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 …
Chandigarh: Taking cognizance of a petition challenging ban on the entry of vehicles within 2km radius from the Golden Temple, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday issued notice to the Punjab government. The petition against the ban has been filed by Amritsar Tea Traders Association and 27 other …
Nagpur: While a lot of noise is being made over the two crore plantations, there seems to be no control on rampant illegal destruction of existing tree cover. The city has lost over 200 fully-grown trees on a vacant land in Chhatrapati Nagar. According to officials of Nagpur Municipal Corporation's …
Over the past six years, the city has been turning into a veritable gas chamber with particulate matter, noxious gases, and other impurities breaching permissible limits. During peak hour traffic of November 8 last year, a winter evening, one of the busiest traffic stretches in Kankaria experienced a sudden spike …
Guwahati: A pre-monsoon shower lasting for about half an hour had the entire city under water on Wednesday. From RG Baruah Road to Zoo Tiniali, Chadmari, Dispur, Hengerabari, Tarun Nagar, Anil Nagar, Lachit Nagar, Bhangagarh, G S Road and Athgaon, there was water everywhere causing immense hardship to commuters. The …
Nagpur: The sanctioning of 1,298 crore by the ministry of environment, forest and climate change, has given a boost to the ambitious Nag River rejuvenation plan mooted by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). The money will fund pollution abatement works and development. Beautification of the river front has been kept in …
The water woes of the state capital and the suburbs may finally be addressed with the World Bank (WB) giving its nod for the taking up of the Rs 643 crore Kol Dam lift water supply scheme to cater to the growing needs of town and suburbs for the next …
Pointing out that some of the equipment used during construction work can produce noise levels of up to 100dB, Awaaz Foundation, an NGO that works towards reducing noise pollution, has demanded that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation withdraw its notification that increases the permissible time frame for construction work in one …
Bakery associations in West Bengal on Tuesday claimed tests conducted on bread samples produced by around 4,000 establishments in the state have revealed their products are "safe" for consumption. The West Bengal Bakery Co-ordinators Committee and West Bengal Baker's Association said tests showed the absence of certain harmful chemicals which …
Varanasi: The Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) has decided to use solar energy in its offices across the five zones and 14 sub-zones. In this regard, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between VMC and Renewable Energy Corporation of India (RECI). VMC is the first municipal corporation of the state …
Nashik: The people of Nashik are quenching their thirst with water, nearly half of which is unfit for drinking. Tests by the regional water testing laboratory of the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency here in 2015-16 have revealed that about 46% of the drinking water sources in Nashik taluka do …
If everything goes as per the plans then the city will soon have a way to recycle thermocol waste generated. The plan, being chalked out by the administration, will ensure nearly one tonne of thermocol is recycled daily to be molded into ingots that can be used for making CD …
The green panel says that the bench has clarified that the new vehicles will solely be used for transportation of waste to dumping sites The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi government to register two new diesel vehicles which are conforming to BS-IV norms and would be used …
Pune: The much-talked about Mula-Mutha river restoration plan of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is expected to be ready by the year end. The PMC has planned to complete the draft in the next five months, Pune municipal commissioner Kunal Kumar told reporters. PMC has begun public consultation for the …
The Nagpur Municipal Corporation ( NMC ) has proposed mini market or shop concept with less parking facility. Though the plan aims to prevent encroachments, especially by hawkers, the concept may fuel traffic congestion in market areas. Mayor Pravin Datke has convened a meeting of the general body on June …
Just a three minute halt at the dusty, noisy and congested Teen Hath Nath junction could possibly reduce three hours of your lifetime, say experts considering the toxic cloud created by hundreds of vehicles spewing smoke here. Data collected by the Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQM) of the …
Jaipur: Taking cognizance of environment degradation and depleting green cover, it's been almost one year that Rajasthan High Court suggested Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) to set up an electric crematorium. But so far despite being among the 20 smart cities in the country, Jaipur has no such plans in the …
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday pledged to assist Nashik with aquifer mapping that would help find the natural streams in the Nandini river and rejuvenate it. The CM said this during a power point presentation by environment activists, who have joined the Times Group's initiative to clean up the …
The Maharashtra government’s dream to build a 30.07-km coastal road along the city’s western coastal stretch by 2019 seems a distant dream as the Central ministry is yet to give the mandatory Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) clearance for the project. The Hindu had sought a reply to a query under …
TMC pollution officer Manisha Pradhan shows Teen Hath Naka air quality data on the monitoring system Teen Hath Naka in Thane has earned for itself the notoriety of being the most congested and the most polluted traffic junction in the city after a recent study by the Thane Municipal Corporation …
Kolhapur: Sugar factories in Panchganga basin will face action if they had crushed excess sugarcane than the stipulated limit during the 2015-16 season. S Chokalingam, Pune divisional commissioner, has asked the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to check the limit of each factory and the actual sugarcane crushed. The inquiry …
