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 …
Noted geologist and senior professor at the University of Jammu GM Bhat has described the recurring tremors in the state as a “routine activity” but said it could be an indication of a major earthquake in the coming days. “There is nothing unusual about it (earthquake) and it is a …
The sewage disposal system maintained by the local municipal council seems to be on the verge of a breakdown as only one of the five motors installed is working. Even the functional motor of 60 horse power (HP) has to be shut down after every few hours to prevent it …
Gujarat high court has issued a stern warning to authorities that officials would be personally held liable if unhygienic conditions at the Civil Hospital and across the city resulted in spread of malaria, dengue and falciparum next monsoon. The court has said that all officials concerned would be held guilty …
Rs. 100-crore project to be completed by mid-2014; will produce power from solid waste generated in Tambaram and Pallavaram Preliminary civil works for a waste-to-energy power plant began at Venkatamangalam village on Monday. The non-incineration facility will produce power from solid waste generated in Tambaram and Pallavaram municipalities. A bhoomi …
AURANGABAD: The department of water resources on Monday submitted a water utilization chart to the state government, containing the requirement details of the region, including Aurangabad Municipal Corporation, till July 31 this year. According to the utilisation plan of water from the Jayakwadi reservoir between April 27 and July 31, …
AURANGABAD: The Aurangabad district court has ordered a stay on the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation's ( AMC) notice to the Aurangabad City Water Utility Company, asking it to start parallel water supply pipeline work by April 30 or the Rs 792-crore contract with the company would be terminated. The civic body …
BHOPAL: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 28 crore for Kamla Park flyover and Rs 27 crore for the completion of the BRTS construction work, including the Habibganj rail over-bridge, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. In all, Rs 192 crore was sanctioned after a meeting of urban administration and development …
PUNE: The city recorded 84 new cases of dengue fever in last three months. Going by the Pune Municipal Corporation's records, cases have gone down over the last three months. "There were 36 dengue fever cases in January. The number came down to 18 in February. There were 23 dengue …
PUNE: The city continues to report malarial infection this month as well. As many as 33 cases of malaria have been reported in Pune city since January. "As many as eight persons were found infected with malaria in April so far. The sporadic cases were observed in last three months …
An undulation of hills rise along the eastern fringe of Delhi, towering above the surrounding flat land, and giving a cluster of apartment buildings in the distance a run for their height. They’re easily mistaken for an extension of the Aravalli range that skirts the city — until a putrefying …
Mumbai:The water Mumbaikars receive from the BMC supply chain has grown markedly dirtier. By the civic body’s own admission, of the tens of thousands of water samples it tested in 2012-2013, 19% were found unsafe for consumption. This was far worse than in 2011-2012, when the tally of samples found …
INDORE: The Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court has given two days time to the divisional commissioner to submit his report on the BRTS corridor. The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for April 18. The bench comprising justice Shantanu Kemkar and Justice U C Maheshwari were …
At This Enclave Near Yelahanka, 950 Kg Of Garbage Generated Every Month Is Composted And Recycled Bangalore: The BBMP’s waste segregation initiatives may have floundered but one group of citizens is actively ploughing away at the effort and showing the way out for the city’s perennial landfill woes. Residents of …
Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has set up an oxygen factory on Sun Pharma Road in the city. The factory, however, is no industrial plant, but a plantation of trees – including the banyan tree after which the city is named – that generate high amounts of oxygen. In the first …
BERHAMPUR: The government has decided to sink at least 45 tube-wells in the town and press more tankers into service to mitigate the drinking water problem this summer. Executive engineer of urban water supply (Berhampur) P K Mohapatra on Monday sought suggestions from the Berhampur Municipal Corporation to select water-starved …
At the honk of a water tanker, hundreds of women in Bedi village dash to Khari Chowk, leaving aside all other errands. In no time, the queue to fill water stretches for at least half a km and women – some in their 70s and some even pregnant – wait …
INDORE: Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court has directed Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) to give details about an illegal construction near Star Public School in Bank Colony on which a mobile tower has been installed. The court has given two months time to furnish the details. Though the order …
Ahmedabad: Complaining about environmental pollution and difficulty faced due to the very dirty Chandrabhaga river, residents of Ranip area have moved Gujarat high court by filing a public interest litigation. The PIL contends that solid waste is being dumped in the ravines of Chandrabhaga at Ranip and the river carries …
Now users will pay double the previous rate With the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) approving a hike in parking rates in areas under its jurisdiction, users of surface level parking facilities will have to dole out twice as much starting June. The Council at its meeting on Wednesday approved …
Members of the Russell Market Traders’ Association and traders will get a waste-to-energy plant installed at the market by next week. The market, which houses around 480 shops, produces nearly 12-15 tonnes of garbage daily, out of which seven tonnes are wet waste alone. To minimise the waste and use …
