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  One dead, 27 missing after mound of garbage collapses in Philippines, rescue operations underway

  World | January 09, 2026 7:43 IST

  One of those rescued, a female worker at the landfill, died while being brought to a hospital, regional police director Brig. Gen. Roderick Maranan told The Associated Press.

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  Spot garbage in Delhi? Use this app to file complaint, here's how

  Technology | December 06, 2025 16:25 IST

  The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched an app that allows you to report issues related to litter, pollution control, and potholes. Here is how to use it.

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  Garbage dumped on Mumbai roads: Angry Reddit user says 'zero accountibility'

  Trending | June 11, 2025 15:31 IST

  A Mumbai resident's widely shared Reddit article exposing Oshiwara's trash heaps prompted demands for BMC and public accountability.

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  Delhi: MCD removes 'garbage collection charges', rolls out property tax amnesty scheme for residents

  Delhi | May 22, 2025 7:39 IST

  The decision on 'garbage collection charges' earlier triggered a political row in the national capital last month. The Aam Aadmi Party has criticised the move, calling it arbitrary and unauthorised by the House.

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  VIDEO: Trump ditches million-dollar plane for garbage truck to 'honour' Biden's 'garbage' comments

  World | October 31, 2024 12:59 IST

  Trump also responded to Biden's attempt to call out racist remarks by a speaker at a campaign rally for presidential candidate Donald Trump, which backfired when Trump and other Republicans accused him of calling their supporters "garbage."

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  Dehradun to now impose fine on those burning plastic, garbage in open

  India | November 21, 2021 13:59 IST

  DM has directed the Municipal Corporation and the concerned departments to make challans against those who burn garbage in the open.

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  Hapur residents put their houses on sale due to water, road issues

  News | June 08, 2021 23:00 IST

  Residents of Adarsh Nagar Colony in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur had put up posters of sale outside the houses allegedly because of bad roads, pot holes, and people dumping garbage and waste water into their backyard.

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  Andhra govt suspends panchyat commissioner over dumping of garbage in front of banks

  India | December 28, 2020 8:05 IST

  The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday suspended Commissioner of Vuyyuru Nagar Panchayat in Krishna district over the dumping of garbage in front of four bank branches in the town last week allegedly by sanitation workers as a mark of protest over "indifferent attitude" in sanctioning loans.

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  Meerut gets materials recovery facility for recycling waste

  News | November 12, 2020 16:42 IST

  First Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) center has been set-up in UP's Meerut division.

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  COVID-19 patients shifted to hospital in garbage vehicle in Andhra Pradesh

  India | August 03, 2020 15:38 IST

  A video, which shows three persons boarding the trolley in Nellimarla town, has gone viral on social media, prompting the authorities to order a probe. 

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  Garbage accumulates on iron bridge following rainfall in Siliguri

  News | July 28, 2020 16:27 IST

  Heavy rainfall led to accumulation of garbage in WB's Siliguri on July 28.

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  Indore, Mysore, Chhattisgarh's Ambikapur get 5-star rating for being 'garbage free' cities

  News | May 19, 2020 16:06 IST

  Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced the results of cities which got 5-star ratings for being 'Garbage Free'.

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  Rag-picker injured as explosive in garbage bin goes off

  India | January 12, 2020 16:21 IST

  A 45-year-old ragpicker sustained serious injuries in his left hand on Sunday when an explosive burst while he was pulling out garbage from a bin onthe side of the road near Puducherry, police said.

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  Karachi swamped by flies, squalor: New York Times

  World | August 29, 2019 21:21 IST

  Pakistan's biggest city is faced with squalor that has resulted in a major reproduction of flies on a scale that has drawn coverage by the New York Times. In a special report, the prestigious US daily has said that Karachi has turned into a den of flies that are omnipresent in housing colonies, markets, homes, shops and everywhere else. 

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  Garbage crisis could grip Goa's queen of beaches

  India | June 24, 2019 23:25 IST

  Addressing a press conference on Monday, Panaji Mayor Uday Madkaikar said the city authorities would block transportation of wet garbage generated in the jurisdiction of the Calangute village panchayat because village residents on Sunday had blocked garbage trucks of the city corporation from passing through, en route a high-tech garbage processing facility near Calangute.

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  Progress in garbage sorting on Mount Everest

  World | June 16, 2019 10:35 IST

  As the climbing season ended at the end of May, the Tibet Mountaineering Association, which administers all climbing activities on the north side, is still busy sorting the accumulation of garbage over the past few months.

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  11,000 kg garbage, four dead bodies removed from Mt Everest in two-month long cleanliness drive

  World | June 05, 2019 22:12 IST

  A total of 11,000 kg garbage and four dead bodies were removed from the Mount Everest during a two-month long cleanliness drive conducted by the Nepal government on the world's highest mountain.

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  Over 10,000 kg of garbage collected from Mt. Everest

  India | May 27, 2019 21:07 IST

  More than 10,000 kilograms of solid waste was collected from Mt. Everest during a first-ever cleaning campaign on the world's highest mountain, Nepalese officials said on Monday.

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  Assistance of people required to deal with solid waste menace in Delhi: Supreme Court

  India | August 17, 2018 15:28 IST

  Delhi was facing an "emergency situation" due to mountains of garbage, the apex court had said earlier this month. 

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  SC irked at garbage in Delhi, says ‘dump it near Lt Governor’s house’

  India | August 06, 2018 22:55 IST

  It said that segregation of waste at household level was an important issue and asked the authorities to inform the apex court as to whether an awareness campaign in this regard could be started throughout the city.