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: Union Tourism Ministry has come to Goa’s rescue by expressing its willingness to fund the development of tourism infrastructure upto Rs 150 crore, subject to fund utilization and has called on the State to determine its activities according to its carrying capacity. Union Secretary for Tourism, R H Kwaja …
‘Hike fine on households that fail to segregate waste at source’ In a terse ruling on Monday, the High Court of Karnataka described the waste management policies of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) as being equivalent to ‘garbage’. The Palike has now been directed to ensure power generation using …
Municipal corporation ties up with firm to convert waste into energy Imagine a situation wherein 80 per cent of the solid waste generated daily is processed to produce energy. While most cities across Karnataka, particularly Bangalore, are still battling their garbage woes, the Pune Municipal Corporation appears to have stolen …
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s garbage vans operate in a manner that is as dirty as the garbage they collect. You can smell them from a distance and you can follow the route they have taken too as they leave a trail of litter in their wake. This is especially …
Palike wakes up from slumber, clears many scientific disposal projects The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has cleared several proposals related to ‘scientific’ disposal of trash. Coming under severe criticism for its failure to prevent the garbage crisis, Mayor D Venkatesh Murthy and Palike Commissioner Rajneesh Goel revealed that the …
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will have its own scientific garbage disposal system in place by the end of next year, Commissioner Rajneesh Goel has said. He also said the BBMP would make segregating garbage in households (and other collection points like offices, schools, etc) mandatory starting next week. …
The garbage issue does not show any sign of abating in the city as the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is still finding it hard to tackle the situation. With communities living near dump yards that are largely unscientific erupting into protests, the civic body is striving to find a …
Waste disposal system went haywire after the formation of the BBMP Hardly 10 years ago, farmers bringing vegetables to the K R Market in the City would never return to their villages with an empty cart. newly added problem: Local bodies merged with the erstwhile corporation had their own garbage …
Don’t rubbish it In its struggle to clear the mess that Bangalore has become in the wake of the ongoing garbage crisis, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) seems to have become totally oblivious of other ways of getting rid of the rubbish. Not just that, the cash-strapped Palike appears …
Residents supply manure prepared from garbage to the Palike's gardens Residents of RMV Extension in the City have shown the way in managing household garbage. The Scientific Handing of Waste Society (Shows), set up by the residents of 400 houses in the locality in 1995, has inked a pact with …
Resolution to be forwarded to the govt for approval The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Council on Friday passed a resolution to ban plastic bags in the wake of garbage pile-up in the City. The resolution will be forwarded to the State government later. The efficacy of the resolution is doubtful …
Rain and festival shopping spree add to waste mounds and stench The consistent rain over the past couple of days and the Onam festivities have only added to the garbage crisis in the city. The situation at the busy Chala market has become so severe that shop-owners here have started …
The Pollution Control Board, Assam, is considering to make it compulsory for apartments, hospitals and hotels to install a new garbage disposal machine on their premises, in a bid to make the city filth-free. The machine, which will have to be imported, uses magnetic heat decomposition at low temperature in …
Since 2009, when a campaigning Rahul Gandhi sold Jaipur a “world-class city” dream, residents had been under the impression that such a city had almost arrived. Touristy Jaipur soon had a Metro system approved; its Jantar Mantar was inscribed on Unesco’s World Heritage Sites list; a new master plan for …
Demand for new and easier ways to recycle is growing as research suggests that waste is a now a major concern for the British public. Consumers want to see greater reductions in packaging and more activity centred around upcycling where used items are turned into new products. Food waste is …
Extraction of sand, bajri beneath bridges, culverts banned JAMMU: The State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has issued orders for closure of B N Stone crusher at village Thathar, Bantalab as the same was located near residential area and adding pollution to the air and noise pollution in the area. The …
The garbage crisis in the City showed no signs of waning on Wednesday, as Mayor D Venkatesh Murthy agreed to stop completely garbage dumping in the Mavallipura landfill. Following the blockade by residents of 18 villages surrounding the landfill, and yielding to pressure from the Yelahanka MLA S R Vishwanath, …
The failure to implement the 74th Amendment to the Constitution, enacted in 1992, is directly responsible for the garbage mess in the city. That’s the opinion of an expert on civic issues. The 74th Amendment sought to strengthen the urban local bodies. But, “the centralisation of powers in the state …
Bangalore, the nation’s information technology capital, has entered the second harrowing week of being in threat of drowning in its own garbage because the landfills serving it cannot be used. In the process, the city’s municipal commissioner is being transferred. The city’s experience offers a lesson to all major urban …
The experience of the last two decades is a testimony to the growing clout of the corporate sector to gain control over natural resources of the country. Privatisation of water will be very quick and easy if water is transferred from the State List to the Concurrent List In view …
