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Delhi likely to take another year to frame, implement solid waste by-laws: MCD

The rules mandate four-stream segregation at source into wet, dry, sanitary and special-care waste, and prescribe a clear definition of bulk waste generators (BWGs).

Published 65 days ago

Ludhiana: Muck, overflowing drains choke Tajpur dairy complex roads

Dairy operators blame narrow drains for the overflow. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)

Published 79 days ago

Coastal Zone authority clears Deonar dumping yard for Dharavi resettlement

Mumbai, India - Sept. 13, 2024: A view of the Deonar Dumping Ground in Mumbai, India, on Friday, September 13, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Published 103 days ago

New 4-dustbin waste rule kicks in: Check what green, red, black bin mean

Published 107 days ago

Delhi Economic Survey 2025-26: Only about 63% of daily waste processed

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta along with cabinet ministers at the Delhi Budget session on Monday. (HT Photo)

Published 116 days ago

NGT calls out Capital’s lapses in waste management

Of the 792 million gallons per day (MGD) of sewage generated, treatment capacity stands at only 704 MGD, with nine sewage treatment plants (STPs) found to be non-compliant with prescribed standards. (HT PHOTO)

Published 190 days ago

2 yrs after fine, Delhi govt shares waste management plan with NGT

Ghazipur landfill site in 2018. (PTI)

Published 222 days ago

Ghaziabad: Non-segregated solid waste may invite hefty penalties, FIRs

Former councillors, however, said that the provision of levy of penalty and actions are subject to the approval of the corporation board. (HT Archive)

Published 247 days ago

Ludhiana: NGT directs regular cleaning, monitoring of Sidhwan Canal

The NGT has ordered regular inspections to ensure that the work is maintained and the canal remains free from waste. (HT Photo)

Published 337 days ago

Floating invaders continue to haunt Gomti

(Mushtaq Ali/HT)

Published 375 days ago

BMC issues tender to clear Deonar landfill for Dharavi rehousing

Mumbai, India - March 27, 2018: Fire at Deonar Dumping ground, India, on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. (Photo by Praful Gangurde/ Hindustan Times) (HT PHOTO)

Published 455 days ago

Chakia generates max waste, Jayantipur least

Garbage left unattended at Karbala crossing in the city. (HT Photo)

Published 487 days ago

Delhi: Cleaned 4.38km stretch of Yamuna floodplain, MCD tells NGT

Garbage along the Yamuna. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Updated 590 days ago

Delhi’s untreated waste issue a public health emergency: SC

The apex court nudged the Centre as well as Delhi, Haryana and UP to work out immediate steps to resolve this crisis. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)

Updated 721 days ago

Waste crisis panel explores introduction of composting plants in slums, urban villages

The committee proposed integrating user charges for garbage collection into the NDC portal or property tax to streamline revenue collection. (Parveen Kumar/HT)

Updated 735 days ago

Manesar civic body fines violators of solid waste management rules

The MCM commissioner has asked the assistant executive engineers of the corporation to submit reports related to the sanitation/cleaning work to his office twice a week. (HT Photo)

Updated 744 days ago

Haryana govt declares ‘solid waste exigency’ in Ggm

Firefighters trying to control the fire at the waste treatment plant in Bandhwari landfill in Gurugram earlier this month. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 765 days ago

CHandigarh MC planning to set up plant to segregate mixed waste at Dadumajra dump

The automated waste segregation plant is planned to come up at a cost of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5.22 crore. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Updated 769 days ago

Solid waste situation horrifying, says SC

A fire at the Ghazipur landfill site in late April. (PTI)

Updated 795 days ago

Supreme Court seeks ‘concrete action plan’ to fix Delhi’s garbage woes

Firefighting vehicles at the Ghazipur Landfill area in New Delhi on April 22, 2024.

Updated 816 days ago

Pune civic body slaps fine on three persons for throwing garbage at public place

PMC solid waste department has installed CCTV cameras at some spots where citizens generally throw garbage. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Published 868 days ago

Delhi’s waste needs to be managed better

Garbage dumped near railway tracks at Sarai Rohilla in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Published 893 days ago

City’s sanitation overhaul puts efficiency in the spotlight

LMC will pay the company after assessing the weight of solid waste collected from every house and street. (Sourced)

Published 899 days ago

CIDCO seeks expert guidance to manage solid waste

HT Image

Updated 906 days ago

Ghaziabad: Municipal corporation seeks 40 acre of land for solid waste disposal

The city, with 100 residential wards, generates about 1,400 metric tonnes of daily solid waste and it is currently getting processed at an 11 acre site on Pipeline Road. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Updated 960 days ago

Waste No More! Lucknow’s 20 lakh tonnes of garbage set for scientific elimination

Shivri waste treatment plant (HT Photo)

Updated 961 days ago

NGT takes a stern view of solid waste dumping in Ghaziabad

The officials of the UPPCB in their joint committee report said the site in Morta has legacy waste which will be cleared by May 2024. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Updated 961 days ago

MCD garbage issue: No evidence to prove trucks were carrying solid waste, say police

Mayor Dayal, however, said she still maintains that it was solid waste, and not RDF, which the trucks were ferrying. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Published 967 days ago

Encroachment from 4 parks in Ghaziabad’s Vaishali to be removed after NGT order

Garbage at Ambedkar Park in Vaishali’s Sector 4 in Ghaziabad on Thursday. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Updated 981 days ago

MC launches Chandigarh’s first decentralised waste processing plant

The project is aimed at making Ward Number 35, comprising Sectors 48, 49, 50 and 63, self-sufficient in tackling daily wet waste under its Aatmanirbhar Ward pilot scheme. (HT File Photo)

Updated 983 days ago

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