waste management

The SC questioned the MCD as to how it would deal with all the solid waste by 2027 when it cannot even account for the 3000 tonnes of solid waste generated everyday.

Two people sustained burn injuries after some of the protestors attempted self-immolation during protests against the shifting of toxic waste materials from Bhopal Gas tragedy site to Pithampur

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed grave concern over tonnes of untreated solid waste in Delhi and noted no concrete solution seemed to be in sight until 2027

The centre collected Rs 500 crore by disposing of office scrap during the recently concluded cleanliness drive.

On Wednesday, 1.7 million people, according to the hard-left Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT) trade union federation, while 480,000, according to the interior ministry, took to the streets nationwide against the govt's decision to raise retirement age.

The bench noted that there are a large number of water bodies in the state which have been converted into dump sites. 

"Now itself is a serious matter. Unfortunately, what the minister for Local Self Government Department (LSGD) answered in the assembly was not fact. Even the next day high court judge went for a morning walk and had serious breathing issues", Satheesan said.