Over 89% of urban municipal wards in the country have achieved complete door-to-door collection of solid waste under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), the government said in an RTI reply. The union Housing and … READ FULL STORY
The West Bengal assembly, on November 26, 2018, passed a bill which empowers municipalities in the state to charge a fine of a maximum of Rs one lakh, if the residents fail to comply … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed by justice Raghuvendra S Rathore, on October 22, 2018, directed the joint secretary (Swachh Bharat) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, to appear before it, … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed by acting chairperson justice Jawad Rahim, pulled up the Karnataka government, saying that the report submitted by the state government on the Bellandur lake in Bengaluru was … READ FULL STORY
India’s capacity to dispose solid waste in a scientific manner will be increased in the near future, union minister for housing and urban affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri said, on April 10, 2018. “According to … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on March 27, 2018, warned that the day is not far, when garbage mounds at the Ghazipur landfill site in Delhi, will match the height of the iconic 73-metre-high Qutub Minar … READ FULL STORY
