Chennai mayor Saidai Duraisamy has said the top brass of the corporation would review water-logging at Guindy, Maduvankarai and Alandur areas to ensure that the localities do not suffer inundation dur

The authenticity of penalty receipts issued by Chennai corporation against those who dump debris and garbage on the city roads has come under the scanner.

A receipt copy available with this newspape

The Chengalpet municipality has earned the wrath of the people and elected public representatives following choked drains and poor amenities.

Advocate N. Selvaraj, a resident of the area, said that

The standoff at Vilappil has turned out to be quite sensitive as it pits the judiciary against the local people, but offers little relief to a vexed issue of urbanisation.

Despite court orders, local

Here’s something Kochiites are not used to. Yes, it’s all about waste, camera, action!

Dump waste in the Ernakulam market canal and you face penal proceedings in addition to a hefty fine. In short, l

If only everyone segregated waste at source, giving recyclable plastics, bottles and metals to local raddiwalas and composted organic waste that constitutes the major portion of household rubbish, 60

As part of the efforts to streamline the waste disposal system in the city, the corporation plans to levy user fees for waste collection from hotels, marriage halls and other commercial establishments

The city corporation has decided to file a case against Fact Engineering and Design Organisation (FEDO) for the technological failure of the Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant. The agency was the

The High Court has asked the State Government to consider engaging private agencies in solid waste management.

A division bench of acting Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice A.M. Shaffique made

From water purification to waste management, nanotechnology holds great promise, says Mr Ajayan P.M., a nanotechnology scientist at Rice University in the US.

A Keralite and an engineer in metallurgy