Fuel price hike hitting common people, contractors stopping work due to rising bitumen costs: Himachal PWD ministerHimachal Pradesh Public Works Department Minister Vikramaditya Singh alleged that rising petrol and diesel prices are fueling inflation, im...
16 May, 2026, 03.01 PM IST
The Hollywood star who was once a garbage man and a barber but is now a multi-millionaireDenzel Washington's journey from humble beginnings to Hollywood stardom is truly inspiring. Before becoming a celebrated actor, he worked a...
03 Sep, 2025, 07.54 PM IST
AI is spying on food we throw awayIt's part of an emerging industry that's trying to cash in on a senseless human problem: The huge amount of uneaten food that goes from sup...
08 Apr, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
Tokyo streets get a Samurai clean-up following Halloween chaosThe trash-picking samurai have made a positive impact, prompting residents to be more mindful of littering and actively address the issue.
01 Nov, 2023, 07.27 PM IST
Ghaziabad municipality stops garbage collection in 14,000 flats across 29 Societies. Is your locality affected?Garbage collection in a township has been halted for three days due to municipal concerns over waste management compliance. The 29 housing ...
06 Sep, 2023, 05.07 PM IST
Garbage: In Paris streets, heaps of it become protest symbolThe strike by Paris garbage collectors has been going on for 16 days and is taking a toll on the city's aesthetics. The majority of French ...
21 Mar, 2023, 12.19 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh govt launches campaign to make urban bodies on par with global standards"The campaign, launched in all 762 urban bodies of the state, looks at improving cleanliness and air quality, ensuring proper garbage dispo...
08 Jan, 2023, 11.33 AM IST
Shut Murthal restaurants violating environmental norms: NGT to Haryana chief secretaryA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel said no effective action on ground level has been shown by the authorities and there is ...
20 Aug, 2022, 03.41 PM IST
This traffic pile-up in Bengaluru raises a big stinkOver 300 trucks carrying Bengaluru’s waste line up on a stretch outside Bellahalli quarry pit, on the outskirts of the city, to unload abou...
20 Aug, 2019, 11.07 AM IST
Glass bottles, paper straws check in as Hotel chains go plastic-freeHotel chains such as Hilton, Hyatt and ITC Hotels said they have adopted measures such as replacing plastic straws with paper, restricting ...
13 Jul, 2018, 07.41 AM IST
Zoning violations, encroached footpaths top Bengaluru voters’ worryThe constituency continues to suffer from rampant zonal regulation violations, encroached public spaces, traffic congestion and garbage mis...
02 Apr, 2018, 07.26 AM IST
You may have to pay Rs 200 a month for your garbageA senior Delhi government official said the proposed rates of user charge varied from Rs 50 to Rs 200 per month for domestic waste generato...
01 Jan, 2018, 10.07 AM IST
Why a stretch of Bengaluru's high streets is dying a slow deathWhile the civic agencies are passing the buck, one of the most charming streets in the city is being abandoned and forgotten.
03 Dec, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
Domlur suffers from a big garbage pile-upMushrooming of big hotels and pubs leads to a surge in sewage waste.
24 Mar, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
Domlur ward in Bengaluru East suffers due to garbage, sewage problems35-year-old Jayasheela Mary told ET the garbage situation has worsened so much in the past one year. It has become impossible for her famil...
24 Mar, 2015, 10.18 AM IST
Malaysia bars foreign workers from fast-food outletsMalaysia's fast-food restaurants will no longer be allowed to hire foreign workers, the Home Ministry said today.
07 Jan, 2014, 05.50 PM IST
- Courtesy govt apathy, Beas flows polluted
The holy waters of Beas river have gradually become a dustbin, sewerage and even a corpse-yard for the residents as well as visitors in Kul...
11 Dec, 2012, 05.47 AM IST