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Slush, stench: Relief eludes residents in low-lying areas in Ludhiana

Work underway to clean the Buddha Nullah in Shivpuri area on Thursday. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)
Published on Sep 05, 2025 03:54 AM IST

Garbage piles up near Gurugram Sector 5 police station

Garbage on the Gurugram Sector 5 road on Saturday. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Published on Aug 31, 2025 03:50 AM IST

Delhiwale: Gurugram, beyond the litter—part II

The jaljeera pot of vendor Rajkumar, who stands at the mouth of Sadar Bazar, near the post office building. (HT)
Published on Aug 29, 2025 03:22 AM IST

As rains subside, sea returns garbage to Mahim beach

Mahim beach buried under heaps of plastic waste. (Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)
Published on Aug 24, 2025 11:59 PM IST

Garbage outside Faridabad district court raises questions on sanitation

Garbage spread on the road at Sector 12 near district and session court in Faridabad on Tuesday. (Parveen Kumar/ HT Photo)
Published on Aug 20, 2025 04:08 AM IST

Serbian man clears month-old garbage in 15 seconds, urges Indians to act. Video

A Serbian man’s 15-second cleanup of month-old garbage in India sparked a debate on civic responsibility and public cleanliness.
Published on Aug 12, 2025 04:55 PM IST

Gurugram garbage woes: Residents go grrrr, upload their angst on social media

Gurugram residents have been uploading videos and photos of garbage strewn streets demanding the authorities to clean up numerous sites.
Published on Jul 29, 2025 12:23 PM IST

Garbage, debris pile up outside DU college despite clean-up efforts

Garbage dumped in front of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh College in south Delhi. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
Published on Jul 27, 2025 06:46 AM IST

Polish tourist gags at garbage near Taj Mahal, calls it 'real India' in video

In the video, the tourists are seen visibly disturbed by the stench, with one of them gagging and sarcastically referring to the scene as the “real India.”
Published on Jul 09, 2025 04:19 PM IST

Govandi: Born of exile, shaped by displacement

Mumbai, India. June 27, 2025:Top view of the Govandi slum area of Mumbai. Mumbai, India. June 27, 2025. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)
Published on Jul 05, 2025 08:30 AM IST

Amid monsoon rains: Waterlogging, garbage woes plague Lucknow; locals slam LMC

Open waste dumping continues to be neglected in the Vibhuti Khand area of the state capital. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Jun 23, 2025 06:44 AM IST

Maharashtra: Foetus, organs found dumped in roadside trash in Daund, probe on

After a foetus and vestigial organs were found in glass containers in Daund, Maharashtra, police filed a case against unnamed individuals.
Published on Mar 25, 2025 08:51 PM IST

Frustrated man chases tourist bus in Himachal, confronts them over littering

The man followed the tourist bus and confronted the families seated inside about their constant littering.
Published on Jan 27, 2025 01:26 PM IST

Talking dustbin in Hong Kong cries for trash, video takes over the internet

Viral video shows a talking trash can at Hong Kong Disneyland crying and begging for garbage.
Published on Dec 12, 2024 06:05 PM IST

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw urges BBMP to launch 'cleanest ward' contest in Bengaluru

Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.
Published on Nov 30, 2024 11:46 AM IST

Ludhiana MC unable to prevent pollution in Sidhwan Canal, say social activists

Garbage strewn along the Sidhwan Canal in Ludhiana on Saturday. (HT Photo)
Published on Oct 12, 2024 10:14 PM IST

Removing Yamuna silt to hit Taj stability: IIT to top court

The panel further explained that desilting would lower the riverbed level by five to six metres, leading to an increase in the velocity of flow of the water and erosion of the riverbank on the upstream side (PTI)
Updated on Oct 09, 2024 06:36 AM IST

Desilting Yamuna may affect stability of Taj Mahal: IIT experts in report to SC

A view of the Taj Mahal near the banks of River Yamuna in Agra. (PTI Photo)
Published on Oct 08, 2024 05:33 PM IST

Ludhiana MC launches special drive to remove garbage

MC launches special cleanliness drive to remove garbage. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 20, 2024 05:30 AM IST

Mahim beach fills up with garbage

Mumbai, India. July 26, 2024: Plastic and other waste on Mahim beach after high tides. Throughout the monsoon season, trash thrown into the sea is repeatedly washed ashore by waves from the Arabian Sea. July 26, 2024. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 09:42 AM IST

MCD to expand Okhla, Tehkhand waste-to-energy plants, ease Ghazipur landfill

Delhi generates 11,332 tonnes of waste every day. (HT Archive)
Updated on Jul 18, 2024 12:52 AM IST

Manesar’s waste woes go on: Agency ‘forged’ documents for tender

Waste dumped along National Highway 48 in Manesar, Gurugram on Monday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 06:28 AM IST

How Mahim, Dadar residents are prodding contractors to keep their beaches clean

After Anwar Khan founded the Dargah Street ALM (advance local management), a civil society group, its members began visiting the beach every few days to monitor cleanup activities. (Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 10, 2024 08:56 AM IST

Mount Everest's highest camp littered with tons of frozen garbage

In this photograph taken on April 18, 2014 Everest Base Camp is seen from Crampon Point, the entrance into the Khumbu icefall below Mount Everest
Published on Jul 06, 2024 10:58 AM IST

Tourists and the growing mountain of trash in Himachal

Highways across Himachal, those leading to tourist destinations, are laden with garbage and plastic waste. (HT)
Published on Jul 02, 2024 01:25 PM IST

DC Sawhney gets open garbage dump cleared

The open dumping ground after the clearing drive. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 01, 2024 06:02 AM IST

No end to trash trouble, Mohali residents protest

Mohali is filled with piles of garbage due to the stoppage of garbage dumping at the dumping ground. (HT Photos)
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 09:36 AM IST

Probe ordered after man dies in Gurugram landfill collapse

Congress leader Raj Babbar at the Bandhwari landfill. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 04:41 PM IST

Woman rescues 2 kittens wrapped in plastic, thrown in garbage

The woman saved these two kittens who were found in garbage,
Published on Jun 19, 2024 06:37 PM IST

MCG to clear 90 waste vulnerable spots identified by Ggm admin

Garbage dumped on the roadside at Sector-11near SD High School in Gurugram. (Parveen Kumar/HT)
Updated on Jun 17, 2024 05:40 AM IST