Sangam holy spot for people of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states
Devotees to the shrine are now greeted by foul smell emanating from the garbage
ERODE: All spirituality lies buried in heaps of garbage that is being lavishly dumped at Kooduthurai in Bhavani, where the Rivers Bhavani, Cauvery and the mythical
Stumped by the declining child sex ratio in the city, the state government and the BMC have decided to strengthen the implementation of the Preconception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, in the state.
While the BMC has decided to increase the frequency of its meetings with obstetricians and gynaecologists in the city, the state government has decided
Secunderabad Cantonment will stand to benefit the most from the ban on the use of plastic carry bags in Greater Hyderabad. This is because though the Cantonment Board had banned plastic carry bags from April 2010 in cantonment limits, it has not been able to enforce the ban successfully.
SCB officials have been confiscating plastic carry bags from shops and traders and also levying a penalty.
In an attempt to keep the city clean and beautiful, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has passed a proposal to revive the clean-up scheme, which will now see 25 marshals manning each ward with a maximum fine of Rs10,000 for littering and spitting.
The BMC standing committee yesterday passed the proposal for the new scheme, under which the civic body will be appointing six agencies to
The latest Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011, announced by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) in February came under sharp focus at a meeting of plastic manufacturers, social activists and civic officials held in the city on Wednesday.
The new rule states that plastic bags less than 40 microns thick will not be allowed.
