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 …
Five years ago, tour guide Wayan Aksara noticed that more and more visitors he showed around the Indonesian island of Bali were complaining about garbage on its once-pristine beaches. Bali’s mounting rubbish problem was also becoming personal for Aksara, who lives near Saba beach—an undeveloped area close to the holiday …
A grader graveling a section of Nyeri Town dumpsite where the County government want to set up the industrial park .The plans to relocate the dumpsite to Kieni Constituency within the County was met with resistance. [Kibata Kihu/Standard] Nyeri County Government and National Environment Management Authority (Nema) officials have differed …
Aurangabad: Residents of Padegaon and Bhavsingpura, neighbouring Mitmita, on Wednesday continued to oppose the dumping of solid waste at open space closer to a slaughter house, complaining that it would pave way for spread of epidemics in the area. The city has been facing garbage crisis for the past few …
NEW DELHI: Refuting the insinuation that he was “doing nothing” to deal with the garbage menace in Delhi, lieutenant governor Anil Baijal on Monday placed a comprehensive report on action taken by him before the Supreme Court and said various steps were being taken to address the problem but it …
The Busia security buffer zone was created by the Kenyan and Ugandan governments to help monitor and maintain security at the entry point. However, the Kenyan side of the zone has been turned into a hotspot for illegal trade that leaves the area choking in trash. The zone emerged when …
For months, a major recycling facility for the greater Baltimore-Washington area has been facing a big problem: it has to pay to get rid of huge amounts of paper and plastic it would normally sell to China. Beijing is no longer buying, claiming the recycled materials are "contaminated." For sure, …
A group in Seychelles, the Island Conservation Society (ICS), has raised concerns over waste being collected on the nation’s outer islands after a recent beach cleanup activity on the remote St. Francois Island. “This is very alarming and is posing a real threat to the oceans and islands of Seychelles,” …
Authorities hope separation of household waste for recycling will help solve landfill crisis in country's largest city. It is now compulsory for people living in the South African city of Johannesburg to separate their household waste for recycling. Authorities hope it will stop existing landfill sites from filling up too …
A new dawn is about to break for residents of Asian Quarters in Nyeri Town constituency as the county government works to remove a dumpsite that has been an eyesore for many years. For the past few days, county earth movers have been consolidating garbage before dumping at the site …
Starting from July 1‚ Johannesburg residents will be required to recycle in their households‚ MEC of Environment Affairs and Infrastructure Nico De Jager said this week. This is to reduce pollution and protect the environment from further damage caused by poor waste management. Residents will be required to separate waste …
African Development Bank has completed its program of activities marking the World Environment Day, this Saturday, June 9, 2018, by mobilizing its employees for a vast operation to clean the beach of Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire. For this final day dedicated to the protection of the oceans, the bank's employees, supported …
The European Parliament has told its lawmakers and staff to set an example for EU citizens by no longer drinking water from plastic bottles by next year. The European Parliament bureau headed by Antonio Tajani and 14 vice presidents adopted a measure late Monday to phase out the plastic bottles …
A white paper on civic issues, including pollution, sewage, water supply and garbage, has highlighted that a large number of the capital’s woes are a result of multiplicity of authorities. The report by NGO Praja Foundation comes a year after the keenly-fought elections of the three municipal corporations. After analysing …
BENGALURU: Ulsoor Lake is back to looking green — and not from envy. A large part of the lake, one of the city's best known landmarks, is covered by water hyacinth, so much so that it resembles a lush carpet of green. Until a week ago, the lake sparkled with …
The department of health Kagandi district local government has commenced a district-wide sanitation campaign to prevent the spread of cholera and other water-borne diseases. District health minister, Peter Situma, said that the sanitation levels in the district are bothersome which motivated the district to start an operation to apprehend all …
Nairobi — Nairobi County Environment Department is in the process of procuring 150 metallic garbage skips to be distributed across the County. Environment CEC Larry Wambua speaking with Capital FM News on Wednesday, he said they have opted for metallic bins for dumping garbage since the plastic ones are usually …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sangeeta Sai Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 22/05/2018 regarding burning of the garbage in open without proper steps being taken by the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority. NGT directs joint inspection to be conducted by CPCB and …
The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Centre on a PIL which has challenged the municipal solid waste rules to the extent they hold individuals and not local bodies liable for non-segregation of garbage at source. While passing the order, the court asked the petitioner society, Sach, as …
DEHRADUN: As the city grapples with stinking heaps of garbage, residents in the campus of Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) have set an example by disposing household garbage on their own. In a workshop held in the campus on Tuesday, residents demonstrated the way they have been using garbage for …
That plastic straw in your fancy, exotic-island drink could be a thing of the past if the Seychelles Hospitality and Tourism Association has its way. The association would like to see the importation of plastic straws to Seychelles banned as part of a waste management push. The chairperson of the …
