More than six lakh people are gasping for breath in Kodungaiyur as the city dumps its waste on a vacant piece of land that has been allegedly earmarked by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority as a place for institutional purposes in its second master plan.

A majority of slum-dwellers in the Capital do not have access to proper toilet facilities as pubic toilets are in a pathetic condition, a World Health Organisation (WHO) study has pointed out. The ‘Delhi Healthy Urban Project', conducted by Sulabh International Academy of Environmental Sanitation and Public Health, also revealed that water supply, overall sanitation and solid waste management are in a bad shape.

Environment friendly industries and services were recognized for their contribution in environmental conservation at the first National Green Awards ceremony organized by the Central Environmental

Over 2,000 tons of E-waste had been collected under the National E-waste Management Programme, a Central Environmental Authority spokesman told the Daily News Tuesday.

SHILLONG: At a time when Meghalaya is finding ways and means to comply with the Union Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Management Rules, 2011 to curb the plastic menace, the cement plants in the State can come forward with a process of incineration.

Most slum dwellers in Delhi do not have access to household toilets and the community toilets are in a pathetic condition, a World Health Organisation (WHO)-supported study revealed today.

SHILLONG: The State Government has decided to be more vigilant on the use of plastic bags to safeguard the greenery of the hilly state.
Urban Affairs minister, Ampareen Lyngdoh on Tuesday convened a meeting with officials of the Shillong Municipal Board, Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board, district administration and police officers and decided to be more vigilant in this regard from October 2.