector 50 off …
The city’s 9,400 tonne of municipal solid waste, generated per day, can soon be diverted to the Kanjurmarg dumping site as the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has approved change in technology for processing waste at the Kanjurmarg plant, a proposal that was stuck for the past five years. …
Haze is not uncommon in this city, particularly in winter. But, this year's smog is worsened by the burning of industrial and bio-degradable wastes from fields, which environmentalists say have been causing large-scale air pollution. In fact, smog has affected the visibility on NH-24 also. At times, the green activists …
AMONG STATE CAPITALS WHICH HAD BANNED PLASTIC, CITY IS STILL A TOP GENERATOR OF PLASTIC WASTES Jaipur Alone Jaipur Alone Generates Produces 16 MT Plastic 16 Plastic PerPer Waste YearYear Despite the ban on use of plastic carry bags all over the state, Rajasthan still continues to be a significant …
Developmental gains will crumble if India follows a model of growth that is resource-and-energy-intensive. As it is, rivers are degraded, pollution is growing, forest cover's thinning. Overhaul of green governance is the need of the hour Here is a fact that should alarm you: Of 180 cities monitored for air …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday has directed to develop green belt along the Khan and Saraswati rivers on lines with Thames river in London or Sabarmati river front in Ahemedabad, Mula or Mutha river developed in the cultural capital of Maharashtra - Pune. The directive of NGT has put …
Around 1,300 metric tones of solid municipal waste will be used to generate around 12 MW power After missing several deadlines, the ambitious waste-to-energy plant at Ghazipur is set to become operational within a month. Around 1,300 metric tones of solid municipal waste will be used to generate around 12 …
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the authorities to ensure that no municipal solid waste (MSW) is thrown into Kishore Sagar Lake in Chhattarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. The Central Zone Bench of NGT comprising Justice Dalip Singh also directed the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board to …
PANAJI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a committee to oversee that casino operators comply with municipal solid waste (MSW) rules, even as it noted that casino vessels cannot be held directly responsible for causing water pollution in the River Mandovi. The NGT bench of Justice V R Kingaonkar …
The level of civic sanitation in Pauri town has continued to deteriorate with the municipal waste being dumped haphazardly in the open. More than a year after the formation of the new municipal board in Pauri, its chairman Yashpal Benam has failed to ensure scientific disposal of garbage as required …
The members of Clean Gurgaon, an environmental group working towards making Gurgaon a city with efficient waste management practices, have sent suggestions to the Ministry of Urban Development on its Draft Municipal Solid Waste Management Manual, 2014. They have stressed the need to organise rag-pickers, provide them working space in …
If the central government has its way , citizens may have to start paying for the waste generated in households. The government of India has drafted a manual for municipal solid waste management to help municipal bodies to manage their waste. According to the 74th amendment to the Constitution, urban …
