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Luggage, sofa, autorickshaw extracted from nullahs in BMC’s desilting drive

Luggage, sofa, autorickshaw extracted from nullahs in BMC’s desilting drive
mumbai news
Published on May 20, 2026 12:00 am IST

PCMC debuts four-way segregation, junks two-bin system

New Delhi, India - July 20, 2019: NDMC worker collecting dry and wet segregation garbage door to door at D Block Prasant Vihar . in New Delhi, India, on Saturday, July 20, 2019. (Photo by Raj K Raj/ Hindustan Times) **To go with Baishali's story (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
pune news
Published on Jan 31, 2026 03:40 am IST

Citizens complain about chronic garbage dumping spots

Another PMC official said that chronic garbage dumping spots are a major challenge when it comes to clearing the garbage as there is only so much the civic body can do when citizens continue to dump garbage at these spots. (HT PHOTO)
pune news
Updated on May 27, 2023 11:01 pm IST

What a waste! Bought to collect garbage, e-rickshaws lying unused in Ludhiana

The e-rickshaws lying unused at the civic body’s workshop in Ludhiana on Sunday. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)
chandigarh news
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 10:54 pm IST

Punjab’s SBS Nagar retains first rank as cleanest city in North India in under 50,000 population category

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar has won the top position in Swachh Survekshan-2020 for being the cleanest city in North India in the under 50,000 population category.
chandigarh news
Published on Aug 20, 2020 05:55 pm IST

Shivi Anand is a minimalist crusader who walks the talk

From turning a vegetarian to slowly moving towards a minimalistic way of living, Shivi Anand is showing the world the way to a better tomorrow!
brand post
Updated on May 04, 2020 03:33 pm IST

India still needs to tackle its solid waste problem

India was declared open defecation free (ODF) on Wednesday, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, but the big challenge ahead is solid waste management.
india news
Updated on Oct 03, 2019 02:53 am IST

Malaysia shuts illegal plastic recycling facilities, sends waste to country of origin

Environment Minister Yeo said citizens in rich nations diligently separate their waste for recycling, but the garbage ended up in developing nations.
world news
Updated on May 28, 2019 04:41 pm IST

86% Delhiites not aware of dry cell battery hazards: Report

The dry cell batteries used in portable devices contain heavy metals such as cadmium, lead and mercury and ultimately reach the landfill sites where they undergo leaching and release the toxic elements thereby poisoning the atmosphere.
delhi news
Published on Mar 14, 2019 10:20 am IST

China retrieves 8.5 tonnes of garbage from Mount Everest

File photo of mountaineers walking near a camp of Mount Everest.
world news
Updated on Jun 01, 2018 02:11 pm IST

Degree in hand, 4 Mumbai youngsters got their hands dirty; 3 years later, they lead the way

Workers process waste at a composting centre at the Valley of Flowers society in Kandivli.
mumbai news
Updated on Mar 26, 2018 10:49 am IST
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