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 …
Pune: World over, efforts are being made to use technology to improve water efficiency with minimum compromise on performance. Considering the urban water crisis in India, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, has developed a ‘Roadmap for rating system for water efficient fixtures: A way to sustainable …
With radiation scare leading to a clampdown on mobile tower installations, the most discernible fallout is the rising incidence of call drops in cities such as Delhi and Mumbai. Ironically, the more serious worry is that weaker signals are forcing mobile handsets to compensate by ramping up transmission power, effectively …
MUMBAI: The heavy fog enveloping the city during early mornings is an ominous indicator of Mumbai's deteriorating air quality. Official readings since mid-January evidence that owing to cooler weather and bustle of vehicles and construction, the pollution levels have surpassed the standard limits by two-fold. According to Mumbai Pollution Control …
Entire City To Be Covered in Later Phases Lucknow:UP Jal Nigam is planning to take steps to regularise water consumption and prevent its wastage by people. The corporation would soon be setting up water meters in all private houses across the city which get water supply from Jal Sansthan. In …
PANJIM: Pressure is mounting on the ruling council of the Corporation of the City of Panjim to expedite work on the Bainguinim garbage disposal plant with corporators alleging that garbage is being dumped at Campal, a charge which was disputed by the commissioner. The work order to build a compound …
NEW DELHI: An end to motorists' BRT woes may finally be in sight. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has revived a major project to build a 5.5km arterial road running almost next to the Bus Rapid Transit corridor that will enable commuters to avoid the jam-ridden road and will also …
The government and BBMP would finalise the SWM proposals submitted by over 35 companies by March 1 The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will urge the communities living around the Mandur landfill to allow dumping of garbage for some more time until alternate arrangements are made. The communities had set …
Mumbai: Days after the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal in connection with a case of alleged illegal construction on Pune’s Mutha river, but kept open the questions of law involved, the National Green Tribunal in Delhi has issued a bailable warrant against the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), the state …
Irrigation Dept Might Not Sustain Existing Supply If Monsoon Is Delayed, Say Officials Pune: In the face of an imminent drought, the state government has warned Puneites against “wasting and excess use” of drinking water for non-drinking purposes. Besides, it has categorically stated that no additional quota of water will …
The civic administration launched the ‘Swach Mumbai Prabodhan Abhiyan’ on Wednesday, coinciding with the birth anniversary of the late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray. Actor Amitabh Bachchan kicked off the Rs 95-crore project to enhance garbage clearance. “It is good that such an initiative has been taken by the civic …
GVMC will introduce localised solid waste management in all the 72 wards of the city from March 1. Announcing this at the inaugural of a national workshop on ‘Appropriate solid waste management options for small and medium towns in India’ here on Tuesday, Municipal Commissioner M.V. Satyanaryana said all through …
The flipside of the BMC policy banning installation of cellular phone towers atop and around hospitals has come to the fore. Doctors complained deactivation of towers at Lilavati Hospital was causing connectivity problems, so much that communication on the premises had become difficult affecting patient care. Relatives of several patients …
Tourism & Culture Ministries Spar Over Ownership Of Plot Near Birla Mandir New Delhi: A multilevel parking project in the heart of the city—near Birla Mandir on Mandir Marg—has been put on hold as two union ministries—tourism and culture—are fighting over ownership of the land. In 2011, the tourism ministry …
The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to file a status report on garbage generated in each ward in the City, and form ward committees at the earliest. Hearing a batch of petitions filed by Kavitha Shankar, G R Mohan and Environment Support Group (ESG), …
State Human Rights Commission member R. Natarajan has asked for a report from the Alappuzha Municipality secretary on a petition filed by the Human Rights Protection Council on waste illegally dumped in various parts of the town. The petition filed by Council State secretary G. Samuel had alleged that waste …
ROURKELA: There has been no headway in the solid waste management (SWM) project in the city despite availability of funds under the 12th Finance Commission. The Rourkela Municipality has received Rs 4 crore in the last four years. Earlier efforts of the civic body to find a suitable place for …
On the eve of the first ritual bath of Mahakumbh, which started over a week ago, a group of pilgrims from Bangalore spot a body in the Ganga where it meets the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. “It was a grim sight ahead of the Mahakumbh. We looked the other …
Mumbai: If one goes by the survey conducted by citizens groups and NGOs, there are 227 errors in the existing land use (ELU) plan for two wards in the eastern suburbs M East and M West wards in Chembur. The plan was recently made public by the civic body. The …
Civic Body Has To Identify Sites, Inform Centre Bangalore: Here’s a fresh blow to the BBMP. The municipal body might soon have to face flak from the Centre. The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is all set to amend its existing rules to make it mandatory for all municipal …
Bangalore: The high court on Monday asked BBMP to provide details about the actual waste generated by Bangalore daily. A special division bench of Justices N Kumar and BV Nagarathna directed the civic agency to assess garbage generated in the city from February 1 for a period of 30 days …
