All hotels at famous ski resort Gulmarg are functioning without any sewage treatment plant (STP) to manage the toilet waste.

The Bruhat Bangalore Bangalore Mahanagara Palike is said to be contemplating on dropping bulk garbage generators from its purview to streamline solid waste management.

“We are receiving a lot of recommendations to allow bulk waste generators to set up their own waste-processing units. A final decision will be taken soon in this regard,” said Ramandeep Choudhary, Additional Commissioner, Solid Waste Management.

ALLAHABAD: The area of Sangam would now be rid of all litter as Allahabad Municipal Corporation has decided to clean up the banks of Ganga and Yamuna routinely.

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) of Sri Lanka has planned to start a new waste recycling process from next month.

Law prohibits burning of garbage, but the practice continues unabated in the city. Residents are often appalled by the thick smoke enveloping the area.

Efforts of the state government to clean Budha Nullah seem to be turning futile as effluents are still being discharged into the water body.

Is Varanasi heading towards epidemics? So far, overflowing sewage, heaps of dumped garbage, contaminated water supply through taps were hinting this situation.

The surroundings of the world's highest peak, Mt.

The city's garbage generation has increased by an astonishing 400 tonnes per day.

The encroachment, unauthorized construction and pollution of the ponds in Darbhanga pose a serious health hazard to its residents.