Municipal Performance Index 2020
The Municipal Performance Index (MPI) was launched as an accompaniment to the Ease of Living Index. It seeks to examine local government practice in municipalities across areas of services, finance, policy,
Municipal Corporation
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Pune: High number of dengue cases in Dhole Patil, Sangamwadi wards
PMC health officials have identified 71 mosquito breeding spots in Dhole Patil, which includes areas like Koregaon Park, Bund Garden and Pune Railway Station Every day, the city’s pest control department
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Downhill Story: Building violations in Shimla
Shimla that has grown haphazardly in the absence of a masterplan is set to face another blow: regularisation of unauthorised constructions — which may number more than 5,000 — in one go. RUDYARD KIPLING
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Over 50 notices issued to Rashtrapati Bhavan over mosquito breeding
Last year, NDMC had issued over 125 notices to the President's Estate after "heavy" mosquito-breeding was found at various places on its sprawling campus. The sprawling President’s Estate has been found
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Solar energy at Bhandup treatment plant soon
As part of a broader energy efficiency upgrade, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to install a solar power system at Asia's largest water treatment plant in Bhandup. According to information,
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Dengue, malaria cases up; BMC collects Rs3 lakh in fines for mosquito breeding spots
Civic officials have inspected over 8 lakh households in the city in the first 12 days alone Mumbai has reported 290 new cases of malaria and 321 suspected cases of dengue between August 8 and 14. Tests
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Ludhiana municipal corporation's solid waste management project in limbo
LUDHIANA: The much hyped project of the municipal corporation (MC) to deal with solid waste with the help of three static compactors faces apathy of the authorities. The deadline of August 15 has almost
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of municipal solid waste at Achan, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, 19/08/2016
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Irfan Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora & Ors. dated 19/08/2016 regarding Achan municipal waste dumping site, Srinagar, Jammu
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Prepare for Ganesh immersion, say activists
Kolhapur: Activists have demanded better preparation from the administration for the Ganesh immersion immersion rally this year. Last year's rally was riddled with the sudden collapse of buildings,
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Authorities silent on silence zone norms
Nagpur: With 'no honking' signboards often not in place, the norms on enforcing silence zones near hospitals, schools and other sites are hardly being implemented in Nagpur. Even as the traffic department
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Scrub Typhus, the insect-borne disease
KOLKATA: At a time when the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is struggling to combat outbreak of dengue in the city, scrub typhus, a type of mite-borne infectious disease has kept the civic bosses on their