[
cleanliness news
]Latest from cleanliness
Himachal: Shimla MC mulls imposing dog tax to keep town clean
Mayor says despite MC’s warnings, residents allow dogs, most of them unregistered, to ease themselves on streets. Tax will generate revenue to pay MC staff for ensuring clean public spaces.
Published on Sep 28, 2023 12:39 PM IST
PMC checking garbage to identify & fine litterers from discarded documents
Pune Municipal Corporation in India catches and fines litterbugs by rummaging through trash for documents that reveal the litterer's identity, resulting in 35 penalties being issued.
Updated on Sep 24, 2023 11:39 PM IST
Siddharth Gadkari
LG flags lack of sanitation, poor roads in east Delhi
VK Saxena, the lieutenant governor of Delhi, has inspected areas in trans-Yamuna and highlighted issues such as poor roads, sanitation, encroachment, and clogged drains. He has directed civic agencies to begin immediate repair and beautification work in east Delhi. Saxena has also stated that no civic agency has paid attention to these areas for several years.
Updated on Sep 24, 2023 11:29 PM IST
‘Employ Gujarat model for progress, cleanliness of U.P. villages’
Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya was addressing joint development commissioners and chief development officers of all the districts in a meeting organised at Yojana Bhawan on Wednesday
Updated on Sep 13, 2023 07:34 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Lucknow Zoo hosts conference on animal health; prepares for big cat photo exhibition
Director of Lucknow Zoo, Aditi Sharma, highlighted the importance of preparing a schedule for each zoo inhabitant to ensure that vaccination dates are not overlooked.
Published on Sep 12, 2023 07:34 PM IST
Over 7,000 dengue cases reported in Karnataka, CM instructs for measures
Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao launched a disease surveillance dashboard and a mobile application for effective monitoring and curbing of dengue.
Published on Sep 11, 2023 02:04 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath
Littered waste greets Swachh Survekshan team in Mohali
Last year, Mohali’s rank in the annual cleanliness survey had dropped to 81, 32 positions down from 113 in 2021
Updated on Aug 24, 2023 02:46 AM IST
Mohit Khanna, Mohali
WR and BMC pass the buck on garbage at Prabhadevi station
Despite multiple complaints over the past two years, Western Railway (WR) has failed to maintain cleanliness at the exit of Prabhadevi railway station, contending that the responsibility lies with the BMC
Updated on Aug 20, 2023 12:49 AM IST
Chandigarh MC hires private firm to lift garbage from parks daily
Mayor Anup Gupta and MC commissioner Anindita Mitra, while flagging off the project, said that the system has been designed to efficiently collect garbage and streamlining the process
Updated on Jul 24, 2023 11:51 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Pune artistes, citizens complain about unclean auditoriums, stinky toilets
Pune's auditoriums are facing issues of cleanliness, air-conditioning, water leakage, and parking facilities, causing concern among citizens and artists. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has been unable to keep the auditoriums clean and lacks political pressure to reschedule events. The PMC has been advised to hire professional agencies for cleanliness and appoint officers interested in culture. The district guardian minister has instructed the administration to prepare an action plan and hire private agencies for cleanliness. The Yashwantrao Chavan Auditorium will remain closed for air-conditioning system replacement. Balgandharva and other auditoriums will also undergo renovations.
Updated on Jul 01, 2023 09:25 PM IST
Abhay Khairnar
Startup Mantra: Locate clean, accessible washrooms at a click
ToiletSeva, a social enterprise and platform for sharing information about “out of home” toilets to address the age-old problem in India
Updated on Jun 16, 2023 10:55 PM IST
Salil Urunkar
Panchkula MC to set schedule of cleaning staff for waste collection
MC commissioner Sachin Gupta ordered CSI Avinash Singla to set the time table of cleaning staff to maintain cleanliness in Panchkula
Updated on Jun 16, 2023 02:33 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula
NER initiative: Now, men in saffron, blue and neon green to help passengers onboard
Newly deployed railway personnel in glittery saffron, blue, and neon green jackets will provide different services to passengers onboard trains under North Eastern Railway (NER) Lucknow Division. The orange-jacketed personnel will provide bed rolls, blue-jacketed personnel will take care of cleanliness and onboard housekeeping, and a green-jacketed "Swachhta Prahari" will supervise overall cleanliness. The service has been started under a pilot project in four trains, and other trains will be added based on project success. The system aims to make it easy for passengers to identify whom to ask for help and resolve complaints quickly.
Updated on Jun 09, 2023 06:21 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Top performing civic bodies will be rewarded: U.P. CM Yogi
Municipal corporations, municipalities and nagar panchayat should be good from the point of view of smooth traffic, Yogi Adityanath said at an orientation programme for newly elected heads of civic bodies
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 11:33 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Firozabad, Mathura beat others in drive against communicable diseases
Firozabad and Mathura districts topped a cleanliness drive and awareness campaign on communicable diseases, while Mirzapur ranked last, according to a tally based on district-wise performance. Only 22% of bushes and shrubs were cleared in Mirzapur, while just 31% of swine herders were sensitized in Bhadohi. The campaign involved various departments, including health, agriculture, and Swachh Bharat Mission.
Updated on May 12, 2023 07:44 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Transformed Delhi govt schools, now turn of MCD: Kejriwal
The mega event was primarily aimed at ensuring greater participation of parents of students of Municipal Corporation of Delhi schools
Updated on Apr 30, 2023 11:43 PM IST
235 couples first listened to ‘Mann ki Baat’, then tied knot in MP's Ratlam
Throughout the years, the program has covered various topics including weather, environment, cleanliness, various social issues, and even examinations.
Published on Apr 30, 2023 11:12 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
Holding events at 3 Chandigarh grounds becomes costlier
At the finance and contract committee (F&CC) meeting held on Wednesday, it was decided to increase the daily rent to ₹25,000 for holding events in Chandigarh
Updated on Apr 27, 2023 02:26 AM IST
Mandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh
Waste not collected for past two days, Gurugram turns a dump yard
This is due to a dispute between the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) and its waste collection concessionaire Ecogreen Energy over non-payment of dues
Updated on Apr 26, 2023 11:42 PM IST
Leena Dhankhar, Gurugram
Bypoll: BJP laments infrastructure decadence in Jalandhar
BJP's Narinder Singh Raina laments infrastructure decay in Jalandhar, stating that the city is lagging behind in cleanliness, good roads, and sport development.
Updated on Apr 24, 2023 01:11 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jalandhar
Navi Mumbai, Panvel, Thane civic bodies top in beautification
While the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), which is a C category civic body, and the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC), a D category civic body, have topped their categories in the state government’s ‘City Beautification and Cleanliness Competition 2022’
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 12:36 AM IST
Pune: FDA conducts checks on ice as demand rises in summer
Roadside hawkers, juice centres, or eateries buying ice have been advised by the authority to keep a record of from where they purchased the ice
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 11:33 PM IST
Shiva Joshi
Panchkula’s solid waste management plan gets CM nod
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar directed the officers to install GPS on vehicles as well as RFID in all houses to ensure door-to-door collection of waste
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 12:34 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula
PMC to strengthen and improve its healthcare facilities
The PMC has prepared a 126-point checklist including parameters like—infrastructure, outdoor facilities, pharmacy, specialised OPD’s, vaccination room, portal uploading, store room amongst others
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 11:37 PM IST
Vicky Pathare
Amarnath Yatra to commence on July 1, registration from April 17
Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Friday announced that Amarnath Yatra will commence on July 1, saying a hassle-free pilgrimage is the top priority
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 12:44 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jammu
New Panchkula deputy commissioner gets cracking to set house in order
New Panchkula deputy commissioner Priyanka Soni has directed all employees at the mini-secretariat to report on time or face strict action
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 01:51 AM IST
Shailee Dogra, Panchkula
Metro gets a dreamy ambassador
Hema Malini decided to take the metro from Dahisar to Andheri on Tuesday evening as the danseuse and Member of Parliament from Mathura, who was shooting at Dahisar for a commercial, found the 2-hour-long car commute to be exhausting
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 01:05 AM IST
MLA Shirole points issues with e-toilets, PMC promises quick action
During a meeting on Wednesday, Shirole stated that most public toilets and e-toilets are not being used due to lack of maintenance
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 12:08 AM IST
Covid protocols revived in Lucknow, other UP districts amid spurt in cases
Adherence to social distancing, wearing of masks mandatory in offices, educational institutions, hospitals, malls, railway stations, airports and other places
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 08:06 PM IST
At Vande Bharat event, PM Modi’s dig at Ashok Gehlot over Sachin Pilot’s protest
PM Modi also rued that an important and basic need of the citizens such as railways was turned into an arena of politics in the past
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 07:06 PM IST
- 1
- 2
- ...
