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 …
Carry bags to cost up to Rs.10; paper and cloth bags manufactured by self-help groups to be made available The City Corporation is planning to increase the price of plastic carry bags to discourage their sale and use in the city. Mayor K. Chandrika said here on Sunday that depending …
Janakiya Samithi to block garbage trucks from Wednesday With agitators at Villappilsala declaring that they will not allow garbage-laden trucks from the capital city to cross the panchayat limits from December 21 and that they are in no mood to grant the government or the City Corporation any more time …
The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued notices to various civic agencies, including MCD and NDMC, on a PIL seeking directions to them for maintaining cleanliness and improving sanitation in the capital. A bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sought responses from civic authorities …
Noxious fumes may trigger ailments: PCB Burning of plastic waste has become rampant in various parts of Ernakulam district, especially after the authorities initiated action against dumping of solid waste in public places. Thousands of plastic carry bags containing solid waste generated in homes are burnt in the open, triggering …
SILCHAR:Grave concern was expressed by the intellectuals and experts at the way river Barak, regarded as the lifeline of this valley, was getting polluted and views were articulated on the measures to contain it. Dr Tapodhir Bhattacharya, vice-chancellor of Assam University, who inaugurated the function at Gandhi Bhawan here on …
Riding high on the success on the city’s first construction waste recycling plant in Burari, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has proposed three more such units to produce tiles, kerbstones and pavement blocks after reprocessing of malba or debris. With the proposal, the civic body is hopeful that once …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought responses from various civic bodies, including the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), on a Public Interest Litigation that sought directives for improvement of sanitation and cleanliness in the Capital. A bench of acting Chief Justice A K …
PANJIM: As the government goes back on its promise of giving funds to set-up the garbage treatment plant at Baiguinim, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) decided to stick to its original plan, of availing of Rs 35 crore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Development Mission (JNNURM) …
CHENNAI: With the Chennai Corporation authorities turning a blind eye to the sufferings of over the one lakh residents living in and around the highly-polluted Kodungaiyur dumping yard, the local residents, led by their MLA A Soundararajan, on Monday, hit the road seeking a permanent solution to the perennial problem. …
Before the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike could exorcise the ghost of fake-bill scam, another financial misappropriation to the tune of Rs 50 crore relating to garbage clearance has come to haunt the civic body. Scripted jointly by the corporators and the Palike officers, the garbage scam began from September last …
A draft plan listing out the measures required to improve the air quality in the city, including the equipment need, has been prepared by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB). From regular cleaning of roads to preventing burning of garbage and garden waste, the measures suggested are many. The …
Clear-cut strategy or mechanism for safe and environment friendly disposal of garbage seems to remain an unachievable goal for local bodies in Kancheepuram district despite implementation / promotion of different plans during the last decade. However, some of the civic bodies such as Tiruporur Town Panchayat and Thiruvidanthai Village Panchayat …
Nodal officers to monitor progress of ‘Operation Sweep' The police will take stringent action against those who dispose of garbage in public places. As part of the ‘Operation Sweep' launched by Kerala Police on November 22, Inspector General of Police (Thrissur Range) B. Sandhya has directed City Police Commissioner P. …
Subsidy on biogas units will be raised: Muneer The government proposes to issue ordinances amending the Acts governing municipalities and panchayats to mandate stringent punishment to those who pollute the environment with garbage and other waste materials. Minister for Panchayats and Social Welfare M.K. Muneer stated this while inaugurating a …
BURDWAN, 29 NOV: Diarrhoea outbreak claimed three lives and affected 32 others in Kulti and Memari blocks in the last six days. The district epidemic cell officials have visited the affected villages and sprayed bleaching powder in waterbodies and garbage dumps. In Bijur village in Memari-II block a sudden diarrhoea …
PANJIM: Union Minister for Tourism Subodh Kant Sahai has said that issues pertaining to garbage treatment and lack of proper sewerage system need to be tackled as a mission such that Goa can proudly claim that it has the cleanest beaches in the world. Sahai, who is in Goa for …
Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) MMC has initiated steps to appoint an advisor to plan out a garbage treatment plant at Cunchelim. Incidentally, some councilors had visited Kolhapur, Pune and Nasik to have a look at the garbage plants of these cities. “However, these garbage treatment plants are of bigger capacities. …
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued contempt of court notices to the Delhi Government, the Delhi Development Authority and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi asking them to explain why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them for their failure to build enclosures along the Yamuna in the Capital …
New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Thursday demanded an explanation from the state government why contempt of court proceedings shouldn’t be initiated against it for failing to construct enclosures along the Yamuna so that garbage could not be dumped into the river, especially during the festival season. HC issued …
The Rural Development Department is going to undertake an Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign on solid waste management in rural areas of Madurai under a Central Government scheme by end of November. Part of the Total Sanitation Campaign, which seeks to accelerate sanitation coverage in rural areas, the campaign …
