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Mumbai drains yield sofas, fridges and even autorickshaw in BMC's desilting drive ahead of monsoon
Maharashtra | May 21, 2026, 08:10 PM ISTThe findings have once again raised concerns over illegal dumping and public negligence in the city. Authorities said many residents appear to be using the nullahs as dumping grounds for unwanted waste and household items. Several of these drains eventually flow into the Mithi river.
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Bhopal gas tragedy: MP govt prepares trial burning of Carbide waste as SC refuses to interfere
Madhya Pradesh | Feb 27, 2025, 02:26 PM ISTThe apex court had declined to interfere with the Madhya Pradesh High Court order on shifting the waste linked with the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and disposing it of at Pithampur in Dhar district.
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Shocking images ahead! 3,000 families live inside this giant ‘Garbage Dump’
People | Apr 30, 2017, 05:49 PM ISTWarning: The images inside might upset few of you. But however ugly they might seem, it's the harsh reality.
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OOHO: Forget plastic water bottles! These ‘edible’ water bottles are a real thing now
Blah | Apr 13, 2017, 01:59 PM ISTWith the growing concerns over non-biodegradable waste products, it was a need of the hour to incorporate some eco-friendly ways into our lives. And in the wake of this, a sustainable packaging start-up based in London, UK devised an edible range of
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Industrial units must have effluent treatment plant, warns SC
India | Feb 22, 2017, 10:12 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that the industries across the country will have to ensure that their effluent treatment plants are in working conditions with in three months or shut down. Issuing a slew
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India to send Bhopal Carbide toxic waste to Germany
India | May 25, 2012, 12:58 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 25: India is considering a plan to have a German company dispose of toxic waste dumped from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, where a chemical gas leak killed thousands in 1984.The 350