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 …
Ahmedabad: The south-western monsoon has now spread across entire Gujarat, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday. This year, the arrival of monsoon was delayed by over a month. "The South-West monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of Gujarat. Thus it has covered the entire state," reads a …
Vadodara: Officials of the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and the Vadodara district collectorate on Wednesday conducted a joint inspection of the area along the Vishwamitri river where a riverfront has been proposed. The inspection followed an order by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune. Earlier this month, NGT …
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation (MC) has failed to operationalize a single bio-methane plant out of the three planned in different locations to process garbage and generate power around three years back, another reminder of its poor management of solid waste that landed it at the 13th position out of 14 …
Cuttack: More than 17 new cases of dengue were reported in Cuttack on Monday, taking the toll to 70. Of this, at least 55 persons belong to Jagatpur industrial area. As dengue cases continue to rise, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has intensified its awareness and cleanliness drive. This apart, …
Sambalpur: An integrated municipal solid waste management system for Sambalpur city, which was accorded corporation status in 2014, has been proposed to be developed at Nildungri on the outskirts of the city. A 31-acre land has also been identified there for it. Bimalendu Rai, commissioner of Sambalpur Municipal Corporation (SMC), …
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan seems to be failing in the Capital as piles of garbage could be seen in the residential and commercial areas in East Delhi. People are complaining that the cleaning staff of the municipal corporation is not clearing the waste from the area.The worst affected areas in East …
Scientists used data from special Nasa satellites to measure groundwater losses.Scientists used data from special Nasa satellites to measure groundwater losses. Lucknow: Drawing groundwater at will in the city is set to be a thing of the past. If a proposal from Jal Sansthan is cleared by Lucknow Municipal Corporation's …
Thane: The rainwater harvesting initiative in the city has failed to garner a good response from residents as the Thane Muncipal Corporation (TMC) has not received too many proposals for installing the system, this year. Evironmentalists are also shocked with the tepid figures as residents had face acute water shortage …
The BMC has zeroed in on three locations in the city where the plants will be set up, including the bulldozer garage near the Deonar dumping ground in Govandi, an area near the old landfill in Gorai and the Ajit Glass factory premises in Andheri west. MORE THAN four months …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench in the city has directed the state government to file district-wise reports, within a month, on the legal action taken against open marriage halls and lawns that cause noise pollution by using Dolby sound system and amplifiers. "The report solicited will help us in …
Panic gripped a posh society in Bavdhan after one of its residents tested positive for dengue recently, which immediately triggered many others to make a beeline for their doctors' appointment. The society, Viva Hallmark in Patilnagar, houses 215-odd families who attributed the rise in mosquito-borne diseases to the society's poor …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishan Pal Vs. Union of India & Others dated 08/07/2016 regarding indiscriminate dumping of Municipal Solid Waste and its continuous burning in various parks, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Tribunal issues show cause notice to Secretary, Ghaziabad Development Authority, District Magistrate, Ghaziabad …
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has drafted a time-bound plan to arrest sewage water flowing into the Panchganga river leading to its pollution. The plan was drafted after the state environment ministry slammed the civic authorities for failing to address pollution in the river. Civic officials met the state authorities …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs. Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur & Others dated 06/07/2016 regarding pollution of water bodies in Gorakhpur due to indiscriminate waste disposal. CEO, Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority has been directed to file personal affidavit giving complete and comprehensive details of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sailen Mondal Vs Howrah Municipal Corporation & Others dated 06/07/2016 regarding filling up of ponds, Howrah, West Bengal. Tribunal makes it clear that the interim order dt. 23.3.2015 passed by NGT restraining the Howrah Municipal Corporation, …
CUTTACK: Dengue is back to haunt denizens of Cuttack. In last two weeks, at least 11 cases of dengue have been reported officially in the city. And the major cause of concern is that out of 11, atleast eight cases have been reported from Jagatpur locality. After detection of the …
Forest department has planted 13 lakh saplings and other departments 7 lakh With shortage of manpower, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) garden department, entrusted with the responsibility of implementing the tree plantation drive undertaken by the state government, urged the other civic departments to pitch in to achieve its target …
For a city that boasts of a priceless 6% of road space, parking has always been a nightmare in Kolkata. Chaotic traffic, unscientific space management, cunning parking attendants -everyone who drives in this city knows that finding parking space, especially during office hours, is a matter of sheer luck and …
BENGALURU: THE introduction of the on-street automated Pay-and-Park system on the city’s major roads will take longer as the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has so far been unable to get “qualified” bidders during the tendering process. Sources in BBMP say its officials are hand-in-glove with private operators, who make …
While the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has embarked upon the ambitious project of beautification of the River Mutha—one of the most polluted rivers— and set a patrolling squad in place to protect the river, the dedicated squad of 17 ex-servicemen is struggling for its own sustenance with no civic department …
