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: A comprehensive air action plan is being formulated by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, district collectorate and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) with the focus exclusively on reducing particulate matter pollution. The action plan actually follows the guidelines issued by the Union ministry of forest and environment (MoEF) in December …
Pune: While a number of accidents took place on the Nagar road BRTS corridor last month, the Pune Municipal Corporation has planned to build 5 foot over bridges to prevent accidents. However, NGO Nagrik Chetna Manch has said, ``the latest plan to build the foot over bridges is nothing but …
A few upcoming residential townships in the city are planning to install organic waste converters in the campus to reuse hundreds of kilograms of bio degradable waste generated every day in each household. The initiative according to waste management experts will reduce garbage from the townships and a timely processing …
With the deadlock between the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and the Jaypee Group over the garbage processing plant at Dadu Majra yet to be solved, the MC has now decided to generate power from solid waste at the plant. At present, the Jaypee Group produces refuse-derived fuel (RDF) from solid waste, …
With water woes plaguing in many parts of North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), the civic body has decided to “strictly” implement the provision of water harvesting as per building bye—laws in plots measuring 100 square meters or more. “The problem of water is worsening with water level going down which …
AGRA: Despite a ban on burning of garbage by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), trash could still be seen on fire at several places across the city on daily basis. This is happening when the AGRA Municipal Corporation claims that it has directed area supervisors to identify such spots under …
Not In Favour Of Signal-Free Corridors, Unnecessary Flyovers In what could come as a big relief to lakhs of pedestrians in Delhi, who are forced to walk on the main road risking their lives, a central government-appointed panel has recommended making parking and encroachment on foothpaths cognisable offences. Once it …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Friends through its General Secretary Vs. Ministry of Water Resources dated 06/06/2016 regarding the quality of water supplied in Delhi. The Counsel appearing for Central Pollution Control Board shall conduct inspection and collect water samples from various houses where DJB …
Hubballi: Plastic bags are still freely being used in the city, with no action being taken against fruit shops, vegetable shops and roadside tea stalls which are defying the ban. With stern action against using plastics in Hubballi-Dharwad since the past week by the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC), many commercial …
Ahmedabad: The steady rise in particulate matter pollution over permissible limits has forced Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), the district collectorate and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) to formulate a new draft plan - a revision of the decade-old plan - to enforce air pollution control measures. This is the first …
ALLAHABAD: The employees and officers of Allahabad Municipal Corporation took a pledge to keep the environment clean on the occasion of 'cleanliness fortnight' organised under Swachh Bharat Mission, on Tuesday. Administering an oath to officers, the mayor told them to work for cleanliness of the city. He asserted that they …
Agra: Even as a case involving dumping of garbage in Yamuna is being heard by the National Green Tribunal ( NGT ), a fresh case alleging open burning of trash and poor municipal solid waste system in Agra has been accepted by the tribunal. On Tuesday , NGT issued notices …
VARANASI: After energy efficient LED bulbs the Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited in collaboration with the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is going to provide energy efficient fans under National Energy Efficient Fan Pragramme in eastern UP. Talking to reporters on Monday, the PuVVNL managing director Ajay Kumar Singh the …
Amidst growing concerns over pollution enveloping the entire city, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation is initiating a plantation drive across its 104 wards. The newly-elected standing committee chairman Shailendra Singh announced that saplings that help in reducing pollution levels will be planted across its areas of jurisdiction. Singh also added …
Fearing another outbreak of jaundice, residents of Sector 5 in New Shimla today demanded action against erring officials and compensation for the mental torture they had to go through for three days. They said JCB machines damaged the pipeline and the sewer line near Vikasnagar and that they were supplied …
Yet another hurdle comes in the way of the Metro project for Pune with the realignment of a route shifted alongside Mutha river from JM road being challenged in the NGT. Yet another hurdle comes in the way of the Metro project for Pune with the realignment of a route …
Visakhapatnam: Despite repeated appeals from residents and the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), burning of plastic waste continues unabated in the city. Ironically, civic workers themselves burn plastic waste. According to some GVMC authorities, unless a full-fledged plan of dealing with toxic plastic waste is designed, Visakhapatnam could never become …
A recent government notification prohibits the manufacture of plastic bags less than 50 microns thick Nearly 700 plastic-manufacturing units in Gujarat, a major producer of raw materials for the plastic industry, are on the verge of closure with municipal bodies in the state seeking a blanket ban on the use …
Nashik: A large number of constructions across the city continue to use traditional red clay bricks instead of their eco-friendly counterparts - fly ash bricks. This, despite the notification by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) issued in 2009, which makes it mandatory to use fly ash in construction …
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has decided to adopt technology to decongest the capital's borders by installing radio frequency identification ( RFID ) systems at nine prime locations to collect toll tax . The south civic body, which is the nodal agency for toll collection, has floated a tender to …
