Ranchi: A total of 191 bulk waste generators (BWGs) out of around 400 identified by the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) have successfully registered on the central Solid Waste Management (SWM) portal.The surge in enrolments follows an RMC directive earlier this month mandating compulsory registration within a seven-day window, a deadline that concludes on Friday. To…
The move marks the first time the forest department has itself initiated notices against alleged violators Gurgaon: Nearly a week after authorities identified 183 alleged violations inside the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of Sultanpur National Park, enforcement moved to the ground on Monday.Officials from the forest and wildlife departments, the department of town and country planning…
The violations include farmhouses, banquet halls, commercial establishments Gurgaon: Sultanpur National Park has a little less space to breathe this year compared to 12 months ago. Next year, some concrete may eviscerate a little more of its protected area, some more the following year, and yet more the year after, till the park boundary and…
Nagpur: Days after Maharashtra govt vacated a decade-old stay on action against illegal constructions on land belonging to Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV) at Kachipura, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has initiated steps to resume proceedings against 56 commercial establishments spread over nearly 19.82 hectares along Central Bazar Road. Civic officials, however, clarified that there…
Several centres had single staircases and were operating without dedicated fire exits and inadequate fire-fighting arrangements Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has sealed 56 establishments, including coaching centres and private dispensaries, for operating without mandatory fire no-objection certificates (NOCs).After Monday’s fire at a commercial complex housing a coaching centre in Lucknow that left 15 dead,…
The fresh construction comes despite repeated Supreme Court interventions and findings by multiple agencies highlighting large-scale encroachments in the protected landscape Gurgaon: Fresh construction activity has surfaced in Anangpur village’s protected forest belt, with a site visit revealing newly built structures, extensive boundary walls and signs of ongoing development in an area that falls under…
Located next to the Mapusa bus stand and market, the property spans 5,203sqm, and has served as a key accommodation facility in North Goa for decades Panaji: Goa Tourism Development Corporation’s (GTDC) Mapusa Residency, one of its oldest properties, will be redeveloped at an estimated cost of Rs 60 crore. Despite its central location, the…
A resident of an Indirapuram housing said the pool was built 20 years ago and making infrastructural changes to it will be extremely difficult Ghaziabad: With the district administration directing all swimming pool operators to complete their registration within three days, the difficulty in fulfilling all the conditions in the compliance checklist may cause several…
