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 …
With the district already in the ‘dark zone’ in matter of water table and exploitation of water resources, the authorities have set up a team to check illegal digging of tubewells. The team has been directed to ensure strict action against violations of laid norms. The team, comprising Joint Commissioners …
Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC)'s ambitious plan to construct state's first waste to energy (WTE) plant on public private partnership to deal with garbage disposal hit a roadblock owing to high installation cost. To set up a 10MW plant to generate power through municipal solid waste will cost Rs 100 crore, …
JAIPUR: If all goes well according to the plan, the city will not only get rid of its garbage menace but also it will be able to utilize the garbage in generating power. The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) is planning to set up small-scale waste-to-energy plant to generate electricity. In …
Following a day-long conference on Solid Waste Management organised by the Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) on Thursday, the commission sought proposals from C Srinivasan and Dr S R Maley. Srinivasan is the project director at the Indian Green Service and spoke about the “Vellore model” of waste disposal adopted by …
Seeing its positive impact on the environment, Lucknow Municipal Corporation has decided to make services at the electric crematoriums free for everyone from this year onwards. The city got its first electric crematorium six years ago near Baikunthdham and now the corporation is planning to make another at Gulalaghat, near …
Reminding the Delhi Government and the municipal corporations of their obligation to provide a clean environment to the residents of the city, the National Green Tribunal has directed the government to ensure that all the waste strewn over by the striking safai karamcharis is collected immediately and taken to identified …
If you are one of those whose pockets do not agree with the inflated price tags of a dream house, then this should be music to your ears. In the last one-and-half years the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has allowed 31,599 affordable housing units, to be constructed by private players. …
Citizens could get some relief from the 'hefty' solid waste management cess payable along with property tax under self-assessment scheme from the financial year 2016-17. Taking note of disparities in effectiveness of the solid waste management collection practices in the city and solid waste management cess that people have to …
The increasing contamination of the city's sewerage and by injections of toxic chemicals into drains has led Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to invite Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to treat its sludge. A facility will be set up in Ahmedabad by BARC which will treat sludge with gamma radiation to …
NASHIK: The Satpur divisional office of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Monday filed an FIR against illegal hacking of 112 silver oak trees on a private plot in Bajrangnagar on Friday night. On early Saturday morning, a group of Bajrangnagar residents noticed that around 70 trees on a private …
The NGT directed the DPCC and Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (DSIDC) to submit a complete plan regarding the establishment of a hazardous waste disposal unit in Bawana and Narela. The NGT, while noting that it was “surprising that nobody is present on behalf of DSIIDC”, issued …
After the high court too suo motu cognizance of TOI report 'Burning garbage waste in open poses health hazards' and treated it as public interest litigation, Nagpur Municipal Corporation has decided to increase supervision in all 10 zones. NMC's deputy director (health) Dr Milind Ganvir said that all zonal officers …
Four MPs from NCR raised issues of congestion, inefficient management of solid waste, including their burning, and poor feeder bus system for Metro commuters at the standing committee meeting of the urban development ministry on Monday . They also asked the Delhi chief secretary present in the meeting why the …
Two years after the restoration and beautification work at Pashan lake was hailed as a great example in conservation and the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) was lauded for its efforts, the condition of the lake is back to square one. Not even a square inch of water is visible, as …
The National Green Tribunal on Monday directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corp Ltd (DSIIDC) to submit a complete plan for establishing hazardous waste disposal unit in Bawana and Narela here. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued …
The green bench directed the Secretary of Delhi government, CEO of Delhi Jal Board, three expert members of the tribunal to be present at 3 pm on April 1 for meeting in the chamber. The National Green Tribunal has warned authorities in Delhi of “coercive steps” including attachment of accounts …
A project to nominate the district's official animal, bird and plant to raise awareness about local biodiversity has been on hold for over nine months. The state wildlife board, which would have to make the recommendation, did not meet. But there is fresh hope with Union minister of state for …
The National Green Tribunal has warned authorities in Delhi of “coercive steps,” including attachment of accounts and imprisonment for not implementing its orders on keeping Yamuna clean. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swantanter Kumar took strong exception to the failure of the authorities to act with “requisite seriousness …
The groundwater route taken by the authorities to answer the ever-rising water crisis in the city is not going down well with many city residents. Though the department officials explains that the underground water would be used only during exigency but some residents who came to know about the groundwater, …
The Allahabad high court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Ghaziabad to clear all garbage littered in Kaushambi within a week from March 23. If required, they have been asked to outsource the job to ensure regular garbage collection. The orders were issued by a high court bench comprising chief …
