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 …
Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a cement company to use the plastic waste generated across the state, as fuel for its manufacturing plant. Vasavdatta Cement, a company with its plant in Karnataka, would be procuring the plastic waste collected by the …
Of the 20-25 tonnes of wet waste generated in Panaji everyday, 10-12 tonnes come from the hotel industry alone, a study has revealed. And dishing out these numbers at the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB)-organized function themed 'Think, Eat, Save', was Sujeet Kumar, a scientist at the Centre for …
China has extended technological help to build the first of its kind waste-to-energy plant in Narela Bawana, North Municipal Corporation announced on Tuesday. Private concessionaire Ramky, which is investing hundreds of crores into the plant, claimed that the new technology would help them keep the landfill sites from overflowing. "We …
After repeated complaints by the three Municipal Corporations about the absence of any new sanitary landfill site besides the existing ones which have been exhausted, some good news for them is in sight. The South, North and East Delhi Municipal Corporations have been offered a list of 10 possible sanitary …
TRICHY: The recent fire at the Ariyamangalam composite dump yard here has forced the authorities to come up with a viable solution to the issues plaguing the five-decade-old site. Now, a part of the sprawling 47-acre yard on the Trichy-Thanjavur road will have a scientifically developed waste landfill. "This year's …
The Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) on Monday said it had instituted an award for best practice in effective management of solid waste for its member companies. “We are doing this to encourage our members to effectively treat waste and have roped in Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD) …
GURGAON: The private concessionaire operating the solid waste management plant at Bandhwari has assured the city municipal corporation authorities that the plant's capacity will gradually increase, and by October this year, it will be able to handle over 900 metric tonnes of solid waste. At present, around 600 metric tonnes …
If you cross over the DND bridge in Delhi to Atta market in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, you will see the incongruous sight of a well-heeled young man with gold-rimmed shades taking an unusual interest in the sweeping of streets and the collection and dumping of garbage into a truck nearby. …
BANGALORE: The Karnataka high court on Monday directed the state government to submit a status report on compliance of various orders passed on the garbage issue by Tuesday June 28, the next date of hearing. A special division bench comprising Justice N Kumar and Justice BV Nagarathna also directed the …
NAGPUR: Continuing stringent action against establishments dumping garbage into the Nag river, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) slapped a penalty of Rs50,000 on Kusumtai Wankhede hall on Sunday. Dr Ashok Urkude, health officer (sanitation), said its flying squad, while patrolling Nag river bank, spotted some employees of Kumsumtai Wankhede hall on …
KATHMANDU, 28 MAY: In a first of its kind initiative to clean Mount Everest, a joint army team of India and Nepal has collected over 4,000 kilogrammes of garbage that was polluting the slopes of the world's tallest peak. The joint Sagarmatha expedition team handed over 4,010 kg of garbage …
You might not have noticed it but a low-level conflict is being waged daily at your street corner over the unlikeliest of commodities - garbage. On one side are companies like Hyderabad-based Ramky, eager to capitalise on the burgeoning business of managing waste in Indian cities. On the other are …
Old Goa panchayat members and villagers on Sunday decided to stage a rally to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s office in protest against setting up of an ultra modern mix garbage treatment plant at Bainguinim. While most of the villagers were present for the meeting, three panchas remained absent. The villagers …
The municipal corporations are looking at providing an option that allows residents to upload a photograph of any civic work related complaint on the corporation website and the agency will get down to the job immediately. The Delhi government has directed all civic agencies in Delhi to make their complaint …
INDORE: Integrated waste processing plant of A2Z Company set up at trenching ground in association with Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) over 15 acres of land at Devguraria was set up without receiving any necessary approval from the fire department. The facility had not even made basic fire safety arrangements putting …
VASCO: The pristine St Jacinto Island at Chicalim is now facing an unexpected threat which has nothing to do with politicians or the real estate lobby. Residents are annoyed as a large number of couples, tourists and miscreants have been visiting isolated areas on the island and have been dumping …
All hotels at famous ski resort Gulmarg are functioning without any sewage treatment plant (STP) to manage the toilet waste. In addition, the tonnes of solid waste and garbage generated at the resort goes untreated as at present there is no mechanism or facility in place to manage the waste …
The Bruhat Bangalore Bangalore Mahanagara Palike is said to be contemplating on dropping bulk garbage generators from its purview to streamline solid waste management. “We are receiving a lot of recommendations to allow bulk waste generators to set up their own waste-processing units. A final decision will be taken soon …
ALLAHABAD: The area of Sangam would now be rid of all litter as Allahabad Municipal Corporation has decided to clean up the banks of Ganga and Yamuna routinely. For this, Allahabad Municipal Corporation has also prepared a gang of about 36 sanitary workers who will perform the duty of cleaning …
Efforts of the state government to clean Budha Nullah seem to be turning futile as effluents are still being discharged into the water body. Besides, garbage is also being dumped into the nullah by residents and sanitation workers. Toilets have also been constructed on the banks of the nullah. Though …
