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 …
NASHIK: Plans are afoot to make Nashik the first solar city in Maharashtra by making solar panels mandatory in buildings with over 10 flats. For this, the state government is mulling a change in the Development Control (DC) rules of the city's draft Development Plan (DP) that would provide builders …
The National Green Tribunal's (NGT) western India bench in Pune on Tuesday asked the Kolhapur municipal corporation (KMC) to seek authorization from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) about the Top stone quarry. The NGT told the KMC to apply for authorization and also directed the MPCB to check whether …
MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's breather to nursing homes operating in residential areas does not sit well in the light of Supreme Court directive. Besides, concern remains over disposal of biomedical waste and liquid waste management by the hospitals situated in residential areas. Madhya Pradesh Nursing Homes Association (MPNHA) …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Omesh Saigal Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors dated 26/08/2014 regarding sound pollution control screen on the outer ring road between the S and N blocks of Panchsheel Park area from the Panchshila Club …
To reduce the dumping of waste in landfills, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is adopting a holistic approach to dispose of different types of waste. Last month, BBMP called for an expression of interest from service providers who have the technology, manpower and infrastructure to process different kinds of waste. …
19 sites declared free of charge by NDMC, but mafia demanding up to Rs. 40 Brazenly flouting the law, parking contractors across north Delhi are charging customers up to Rs. 40 for a spot in free-parking zones. Nineteen parking sites were declared to be free of charge by the North …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kishore Deepak Kodwani & Others Vs District Collector, Indore & Others dated 25/08/2014 regarding ‘Urban agglomeration’ of the city of Indore and the plan for planting approximately of 2.5 lakh trees.
Vaishnavi, an IT professional, visits the Mylapore temple every Thursday. It's the day she worships the Dakshinamurthy as guru. This Thursday, however, she learned a lesson regarding the use of plastics. When she and her family entered the temple, they were stopped. "We had a plastic bag containing flowers and …
The general body of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Thursday rejected the civic administration's proposal to develop garbage dumping ground and biomedical waste treatment plant on a 12-acre plot at Puikhadi on the outskirts of the city. The decision is a setback to the KMC's efforts to tackle the …
Almira Patel, member of the Supreme Court Committee for Solid Waste Management (SWM) and pioneer of the SWM movement in India, will arrive here on Friday to help the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to come out of the 'red zone'. A service-level benchmarking by the ministry of urban development, conducted …
To preserve water and environment from getting polluted due to immersion of idols during festive season, district administration has decided to put blanket ban on idols of plaster of Paris (POP) and chemical colours. Even the transportation of such idols from other cities will be banned. However, to help encourage …
Littering, Failure to Segregate Garbage Will Now Invite Fine The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has finally woken up to the garbage problem of the city as it drafted the public health and sanitation bylaws-2014 for better segregation and disposal of waste. If the PMC has its way, throwing trash from …
In a jolt to Haryana government and major realty players of national capital region (NCR), the Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday stayed the Faridabad draft master plan 2031 that was recently notified by the state. A division bench headed by Justice Surya Kant passed these orders after hearing …
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday stalled the beautification work of Jamnagar’s famous Lakhota Lake being done by the city municipal corporation. The court, while ordering the stay on the works, directed the state to show whether any scientific study was conducted to measure the environmental damages that may be …
The generation of waste in the slums is one-fourth the amount of waste generated in lower-middle class and higher income households, according to a study conducted by students of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in collaboration with the city based SWaCH — Solid Waste Collection and Handling — a …
Before gaining ground, the much-hyped 'Freedom from Waste' project, launched by the actor Aamir Khan, has landed in controversy. Volunteers roped in by the Jodhpur Municipal Corporation (JMC) have accused the civil body of reneging upon its commitment and exploitation. A joint initiative by the administration and JMC the clean …
Over 25 cases of dengue have been reported in the Capital so far this year, according to a report released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Tuesday. Over 5,500 dengue cases and six deaths were registered in the Capital last year, according to the SDMC, which compiles the vector-borne …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/08/2014 regarding pollution caused to river Kaliasote at Bhopal as a result of non-implementation of the sewage and municipal solid waste disposal laws.
The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has recommended that the buffer zone around the Moshi garbage depot in Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) can be reduced to 300 m. People have built their houses and housing schemes have come up around the depot. These residents have demanded that the …
City-based Nagrik Chetna Manch (NCM) on Monday asked political parties to stop taking credit for the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in the absence of one in the city. The members of the manch also alleged that the civic body and elected representatives have deceived the citizens in the name …
