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 …
Delhi govt. continues to keep the implementation cards close to its chest A fast approaching deadline and little consultation ahead of the announcement has divided experts on the ‘bumpy’ road ahead for Delhi government’s decision to allow vehicles with odd and even number plates on alternate days. Even as the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Ganesh Shankar Hingmire Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.dated 08/12/2015 regarding the setting up of systems for environmental friendly use and disposal of plastic wastes and for incorporation of necessary provisions in the bye-laws of …
PUNE: The city's weather, moderate with average temperatures ranging between 20 and 28 degrees Celsius, hardly needs much air conditioning, but the pace at which constructions are coming up and the building material used have increased the need for the cooling machines in the last two decades. Experts said Pune …
KOLHAPUR: The deluge in Chennai is an eye opener for many cities across the country. Experts are of the view that nature's fury in Tamil Nadu's capital is a warning to the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) to restrict development activities along natural water bodies in the city, especially lakes that …
The Centre of Science and Environment (CSE) has slammed the public notice of South Corporation stopping charging parking fee in commercial complexes, malls and hospitals and called it regressive and harmful to the environment. CSE director media, Souparno Banerjee said, “When the capital is grappling with a severe air pollution …
Reacting to a public notice from the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), which said that shopping complexes and malls cannot charge for parking, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has maintained that it is shocked by the move. On Tuesday, the SDMC had issued a notice saying that malls …
GUWAHATI: Even as world leaders discuss climate change in Paris, residents of the city are seeking dedicated cycle routes to reduce pollution and improve fitness levels. Environment and physical training experts said if a concerted campaign to popularize cycling is begun now, the city would feel the benefits within the …
Judgement of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Help Indian Against Corruption Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 02/12/2015 regarding illegal slaughtering of the animals in residential area of Kasab Pura, Idgah Road, Delhi.
The officials of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), who inspected the Karave holding pond after hundreds of fish were found dead in it last Saturday, have found that it was still being polluted by the domestic sewage lines. This seems to be a likely cause for the fish deaths in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of All Nehru Place Development & Welfare Association Vs. South Delhi Municipal Corporation & Ors. dated 01/12/2015 regarding availability of useable toilets in the area of Nehru Place market.
Nellore: The recent heavy rains left a trail of destruction in SPSR Nellore district. As many as 400 teams are enumerating the damages in the affected areas and the exercise is almost coming to an end. The loss to various sectors is pegged at Rs 2,137 crore as on Sunday. …
Nagpur: Hearing a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) on noise pollution, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notices to state urban development department secretary, district collector, commissioner of police, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) commissioner, Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) chairman and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) …
Part of the PMC’s plan to involve experts was also to undertake beautification of the riverfront. Elected representatives have expressed reluctance to give the go-ahead to the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) plan to rope in experts in planning civic infrastructure for developing cycle track networks across the city unless the …
The app has gained in popularity with about 60,000 downloads Technical glitches like 5,000 complaints getting registered under the same phone number, and low redressal rates have dogged the Swachh Delhi app in the first week after it was launched. The Delhi Government and municipal corporations had come together to …
Lucknow Municipal Corporation has decided to rope in banks to adopt various roundabouts and trisections of city for their beautification and plantation. It is already carrying out the exercise to plant trees in parks and roadsides in partnership with leading private banks. Plans are also to encourage these financial institutions …
The Capital provides more land for car parks than for housing for poor people.The approximately 4.5 million slum population in Delhi occupies only 3 per cent of Delhi’s area. But the parking demand generated by cars makes the demand close to 10 per cent of Delhi’s urbanised land, according to …
Two months since the Godavari was cleaned, the river is back to being a murky nullah choked with household waste, plastic and puja material dumped into it Two months since the G o d ava r i w a s cleaned for the Kumbh Mela in Nashik, the river is …
Hyacinth, the breeding ground for mosquitoes and rising dengue cases, has made the standing committee of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) sit up. Its members have directed the health and environment departments to remove the weed from Pavana, Indrayani and Mula rivers. Committee chairman Atul Shitole said hyacinth in the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Pramode Chugh Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 19/11/2015 regarding use of electronic crematorium, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The matter is of utmost significance pertaining to the use of electronic crematorium so that unnecessarily trees …
