Jharkhand sans dumping site, locals bear the brunt
Daily wastes thrown into rivers, open grounds. Even after six years of the creation of the State, Jharkhand has no dumping and disposal site, which is leading to an increase in pollution and health
Daily wastes thrown into rivers, open grounds. Even after six years of the creation of the State, Jharkhand has no dumping and disposal site, which is leading to an increase in pollution and health
In a bid to check health hazards, the Kerala Government on Saturday issued an order banning spitting and blowing the nose in public places. The ban was imposed on the basis of a High Court
The Asian Development Bank will lend an additional $80 million (Rs 357.3 crore) to clean up Calcutta. ADB said the fresh funds would finance basic urban services in the city's deprived outer areas,
The sea shore near Napier Bridge, littered with domestic garbage for a stretch of over 1.5km, is now being cleaned by the Chennai Corporation and the
Several hundred school students are forced to wade through ankle-deep sewage to reach their schools in East Tambaram and Chitlapakkam, Tamil nadu. Southern Railway, responsible for the problem, seems
Delhi may soon acquire a distinction of having gender-biased toilet system. According to a report submitted by a committee constituted by the Delhi High Court there are 3,192 urinals in Delhi and out
The expert committee constituted by the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) to study the causes and cures of the desecration of Budda Nullah in Ludhiana has termed the situation as an
THE Delhi Government will make a presentation before Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit tomotrrow on the City Development Plans developed by various departments. The CDPs have been developed for the
THE Tamil Nadu Assembly clashed over Mullaperiyar, with the main opposition, the AIADMK, accusing the Chief Minister of failing in his duty to win the state's rights over the interstate waters, even
After a final meeting in Washington with the World Bank-ap pointed expert, it's clear that India will be able to construct the Baglihar hydroelectric dam on the Chenab with minor changes in its
The Thane ( Maharashtra) municipal corporation decided to stop using its only dumping ground at Kharegoan along the Bhiwandi bypass road. The National highway authority of India in a letter to the
With existing landfill sites having turned into mountains of garbage, a 60-hectare "engineered' landfill site is set to come up at Bawana in northwest Delhi. Land for the project, which will come up
The Kodungaiyur and Perungudi dumping yards in Chennai will be equipped with modern facilities to manufacture compost, fuel pellets and electricity from solid waste. The Chennai Corporation will take
Assam is the highest tea producer state in the country. There is scarcity of reliable information on health and nutritional status among tea garden population of Assam to enable initiating public health
Two months after a state-wide ban on Coca Cola and Pepsi was quashed by the Kerala High Court, authorities have filed cases against the soft drink giants alleging that some of their products contain
The hapless victims of garbage dumping in Kachabeswarar Nagar here have themselves found a solution to the problem. The residents have put up granite pillars to bar vehicles from entering the
The Delhi Jal Board is all set to provide sewer facilities ties to rural villages in the capital Acting on the Delhi High court directives the DJB has conducted topographical surveys and
In yet another ambitious attempt towards cleaning of the Yamuna river, the residential colonies and society flats in the Capital may have to install Mini Sewage Treatment Plants (MSTPs) in proximity