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 …
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Delhi Government and Commissioners of three Municipal Corporations of the city on the allegations made in a media report that out of 162 samples of midday meal served in schools run by these corporations, only eight passed …
BMC's proposal to appoint Pune-based company, Lotus Environment, to conduct tree census in the city was Thursday shot down by the Tree Authority Committee. The Pune-based company was earlier blacklisted by the Pune Municipal Corporation for failing to fulfil its contract with it. "While three companies were shortlisted for the …
Pune: Two more persons have died of swine flu, one in Pune and the other in Pimpri Chinchwad, taking the total number of deaths due to the infection in both cities to 20 since January. Of these, 13 have occurred in March. “Santosh Gawade (32), of Jawale village in Ambegaon …
MUMBAI: The BMC plans to introduce variable parking rates in the city. It is working on a new policy to revise parking rates and make them area-specific. The rates will be higher in areas like Nariman Point where there is a greater demand for parking. In the same policy, the …
BHOPAL: Urban Administration and Development minister, Babulal Gaur has said that Bhopal's Shahpura hillock will be developed as beautiful city forest. He said an action plan for the hillock's development will be chalked out soon in coordination with the municipal corporation, tourism development corporation and capital project administration (CPA). The …
Hyderabad: As part of the Summer Action Plan, corporators will spend Rs 20 lakh each in their respective wards to improve drinking water supply and sewerage network. In all, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation will spend Rs 30 crore for water supply and drainage works in the city. The corporators …
Pune: A survey conducted by World Bank under its water and sanitation programme for Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has revealed that 53% of the residents surveyed were not satisfied with the timings and duration of water supply. A total of 5,208 houses were covered by the survey conducted in October-November …
Pune:Thousands of dead fish were floating in Mula river near a crematorium at Wakad on Thursday. The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has collected water samples and sent them to the government laboratory. Executive engineer of the PCMC’s environment department Sanjay Kulkarni said citizens called to report the dead fish …
Villagers’ protest against shifting of Anakapalle municipality’s garbage dumping yard took a serious turn on Wednesday afternoon when 20 villagers and others supporting them were taken into custody at Achayyapeta under Sundarayyapeta Panchayat, a few kilometres from Anakapalle. Even as the police took the men into custody, women of the …
Pathanamthitta municipal Budget lays stress on waste disposal, solar power Municipal vice-chairperson S. Rasheeda Beevi presented the annual budget of the Pathanamthitta municipality for 2013-’14 on Monday envisaging a revenue of Rs.27,67,95,532, expenditure of Rs.25,88,23,572, and a surplus of Rs.1,79,71,960. A Rs.60-crore drinking water supply project with Central assistance was …
Apex court specifies that air, water, sea and forests cannot be with private sector A social republic like India cannot have water in private ownership and deny the citizens their right to quality water at affordable prices, said Justice Rajinder Sachar here on Tuesday, criticising the Delhi Government’s move to …
New Delhi: With assembly elections slated for later this year, both the BJP and the Congress are reluctant to implement lieutenant governor Tejendra Khanna’s order regarding hike in parking charges. On Tuesday, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation refused to implement the increased parking rates. On March 1, the LG had …
Mumbai: The state government’s plan to tighten security for netas by building a blast-proof wall outside the Mantralaya main gate may lead to the axing of at least 34 trees in the vicinity. Confirming the tree-cutting proposal, civic superintendent of gardens K Yadav said, “The public works department has proposed …
BHOPAL: There is an urgent need to implement water management in the state. Regions like Malwa have been alarmingly overexploited. Highlighting these concerns, a one-day workshop on 'groundwater resources of Madhya Pradesh: opportunities, problems and strategies' was organised in Bhopal on Thursday. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), north central region, …
Relief for Pallavaram Municipality The Pallavaram Muncipality got some relief from the National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Thursday on the issue of dumping garbage. The Tribunal directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to make a spot inspection on the new site at Venkatamangalam mooted by the municipality …
A comprehensive drinking water project with international standards will be implemented for Ottappalm Assembly constituency, M. Hamsa, MLA, has said. He was addressing a seminar on formulating a development master plan for Ottappalam constituency at Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) on Monday. “Under the project, the purity of water …
BHUBANESWAR: The state government has asked the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) to finalize special regulations for installation of telecom towers in Bhubaneswar and other urban areas in the state within 15 days. State housing and urban development (H&UD;) secretary Injeti Srinivas, while reviewing the progress of the proposed regulation on …
In a serious violation of environment and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms, massive tracts of land along the eco-senstive Juhu beach have now turned into a dumpyard and the civic administration seems to have turned a blind eye to the problem. Despite repeated resident complaints for the past 10 months, …
Power Use Contributes 56.38% Of Total Release, Per Capita Emission Bit Lower Than National Average Pune: The first-ever carbon footprint report for Pune has revealed that the city emitted over 46 lakh metric tonnes of the gas in 2010-2011. The per capita carbon release in the city is around 1.46 …
Mumbai: The BMC and not the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), will undertake the next water supply project for the city. The city will receive 865 million litres daily (mld) once the project is completed, which is expected in a decade. The MMRDA had announced in 2010 that it …
