Pune: The number of deaths and infections caused by dengue in Maharashtra have risen significantly this year.

City legislator Madan Kaushik inaugurated a plantation drive organised by the Rudra Yagna Samiti and the Pragat Bharat Sanstha here yesterday.

MUMBAI: The number of dengue cases recorded in the city this year has been the highest in the last six years.

Weeks after the air pollution levels in Gurgaon rose to 'severe' category post Diwali, the PM 2.5 in the city again shot up to the maximum level of 248u/mg on Thursday evening, according the Centra

The Municipal Corporation’s decision to install a weighing bridge at the garbage dumping site in Sector 23 has not gone down well with Panchkula residents.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/11/2016 regarding burning of municipal solid waste, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. According to the Applicant Sanjay Kumar there are 21 hot mix /ready mix concrete plants operating illegally and without consent of the State Pollution Control Board. They were emitting highly polluting ambient air quality in the area in question.

BERAHMPUR: An illegally-run packaged drinking water unit located at Sukunda Road in Berhampur was sealed by the Berhampur Municipal Corporation on Monday evening.

At least 11,515 suspected chikungunya cases were reported in the city till November 12.

Multi-agency coordination on air pollution continues to elude the national capital with action against open burning of waste and violation of construction norms not showing any substantial jump.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Tribunal on its Motion Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 21/11/2016 regarding dumping of garbages at Rajiv Nagar, North 24 Parganas from South Dum Dum, Dum Dum, North Dum Dum and New Barrackpore Municipalities.

NGT directs Department of Municipal Affairs, to monitor the activities of all the municipalities in dealing with the area in question, particularly with the dumping and disposal of waste materials.

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