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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Jabalpur High Court has sought expert opinion on the viability of using a plastic-coated landfill to dispose of chemical waste from the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) at Pithampur. On Monday, the bench comprising Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Dinesh Kumar Paliwal directed that representatives from the National Institute for Research in Environmental Health (NIREH), National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Madh ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Starting Tuesday, the Delhi government is planning to stop the sale of petrol and diesel to end-of-life (EoL) or over-age vehicles - a move aimed at fighting vehicular emission-linked air pollution in the Capital, an official said. Petrol pump owners on Monday confirmed that Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras and other devices linked to the transport ministry's data bank have been installed at their outlets to identify EoL vehicles. The Commis ...Read More >
Bhopal: After decades of lingering uncertainty, the disposal of 307 tonnes of toxic waste (earlier 347 tonnes) from the infamous Union Carbide factory responsible for the Bhopal gas tragedy, has now been disposed. The Madhya Pradesh High Court had issued directives in this regard earlier to dispose it in maximum 72 days. "The process, which began from the evening of May 5 was completed on June 29 evening," a senior officer in the MP Pollution Control Board told IANS. It was burnt at a private ...Read More >
Dhar: A waste disposal facility at Pithampur is seen where a huge quantity of waste from Bhopal's Union Carbide factory has been brought for disposal, in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh All 337 tonnes of waste of the now defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal has been burnt to ashes at a disposal plant in Pithampur, nearly six months after being brought to the unit, an official said on Monday. While 30 tons of the waste was burnt earlier during three trials at the plant, the remaining 307 tons ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The capital city turned into a canvas of colour and devotion on Friday as thousands of devotees thronged the streets to witness Rath Yatra celebrations. Over 50 large and small chariots carrying the idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were pulled through different parts of the city, accompanied by chants of 'Jai Jagannath'.The air reverberated with sounds of devotional music as people from all walks of life joined hands to pull the intricately decorated wooden ...Read More >
Lucknow: The urban development department has launched a campaign to ensure cleanliness, lighting, and drinking water arrangements in urban bodies in view of the upcoming Kanwar Yatra.Acting on the directives of CM Yogi Adityanath, the state govt will also be conducting a communicable disease control campaign from July 1 to July 31 and the Dastak campaign from July 11 to July 31. A meeting was held under principal secretary Amrit Abhijat to discuss these preparations.The govt officials instructe ...Read More >
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Lucknow, Jun 27 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Department (UDD) has launched a comprehensive plan to ensure cleanliness, lighting, and water arrangements for the upcoming Kanwar Yatra, Sawan Mela, and other festivals, the state government said in a statement on Friday. Principal Secretary of UDD, Amrit Abhijat, has directed urban bodies to carry out daily cleaning operations from 5:00 am to 8:00 am. Special emphasis will be placed on Kanwar Yatra routes and ghats, with dedicated sani ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jun 27 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Department (UDD) has launched a comprehensive plan to ensure cleanliness, lighting, and water arrangements for the upcoming Kanwar Yatra, Sawan Mela, and other festivals, the state government said in a statement on Friday. Principal Secretary of UDD, Amrit Abhijat, has directed urban bodies to carry out daily cleaning operations from 5:00 am to 8:00 am. Special emphasis will be placed on Kanwar Yatra routes and ghats, with dedicated sani ...Read More >
Patna: Despite being declared a garbage-free city with clean roads, well-maintained streets and the removal of garbage-vulnerable points, Patna continues to wrestle with a far less visible but far more stubborn problem - disposal of legacy and fresh waste at the Ramachak Bairiya landfill site. The absence of a waste-to-energy plant and other essential waste processing infrastructure has left the site struggling under the weight of over 12 lakh metric tonnes of accumulated garbage.A drone survey ...Read More >
MHOW, India -- A disturbing incident unfolded early Saturday morning at a government hospital in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, where a stray dog was discovered carrying the body of a newborn infant in its mouth. The grim revelation was made near the hospital's toilet,prompting an immediate investigation by authorities. A security guard at the civil hospital in Mhow, roughly 25 kilometers from indore, spotted the animal and managed to retrieve the body. hospital officials and local police are n ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 7: Dinesh Shinde, CEO of Anusaya Fresh India, is delighted to introduce "Eco-friendly cardboard packaging for quick commerce companies for fresh produce Also Read | SSC Recruitment 2025: Staff Selection Commission Releases Stenographer Grade C & D Exam 2025 Notification, Know How To Apply at ssc.gov.in. With Indian consumers increasingly opting for sustainable solutions, Anusaya Fresh -- one of India's leading fresh produce importers, distributors, and repack ...Read More >
The company continues to champion the global call to #BeatPlasticPollution. New Delhi: In a significant stride toward environmental responsibility, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) on Thursday marked World Environment Day with a major sustainability achievement, saying 12 of its key ports have been awarded the Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) certification. This milestone reflects APSEZ's unwavering commitment to sustainable operations and environmental stewardship. "The initiat ...Read More >
Rajkot: Adding pressure on its already strained finances, the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) is facing a penalty of Rs 22.50 crore as environmental damage compensation for not being able to clear the legacy waste from the Nakrawadi dumping site, 20 km from the city. The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) recently informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) about the legacy waste lying at the site. Legacy waste is the waste piled up over many years in landfills, abandoned mines, or indust ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) BJP Rajya Sabha member Kiran Choudhry on Monday accused AAP of turning Delhi into a "dirty slum", saying it was making excuses and blaming others for the bad state of affairs in the national capital. Initiating the discussion on the motion of thanks on the President's address in the Rajya Sabha, Choudhry said AAP has lost the faith of the people of Delhi. Without naming former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, she tore into APP leaders for using "condemnable terms" l ...Read More >
Ludhiana: The municipal corporation, which has prepared a roadmap for establishment of the "waste to energy" plant for proper management of fresh waste generated in the city, invited three major firms with expertise in the field on Friday. MC commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal said that they wanted to get suggestions and inputs from the firms so that proper planning could be done for establishment of the plant. Firms invited on Friday include SFC Environmental Technologies Ltd, Re Sustainability Li ...Read More >
Bhopal, Jan 2 (VOICE) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday stressed that there should be no politics over the matter of shifting hazardous chemical waste from the spot of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy to the Pithampur dumping site, saying that all official and environmental norms are being followed to shift and dispose the toxic waste.The Chief Minister's appeal came amid reservations and objections submitted by a group of activists along with local residents of Pithampur and school c ...Read More >
Kolkata: KMC workers found the severed head of a young woman from a roadside garbage dump in Tollygunge, south Kolkata, at 9am on Friday, the discovery sending shockwaves among local residents. The cops have started a murder case, based on the verbal opinion of the autopsy surgeon, said Rupesh Kumar, joint CP (crime and traffic). Local residents think the murder was committed a few hours before the grisly discovery, suggested by the freshness of the blood, but the cops refused to speculate at t ...Read More >
Kolkata, December 15: In a gruesome crime, a woman was beheaded and her body chopped into three parts by her brother-in-law after she rejected his advances. The incident came to light when the severed head was found in a garbage dump on Graham Road in south Kolkata's Tollygunge area on Friday. Police arrested the accused, Atiur Rahman Laskar, a construction worker, from his native village in South 24 Parganas' Diamond Harbour within 24 hours. The 35-40-year-old victim, separated from her husban ...Read More >
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