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Dclutter: An E Solution To Bengaluru's Garbage Crisis, BJP Trashes It
- Friday May 22, 2026
- India News | Reported by Reethu Rajpurohit, Edited by Mohd Asim
The digital application has been launched by the GBA specifically for the collection of heavy garbage material from citizens doorsteps.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Sets 2027 Deadline To Clear Ghazipur, Bhalswa, Okhla Garbage Mountains
- Saturday May 16, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ishika Verma
Delhi has set a fresh deadline to flatten its giant garbage mountains, a promise residents around Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla have heard before.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Garbage Crisis: How Lack Of Sanitation In Urban Areas Affects Community Health
- Saturday February 21, 2026
- Health | Written by Debosmita Ghosh
When waste management is disrupted, it creates filthy conditions that breed illness for entire communities. Piles of uncollected garbage turn streets into health hazards, spreading germs and toxins that affect health.
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www.ndtv.com
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Garbage Piles Up As Bengaluru Residents Block Key Waste Processing Units
- Wednesday February 18, 2026
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
Bengaluru is staring at a fresh garbage crisis as residents living near key processing plants and dumping sites intensify their protests.
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www.ndtv.com
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Share Videos Of 'Litter Bugs' In Bengaluru, Get Rs 250 Reward
- Monday November 3, 2025
- Bangalore News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna, Edited by Aastha Ahuja
In an attempt to reduce littering on Bengaluru streets, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has planned a special drive where they will pay people who record and share videos of 'litter bugs', people who dumping garbage on streets.
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www.ndtv.com
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Gurugram Man Complains About Garbage On Swachhata App, Response Leaves Him "Amazed"
- Wednesday July 30, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
After filing three complaints, the littered areas were cleaned within hours, leaving the user stunned by the prompt response.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Bengaluru MLAs Blackmailing Us": DK Shivakumar On Garbage Crisis
- Friday March 14, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday alleged that the city MLAs across political parties are "blackmailing" the government over Bengaluru's garbage crisis.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Who's In Charge Of Garbage - Centre Or Delhi Government," Asks Top Court
- Tuesday July 10, 2018
- Delhi News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Nidhi Sethi
The several strikes by sanitation workers in the national capital in the past have seen the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which runs the government, and the BJP, which heads the civic bodies in Delhi, blaming each other for the mess. But the Supreme Court wants to clear the confusion.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka Bans Anti-Garbage Protests After Dump Disaster
- Friday April 21, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka has outlawed protests over Colombo's garbage crisis following rallies over the city's waste disposal after a landslide at a giant rubbish tip killed 32 people and destroyed 145 homes.
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www.ndtv.com
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NGT Fines Delhi's 5-Star Hotels, Malls, Hospitals On Failure To Manage And Treat Sewage
- Monday April 10, 2017
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today issued notices to major waste generators in the city including 5-star hotels, malls, hospitals, educational institutions with hostels and housing societies which have not complied with Solid Waste Management Rules 2016.
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www.ndtv.com
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Patna Civic Body Workers On Strike, Garbage Piles Up In City
- Wednesday February 10, 2016
- Patna News | Press Trust of India
Garbage has started piling up in capital town Patna with about 4,000 employees of Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) going on strike in support of their demand including hike in wage for daily workers and life-long pension for family of deceased employees.
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www.ndtv.com
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Arvind Kejriwal's Solution To Strike That Has Raised A Stink In Delhi: 10 Developments
- Thursday February 4, 2016
- Cheat Sheet | Reported by Deepshikha Ghosh, Edited by Sonal Mehrotra
Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday blamed corruption in BJP-led civic bodies for the ongoing indefinite strike by sanitation workers that has caused a garbage crisis in Delhi and alleged that the Modi government "wants to impose President's rule in Delhi like Arunachal Pradesh."
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Government Asks Lieutenant Governor to Resolve Garbage Crisis
- Tuesday February 2, 2016
- Cheat Sheet | Reported by Anindita Sanyal (With agency inputs)
The Delhi government has asked Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung to direct the Delhi Development Authority to release dues running into crores to the three civic bodies, as doctors and teachers joined the six-day strike by over 60,000 sanitation workers. The East Delhi Municipal Corporation, meanwhile, approached the court, accusing the government of...
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www.ndtv.com
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AAP Government's Special Drive To Clean The City A Photo-Op: Delhi BJP
- Monday February 1, 2016
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Delhi BJP today trashed Aam Aadmi Party's government's special drive to clean the national capital by employing Public Works Department (PWD) and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) staff, saying the claims of lifting of garbage were unsubstantiated.
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www.ndtv.com
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Dclutter: An E Solution To Bengaluru's Garbage Crisis, BJP Trashes It
- Friday May 22, 2026
- India News | Reported by Reethu Rajpurohit, Edited by Mohd Asim
The digital application has been launched by the GBA specifically for the collection of heavy garbage material from citizens doorsteps.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Sets 2027 Deadline To Clear Ghazipur, Bhalswa, Okhla Garbage Mountains
- Saturday May 16, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ishika Verma
Delhi has set a fresh deadline to flatten its giant garbage mountains, a promise residents around Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla have heard before.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengaluru Garbage Crisis: How Lack Of Sanitation In Urban Areas Affects Community Health
- Saturday February 21, 2026
- Health | Written by Debosmita Ghosh
When waste management is disrupted, it creates filthy conditions that breed illness for entire communities. Piles of uncollected garbage turn streets into health hazards, spreading germs and toxins that affect health.
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www.ndtv.com
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Garbage Piles Up As Bengaluru Residents Block Key Waste Processing Units
- Wednesday February 18, 2026
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
Bengaluru is staring at a fresh garbage crisis as residents living near key processing plants and dumping sites intensify their protests.
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www.ndtv.com
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Share Videos Of 'Litter Bugs' In Bengaluru, Get Rs 250 Reward
- Monday November 3, 2025
- Bangalore News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna, Edited by Aastha Ahuja
In an attempt to reduce littering on Bengaluru streets, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has planned a special drive where they will pay people who record and share videos of 'litter bugs', people who dumping garbage on streets.
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www.ndtv.com
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Gurugram Man Complains About Garbage On Swachhata App, Response Leaves Him "Amazed"
- Wednesday July 30, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
After filing three complaints, the littered areas were cleaned within hours, leaving the user stunned by the prompt response.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Bengaluru MLAs Blackmailing Us": DK Shivakumar On Garbage Crisis
- Friday March 14, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday alleged that the city MLAs across political parties are "blackmailing" the government over Bengaluru's garbage crisis.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Who's In Charge Of Garbage - Centre Or Delhi Government," Asks Top Court
- Tuesday July 10, 2018
- Delhi News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Nidhi Sethi
The several strikes by sanitation workers in the national capital in the past have seen the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which runs the government, and the BJP, which heads the civic bodies in Delhi, blaming each other for the mess. But the Supreme Court wants to clear the confusion.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka Bans Anti-Garbage Protests After Dump Disaster
- Friday April 21, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka has outlawed protests over Colombo's garbage crisis following rallies over the city's waste disposal after a landslide at a giant rubbish tip killed 32 people and destroyed 145 homes.
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www.ndtv.com
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NGT Fines Delhi's 5-Star Hotels, Malls, Hospitals On Failure To Manage And Treat Sewage
- Monday April 10, 2017
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today issued notices to major waste generators in the city including 5-star hotels, malls, hospitals, educational institutions with hostels and housing societies which have not complied with Solid Waste Management Rules 2016.
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www.ndtv.com
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Patna Civic Body Workers On Strike, Garbage Piles Up In City
- Wednesday February 10, 2016
- Patna News | Press Trust of India
Garbage has started piling up in capital town Patna with about 4,000 employees of Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) going on strike in support of their demand including hike in wage for daily workers and life-long pension for family of deceased employees.
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www.ndtv.com
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Arvind Kejriwal's Solution To Strike That Has Raised A Stink In Delhi: 10 Developments
- Thursday February 4, 2016
- Cheat Sheet | Reported by Deepshikha Ghosh, Edited by Sonal Mehrotra
Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday blamed corruption in BJP-led civic bodies for the ongoing indefinite strike by sanitation workers that has caused a garbage crisis in Delhi and alleged that the Modi government "wants to impose President's rule in Delhi like Arunachal Pradesh."
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Government Asks Lieutenant Governor to Resolve Garbage Crisis
- Tuesday February 2, 2016
- Cheat Sheet | Reported by Anindita Sanyal (With agency inputs)
The Delhi government has asked Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung to direct the Delhi Development Authority to release dues running into crores to the three civic bodies, as doctors and teachers joined the six-day strike by over 60,000 sanitation workers. The East Delhi Municipal Corporation, meanwhile, approached the court, accusing the government of...
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www.ndtv.com
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AAP Government's Special Drive To Clean The City A Photo-Op: Delhi BJP
- Monday February 1, 2016
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Delhi BJP today trashed Aam Aadmi Party's government's special drive to clean the national capital by employing Public Works Department (PWD) and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) staff, saying the claims of lifting of garbage were unsubstantiated.
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www.ndtv.com