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 ...

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, ...

Despite claims of intensified enforcement, open waste dumping persists across several key stretches in the city, including Maidawas, Sector 56, Prajapati roads, Wazirabad and Tikra village, an HT spot ...

MUMBAI: Weeks after municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide began her weekly early morning inspections to review Mumbai’s solid waste management and cleanliness situation, the BMC has identified 162 ...

The surge in indiscriminate waste disposal across the Greater Banjul Area and parts of West Coast Region is alarming. Commuters from Brikama will attest: Nyambai Forest is now a preferred dumping site ...