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: Scientists at the city-based National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) have found a more environment-friendly solution for household and big Ganapati idols made from plaster of Paris that are taken for immersion on Anant Chaturdashi. The liquid solution called 'Jal Abhishek', for sentiments' sake, can dissolve the idols and the residue …
DEHARDUN: Lakhs of Kanwarias -- the Uttrakhand government gave the figure of 3.19 crore -- who visited Haridwar in the last fortnight have left the city at the ghats of the Ganga to deal with a staggering 1400 extra tonnes of garbage. The Haridwar Municipal Corporation (HMC), grappling with mounds …
To educate the public about preventing dengue, he said the AMC had registered around 120 schools in its website. Realising the seriousness of the spread of dengue fever, the state government on Monday admitted that out of 7,200 suspected cases, 730 were confirmed as dengue across the state. In Ahmedabad, …
VARANASI: Sanitation and cleanliness in the city are the prime concerns for the city. The reason is the failure of solid waste management (SWM) project that was launched under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in 2009. The solid waste management (SWM) in the city is in a pitiable …
KOLHAPUR: The civic body's lacklustre approach towards implementing sanitation measures in the city has been exposed yet again, with Kolhapur slipping in country-wide cleanliness rankings from 137 to 158 in just four years. According to the survey conducted by the central government in 2011, the city stood at 137 in …
The Swachh Bharat Mission is being implemented in all the 4,041 statutory cities and towns in the country while the rankings released on Saturday pertained only to 476 cities The government on Sunday sought to de-link the city rankings for 2014-15, issued a day ago, from the Swachh Bharat Mission …
Patna: More than half the population in Patna has no access to safe drinking water. It ranks 6th in the descending order among 14 large capital cities of India as far as open defecation is concerned, said Bhim Reddy, associate fellow, Institute for Human Development (IHD), at a daylong workshop …
The Swachh Bharat rankings released by the Union urban development ministry on Saturday has placed Kolhapur at 158th position among 479 class I cities in the country. Interestingly, Kolhapur is ahead of six cities recommended by the state government for the Centre's ambitious smart cities project. In 2009, the city …
LUCKNOW: Lack of waste management system and rampant open defecation are blots on the city's sanitation. Lucknow not qualifying in the top 100 Cleanest Cities of India in the recent survey released by Ministry of Urban Development comes as no surprise to Lucknow Municipal Corporation officials who were themselves not …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh & Others Vs CETP, Jajmau, Kanpur & Others dated 10/08/2015 regarding pollution of river Ganga in the District of Kanpur particularly the Jajmau area.
The National Green Tribunal has directed the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) of Vasant Vihar in South Delhi to immediately provide clean drinking water to the residents of the area owing to water shortage. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the SDM to hold a meeting with the …
During this Ganesh festival, the district administration won't allow disposal of 'nirmalya' (a used 'pooja' material) into Panchganga river. Divisional commissioner S Chockalingam has asked the administration to conduct immediate meetings with all the stakeholders to make them aware of the decision and also appealed to the citizens not to …
“Under the law you have the authority. You take action,” said the court, while directing the Public Works Department (PWD) and the Delhi Police to “cooperate” in removing encroachments. Observing that the Delhi government and the municipal corporation did not take steps to implement its orders regarding the Chandni Chowk …
The sites are located at Sultanpur Dabas, G.T. Karnal Road With landfill sites filled to capacity, but waste generation increasing daily, municipal agencies are urgently demanding more land. The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has now urgently sought allocation of two sites, one at Sultanpur Dabas and another on the …
NAGPUR: The cash-strapped Nagpur Municipal Corporation moved one step ahead as far as its dream of getting central funds under Smart City project is concerned. A 10-member team of experts from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) visited the Orange City on Thursday to assess the civic …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has appointed the National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to monitor pollution levels at the Kanjurmarg dumping ground. The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) in 2014 gave its environmental approval to the BMC to start the Kanjurmarg dumping ground by using bioreactor technology, which …
In a bid to check water contamination, municipal commissioner Ajoy Mehta has now instructed his men to undertake random sampling along the water supply network, in addition to the existing fixed sampling spots. Mehta also told civic officials to test water used by hawkers considering the rise in the number …
PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is finding it difficult to cater to the rising demand of water as resources with the corporation are limited, states the Environment Status Report (ESR), which reiterates the need for a metered water supply. "In the last few years, water supply has been under …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Pranabananda Chakrabarty VS West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Ors. dated 05/08/2015 regarding running of a manufacturing unit in a residential area. It is alleged in this application that Respondent No. 4 is running a manufacturing …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Nityanand Mishra V/s State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. dated 05/08/2015 regarding pollution of river Mandakini at Chhitrkoot arising out of the sewage from the town. The Department of EPCO vide its letter dated 8.01.2015 and …
