RESCUING THE TAJ
In a determined move to protect the Taj Mahal from being severely affected by vehicular emissions, the Supreme Court has banned the passing and parking of vehicles within 500 metres from its
In a determined move to protect the Taj Mahal from being severely affected by vehicular emissions, the Supreme Court has banned the passing and parking of vehicles within 500 metres from its
The capital s drains are the biggest contributors to the pollution
The future of the Taj Mahal is once again at stake because, the environment versus industry debate notwithstanding, pollution levels in Agra are rising once again.
River Capacity Existing class Desired class Possible source of pollution Sabarmati i) Ahmedabad city to Sabarmati
Former Uttar Pradesh (UP) chief minister (CM) Mayawati, the state's ex-environment minister, Nasimuddin Siddiqui, and six senior officials have backed themselves into a tight corner in the Rs
HC order on stricter emission norms catches Kolkata off guard
A multilateral collaboration will try to take the world s most beautiful structure back to its original glory
HUNDREDS of industrialists in Agra recently held a demonstration in protest against a Supreme Court order that polluting units near the Taj Mahal be relocated and tried to gherao the monumernt.
Sadly, preserving Taj Mahal appeared to be the last thing on the authorities’ mind when they allowed land reclamation work to continue for six months on the dried-up Yamuna riverbed right in the monument’s backyard. They may actually end up scripting its
The Uttar Pradesh government plans to privatise power distribution in Lucknow, Moradabad, Kanpur and Agra on the lines of what has been done in Noida. This was indicated by chief minister Kalyan
Archaeologists at the Taj Mahal in Agra have found a new formula to save the marble monument from the corrosive effects of industrial pollution
The Archaeological Survey of India team in charge of the Mughal beauty, the Taj Mahal at Agra, appears to have hit upon a solution to the vexed problem of pollution which has threatened to deface
The Supreme Court has directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to set up a monitoring committee headed by the Commissioner of Agra to look into the functioning of authorities responsible for drinking
The black waters of the Delhi-Agra canal are not visible. The canal is covered by foam for kilometres -- initially a few feet thick and then drifting apart in small tufts. The river is at its whitest
The Supreme Court today stayed a Uttar Pradesh Government notification for development of a light industry township near Taj Mahal in Agra in an area meant for development of green
Agra district is facing acute power and water crisis because of the strike by the UPSEB employees. On the other hand, despite the best efforts of the State Government, there seems to be no
Eco-tourism is an in thing in Uttar Pradesh with the state government proposal to popularise it by launching a first ever night safari around famous Taj Mahal monument in Agra and offering land for
The Supreme Court directed the Agra Muncipal Corporation to deposit within a month Rs 38 lakhs with the Indian Railways for construction of a level crossing in the vicinity of the Taj Mahal for
Concerned over the damage potential of the obnoxious emissions from about 80 iron foundries to Taj Mahal in the heritage city of Agra, the Supreme Court ordered their closure by the end of this year
The Supreme Court warned about 80 foundries in Agra that they would be closed down if they did not stop using highly polluting coke or coal. They have been given time until October 10 to file