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 …
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Local Government Inayatullah Khan on Monday said littering in public places would be an offence under the Local Bodies Act 2013 to stop the people from making streets and roads dirty. He was speaking during a ceremony at the District Headquarters Hospital to begin a cleanliness …
The organised sector handles only 10 per cent of e-waste. The rest is handled by the unorganised sector that employs unscientific methods. Bangalore surely basked in the global glory of its “IT hub” tag for years. Thanks to the huge IT revenues it generated and the big ticket firms that …
Make Patna free from garbage and waterlogging problem before October 8, or be ready to get arrested, Patna high court warned Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) commissioner on Tuesday. The court said Patna should be made garbage-free before the festivals arrive or else it will prosecute PMC commissioner and urban development …
Water Initiative Orissa (WIO), a leading environment body working for conservation of natural waterbodies, on Tuesday gave a call to vote for candidates who care for rivers and waterbodies in the coming urban local body elections. The call came after a team of WIO officials undertook a study in nine …
In the name of ridding Bangalore of its mounting garbage problem, senior officials are planning yet another trip to Salem in Tamil Nadu. This will be their third trip in as many years. As if the lessons learnt in Israel, Mumbai, Delhi, Puducherry, Pune and Salem were not enough, the …
Pune: Rising cases of dengue in the city have led experts to advise people to take preventive measures, like cleaning containers where water can accumulate. Since there is no preventive vaccine, it becomes the responsibility of the citizens to empty and clean vessels that can store water, experts observed. “Items …
Pune: To encourage citizens to segregate wet and dry waste, the municipal corporation in Pimpri Chinchwad will soon start distributing two small garbage bins free of cost among 4.65 lakh households here. The civic body will purchase over 9.3 lakh garbage bins in two colours __ white for wet and …
: If you're worried about garbage piling up in your locality, just send an SMS to 9900536633 in this format -- COM, ward number, area/street name, waste not cleared for (number of) days. You'll receive an eight-digit unique number acknowledgment and status report as soon as the garbage is cleared. …
Hundreds of fever cases were reported the same time last year This time last year, Health Department officials were grappling with a dengue outbreak in the district. Last September, Madurai district witnessed an epidemic-like situation, especially in Melur block where hundreds of dengue positive cases were detected, and the grim …
Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court on Tuesday ordered Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) to submit a report on city's hygienic condition and action taken over poor garbage disposal. A double bench comprising Justice NK Mody and Justice Prakash Shrivastav issued the directive to the board while hearing …
Road widening in Mathura has hit a road block with the National Green Tribunal restraining the Uttar Pradesh government from cutting trees in the pilgrimage town of Govardhan in Mathura district. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar has issued notice to the chief forest conservator of Forests …
Incidents of garbage burning in the city which is causing environmental pollution. It is observed that garbage and solid waste were burnt ruthlessly in the open and thick black smoke polluted the environment. The city is almost blanketed with heavily polluted smoke in the morning and evening causing serious health …
People of Darsu area of the district today held a protest demonstration against the Municipal Corporation and administration against dumping of garbage in the area. Amid slogans against the Government and the Municipal Corporation, large number of people of Darsu area assembled at Dhar Road and blocked the vehicular movement …
The Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Goa government not to allow any more new offshore casinos functioning in large boats in the Mandovi river off Panaji, citing pollution issues. "Goa government and state departments are directed not to grant any permission for any new …
The city’s revamped sanitation plan has set a target to make the city roads garbage-free as per the new contract finalised by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) recently. The Corporation was contemplating to bring a change in the sanitation model to enforce better hygiene in the city limits. BMC had …
The residents of the Walled City and other parts came out on streets to protest against the miserable living conditions in the city on Sunday. The people of various wards raised their voice against insanitation and unhygienic conditions in various areas due to negligence of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC). …
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) waste-to-green energy project from processing garbage in Hadapsar has run into trouble. Mumbai-based Rochem Separations Systems (India) Pvt Ltd, which was operating the plant on a build-operate-transfer basis to process 700-tonne dry waste and generate 10 MW electricity every day, has failed to run …
SRINAGAR, Aug 27: High Court today directed top officials of Pollution Control Board and Chief Executive Officer Economic Reconstruction Agency to visit the Achan dumping site to “resolve” whether there is a leachate treatment plant on the ground or not. A Division Bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice …
A public interest litigation (PIL) petition in the Karnataka High Court has sought a direction to the Gulbarga City Corporation (GCC) to utilise funds sanctioned for disposal of 170 tonnes of solid waste generated in the city on a daily basis so as to keep the city clean. Sharan Desai, …
With seven months left to meet a deadline to achieve 100% house-to-house garbage collection, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has reached a little over the half-way mark. The civic body has managed house-to-house waste collection from only 57% households in the city. Civic officials said house-to-house services started in nearly …
