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 …
PANJIM: The Environment Minister, Alina Saldanha, Thursday said that the government will put its infrastructure in place before moving ahead with its plan of banning use of plastic bags in Goa. “There is already legislation, which prescribes fines and imprisonment for offenders and we will implement this in a phased …
Large-scale extraction of truck loads of sand, gravel and stones from the Margalla hills have destroyed the natural breeding grounds of famous sports fish ‘Tor Putitora’. This fish has been a great natural asset of the Potohar Plateau over the ages. The Margalla Hills of River Soan has been a …
Pune: Only 35 out of the approximate 10,000 buildings constructed in the city in the last five years have received the status of an ecofriendly structure. The civic body adopted the ecohousing policy in 2008 to promote environmental, economic, health and safety benefits that come with such buildings. The policy …
GSPCB claims of not receiving any proposal PORVORIM: Barely two days after Environment Minister Alina Saldanha laid the foundation stone for the proposed garbage treatment plant at Penha da Franca, the project has already run into rough weather with some residents of Krantinagar opposing the project in an open space …
Green Kumbh initiative must continue even after the mela, says Swami Chidanand Saraswati Even as lakhs of devotees took a holy dip at the Sangam on Paush Purnima on Sunday, Swami Chidanand Saraswati of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, the force behind the Clean Ganga campaign, expressed his satisfaction over the ongoing …
Corporation has opted for burning of garbage on streets Sanitation workers with bamboo-brooms and kerosene cans roaming around the city and burning garbage heaps at street corners is a regular scene at nights in Thrissur these days. As garbage removal to Lalur, where the city corporation’s garbage disposal site is …
The government and BBMP would finalise the SWM proposals submitted by over 35 companies by March 1 The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will urge the communities living around the Mandur landfill to allow dumping of garbage for some more time until alternate arrangements are made. The communities had set …
The plant, to come up in about two acres, would be replicated in three other areas in the city, with the capacity of each plant to be decided later. The State government, on Monday, made clear its intentions to go ahead with setting up modern decentralised garbage treatment plants in …
The civic administration launched the ‘Swach Mumbai Prabodhan Abhiyan’ on Wednesday, coinciding with the birth anniversary of the late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray. Actor Amitabh Bachchan kicked off the Rs 95-crore project to enhance garbage clearance. “It is good that such an initiative has been taken by the civic …
Households Not Sorting Waste Before Disposal, Contractors Doing A Poor Job New Delhi: They were set up across several parts of the city with much fanfare in 2009 but the green and blue dustbins that were meant to facilitate waste segregation are being used like ordinary bins now. Even at …
As the Local Councils in Colombo’s suburbs have failed to collect the garbage of their ratepayers, hundreds of thousands of people are at the mercy of their councils to dispose tons of their garbage that accumulates daily. Ratepayers of the Kotte, Dehiwala-Mt. Lavinia, Moratuwa, Kaduwela Municipal Councils and the Maharagama …
The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to file a status report on garbage generated in each ward in the City, and form ward committees at the earliest. Hearing a batch of petitions filed by Kavitha Shankar, G R Mohan and Environment Support Group (ESG), …
Coastline Is Most Prone To Pollution In 1st Week Of Jan An India-UN survey has revealed that solid waste disposed off on the beaches of Sindhudurg is voluminous enough to pose a serious threat to the district’s rich marine biodiversity. What is true there is true in the rest of …
Bangalore: The high court on Monday asked BBMP to provide details about the actual waste generated by Bangalore daily. A special division bench of Justices N Kumar and BV Nagarathna directed the civic agency to assess garbage generated in the city from February 1 for a period of 30 days …
The health officer at the Quepem primary health centre has directed the occupants of multi-storeyed buildings on the banks of the Paroda water canal at Quepem town to set up garbage treatment plants. The locals from Quepem town had complained to Quepem municipal council and the health officer, Quepem, stating …
While officials of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) are at their wit’s end to end the menace of illegal dumping of garbage in City, the residents of Jnanabharathi ward in Rajarajeshwari Nagar constituency, have, however, found a novel way to nip such unheeding adventurers at bud. What better than drive …
MARGAO: Unveiling its plan of action to tackle sanitation head on in the State, the government will construct around 90,000 toilets across Goa by 2014 as part of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan scheme, even as PWD Minister, Sudin Dhavlikar unveiled a scheme to build free soakpits for households to take …
NEW DELHI: Coming to the rescue of hawkers forced to sell their wares in filthy and unhygienic condition, the Delhi high court has asked the south municipal corporation to immediately remove all garbage from Okhla area. A division bench comprising Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain directed …
The Hatirjheel-Begunbari project, which has instantly become a popular recreational spot for the city dwellers for its panoramic beauty, faces an impending threat of widespread littering, reports UNB. As people have hardly any open space with recreational facilities in this bustling capital city, the 302-acre Hatirjheel has turned into a …
As many as 16 companies will participate in a meeting on Friday to discuss the tender conditions and suggest changes to make the proposal for solid waste management factories workable. The Chennai Corporation at the pre-bid meeting will focus on ensuring that the technology in the solid waste management plants …
