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NGT directs DPCC to inspect Rohini Park over alleged illegal installation
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Member Secretary of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to visit a district park in Rohini Sector-20 and verify allegations regarding the illegal installation of swings and alleged violations of rules governing the use of public
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Karachi's green spaces under attack: Citizens condemn park commercialisati
Updated : 6 months ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, speakers at a press conference organised by the Karachi Residents' Committee on Tuesday urged the Sindh government, Mayor Murtaza Wahab, and local authorities to immediately stop the commercialisation of public parks. They revealed that at least 13 parks, ma
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From Cartons to Community Parks: Mumbai Launches Citywide Recycling Relay
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 5: To mark World Environment Day, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Rotary Club of Bombay Mid City, and Tetra Pak India have joined forces to launch a citywide sustainability campaign--the Carton Recycling Relay--designed to turn used beverage carto
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Delhi HC directs MCD to remove illegal encroachers, take possession of pub
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Friday showed its displeasure to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over its failure to take possession of a park near Jama Masjid, which is alleged to be in "illegal possession" of encroachers, and directed the civic authorities to take steps to remove illegal
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DM’s parks, facilities witness record-breaking total of over 15 million vi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai Municipality (DM)’s public parks, neighbourhood parks, lakes, and recreational facilities registered for the first time a record-breaking total of more than 15 million visitors during the first half of 2023
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15 million visitors flock Dubai Municipality’s parks, facilities in first
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai Municipality’s public parks, neighbourhood parks, lakes, and recreational facilities registered for the first time a record-breaking total of more than 15 million visitors during the first half of 2023.
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UN voices concern over reports of further curbs on Afghan women
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Last week, the Taliban prohibited Afghan women from visiting all public parks in the country. Taliban spokesperson said they have also banned women's public bathhouses as they are contrary to the sharia law.
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EU condemns Taliban ban on women from public parks and gyms
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The EU called on the Taliban to honour obligations under international law, in particular human rights, refugee and humanitarian law, and to ensure respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms of all the Afghan population.
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Decision to ban Afghan women from public parks must be reversed, says righ
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Since the return of the Taliban to Kabul in August 2021, the Taliban's systematic attacks on the rights of women and girls and the use of violence, including torture and enforced disappearances, have created a culture of fear in Afghan society.
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Afghanistan: Taliban clarifies restriction on women to visit public parks
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 22 (ANI): After attracting widespread criticism and concerns raised by Afghan women over the new rule to limit the entry of women in parks, the Taliban on Monday clarified that the imposition of the new rule to separate the visiting days for men and women is to
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Ranchi municipal corporation revives deserted parks of city
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 6 (ANI): The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has undertaken a project of reviving deserted public parks in the Jharkhand's Ranchi under the Centre's Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme.
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Delhi HC asks authorities to look into removal of encroachments from publi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed authorities concerned to treat as representation a PIL seeking direction to the Delhi Government and North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), to remove all illegal and unauthorised encroachment from public park
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