ALLAHABAD: The area of Sangam would now be rid of all litter as Allahabad Municipal Corporation has decided to clean up the banks of Ganga and Yamuna routinely.

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) of Sri Lanka has planned to start a new waste recycling process from next month.

Law prohibits burning of garbage, but the practice continues unabated in the city. Residents are often appalled by the thick smoke enveloping the area.

Efforts of the state government to clean Budha Nullah seem to be turning futile as effluents are still being discharged into the water body.

Is Varanasi heading towards epidemics? So far, overflowing sewage, heaps of dumped garbage, contaminated water supply through taps were hinting this situation.

The surroundings of the world's highest peak, Mt.

The city's garbage generation has increased by an astonishing 400 tonnes per day.

The encroachment, unauthorized construction and pollution of the ponds in Darbhanga pose a serious health hazard to its residents.

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to introduce a solar-fuelled vehicle to lift garbage from the doorstep. At present, waste is being manually lifted.

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has decided to rope in IT firms and non governmental organisations (NGOs) to prevent dumping of garbage and other pollutants in the four majo