NEW DELHI: Every household in India will get a proper toilet and the entire country will be open-defecation free (ODF) much before the Modi government faces election next year, top government functionaries
<p>Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Govt. of NCT of Delhi Vs Union of India dated 14/02/2019 regarding status of National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCTD) and in, particular, about
The petitioner contended that very huge banners made of PVC are put on public spaces depicting election slogans of political parties and once the poll is over, the election material is dumped without due
Kenya’s quest to succeed in the banning of plastic bags will be tested a day before the swearing-in of President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta as the fifth president of the country. The ban on the use, manufacture
Rhino has become a major election issue in Assam this time. It is the precious one-horned rhinoceros that stands out in Assam’s wildlife protection areas, especially Kaziranga National Park. With unabated
Ahmedabad: With election to come this year, even the dustbins have taken a saffron hue even though municipal solid waste management rules advocate the use for blue and green colours for dustbins to enable
Led by Mayor Akula Sujatha, the staff and elected members of the Municipal Corporation of Nizamabad took a rally on the occasion of World Environment Day, from Gandhi crossroads to the municipal building,
<p>Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Birender Sangwan Vs District Judge North West & Others dated 14/03/2018 regarding defacement of walls of the Tis Hazari Court complex due to posters
The European Union and China will hold a summit in Brussels on June 2, four EU officials said, the first since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump that has united the two economic powers against
The newly elected Rotary governor for Uganda and Tanzania has outlined his work plan singling out environmental conservation as the key priority as he begins his term of office. Mr Kenneth Wycliffe
State election commissioner (SEC) Ashok Kumar Chauhan on 4 January 2016 announced that toilets will be mandatory requirement for eligibility to contest panchayat elections. This declaration means that
RAJKOT/AHMEDABAD: Under the pretext of `local' protests in an election year, the Gujarat government is itching to reduce buffer zone around some important national parks and sanctuaries. But a 31-member
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany’s Greens said on Monday that closing the country’s 20 dirtiest coal-fired power stations would be a key condition of any coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives
Preparations are under way for holding the local body election in the district as per the green protocol recommended by the State Election Commission (SEC) to minimise use of plastic material during the
Elections may come and go, but Tiwaritola’s fate seems cast in stone There is little to distinguish Tiwaritola from other hamlets in the backward region of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Awful roads, poor sanitation,
At the heart of the Cauvery Delta as part of the campaign for Assembly election, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary J Jayalalithaa flayed her arch rival, Dravida Munnetra
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
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Nitin Chandran Vs. Union of Indian & Ors. dated 16/09/2015 regarding pollution of the environment by creating litter and
List of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe constituencies
PATNA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Authorities in Bihar have made it mandatory for candidates contesting village elections to have a toilet in their home as part of a move to improve sanitation in the
