In a landmark decision, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court recently determined that long-term waste dumping at a site in Meethotamulla violated residents’ fundamental rights and faulted the authorities for ...

Ludhiana: Coming down hard on violators, the municipal corporation (MC) has issued challans to 112 shopkeepers and street vendors in the Ghumar Mandi area over open dumping of garbage.The drive was ...

As Sri Lankans celebrate the traditional New Year on April 14 each year, a period marked by family gatherings and renewal, there are no celebrations at Keerthirathna Perera’s home anymore. In 2017, ...

Ludhiana: Amid recurring fire incidents at the compactor site near the old courts, senior civic officials conducted an inspection on Monday to assess the situation and reinforce cleanliness measures.

Open dumping of waste continues on several streets of Coimbatore despite the installation of surveillance cameras by the City Corporation and the peri-urban panchayat bodies. Locals have reported ...

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) officials said around 89 garbage vulnerable points (GVPs), where locals used to dump waste in open areas, have been cleared in the past six months. MCG ...

COIMBATORE: Open dumping of garbage has been on the rise across Coimbatore, painting a grim picture on city roads and residential streets. A combination of factors, including the lack of stringent ...

Despite repeated warnings and installation of signboards, open dumping of garbage continues unabated in several parts of the city, raising serious concerns for Erode Corporation. Under the civic body ...

MADURAI: Mounting heaps of garbage along residential roads continue to plague several parts of Madurai, despite repeated interventions by the city corporation, including the installation of warning ...

Illegal dumping and burning of waste are continuing an open land in Sector 87, Manesar, near Gurugram University, locals said raising environmental concerns among them. During a spot check by HT on ...

Pune: Biomedical waste, considered among the most hazardous categories of hospital waste, has been found dumped in the open inside the Aundh District Hospital (ADH) campus, raising serious concerns ...