Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
A sum of Rs. 1.8 crore has been earmarked for implementing solid waste management project in Villupuram district, according to Collector C.T. Manimekalai. Addressing a seminar on “Solid waste management” held here on Wednesday, she said while the Centre has sanctioned Rs. 1.08 crore, the State contributed Rs. 36 lakh …
In a bid to discourage people from using plastic and polythene bags that were harmful to the environment, NCC cadets from various schools took out a rally in Erode town on Saturday. Flagged off at Brough Road, the rally passed through important thoroughfares including Panneerselvam Park Road, Eswaran Kovil Street …
Agency to seek detailed project report on proposed plant The Kerala State Pollution Control Board is likely to recommend that the Kochi Corporation need not set up a mega compost production plant at Brahmapuram. This is following an inference that the total volume of biodegradable waste generated in the city …
Work on implementing a major Solid Waste Management (SWM) scheme here will commence soon, said the Chairman, Udhagamandalam Municipal Council (UMC) R. Rajendran here on Monday. Speaking to The Hindu , he said that it will be implemented on a Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis at an estimated cost …
An innovative plan would replace some street parking spaces with environmentally friendly public restrooms — facilities that do not flush or connect to the sewer system. Instead, human waste would be collected and someday possibly composted to add back into the ecosystem as plant fertilizer. The idea is in early …
Gandhinagar: Hope has finally dawned for lifting the ban, imposed by the Government of India, over industrial expansion in Ankleshwar, one of the most industrialized regions of the country. The Gujarat government has asked the Centre to lift the ban on expansion, development and diversification of industries in Ankleshwar and …
Polluted stretches of the coastal belt between Pulicat and Kanyakumari, including major tourist destinations along the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast will be cleaned on September 3 as part of the International Coastal Clean-up Day. Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, Rear Admiral (retired) K. R. Srinivasan, vice-president of the Indian …
Everyday kitchen and garden waste can be recycled judiciously with a little effort. It can also pay rich dividends, some experiments in the city show. The Chennai Corporation has offered assistance to large apartment complexes by offering to collect non-biodegradable waste and excess manure. In poorer neighbourhoods, the civic body …
TNPCB official advocates use of bio-degradable materials The recovery system to extract hazardous metals from electronic wastes has to be improved in the State, according to R.Ramachandran, Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB). While there were 12 units for segregating e-wastes and exporting them for recovery of toxic …
District Collector P.I. Sheikh Pareed said that a plot of land will be identified for a new waste treatment plant to find a permanent solution to the issue of waste management in Eloor municipality. The main hurdle in resolving the problem is the shortage of land suitable for the plant. …
The district panchayat will, on Wednesday, launch a comprehensive project with the objective of making Pathanamthitta waste-free. At a press conference here on Tuesday, Babu George, panchayat president, said the project, called Zero-Waste Pathanamthitta, would be implemented in association with the 54 grama panchayats, eight block panchayats, and three municipalities …
Students take out rally to create awareness among people Students took out a massive rally in Erode on Monday to create awareness among people on the ill effects of using plastic and polythene bags. Flagged off by Collector C. Kamaraj on the Erode Corporation premises, the rally passed through important …
Shortage of Kudumbasree Clean Well workers Heaps of garbage seen piled up by the wayside and the growing stray dog menace in the city point to shortfalls in the implementation of Capital City Clean City project of the Corporation. The shortage of sufficient Kudumbasree Clean Well workers (for garbage collection) …
The collection of municipal solid waste is a public service that has important impacts on public health and the appearance of towns and cities. Unfortunately many urban administrations seem to be losing the battle of coping with the ever-increasing quantities of waste. The challenge is made greater by the diversity …
CHENNAI: Garbage should be processed using new age technology in a shorter space, Municipal Administration and Rural Development Minister, KP Munusamy, told the officials after inspecting the Perungudi dumping ground on Wednesday. Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has ordered ministers and officials to improve sanitation in the state. Hence, a review …
Decision pending on allowing civic body to use dumping yard Conflicting positions aired by different stakeholders threaten to worsen the waste management problems faced by the Thrikkakara municipality. The municipality is obviously relaxed over the State government's decision to allow it to use the garbage yard of the Kochi Corporation …
The Pollution Control Board, Assam, has asked the Guwahati Municipal Corporation to make the garbage collection and disposal system in the city more efficient. In a letter to the civic body last week, the board described the initiatives as
GUWAHATI: State Pollution Control Board (PCB) urged Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) that the collection and disposal of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from Guwahati Municipal area need to be revamped to make it environment friendly. In response to this, Chairman of State Pollution Control Board RM Dubey said,
