At last, hope for UP Sarus cranes as HC intervenes
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday stopped the draining of five wetlands crucial for the survival of the world's largest concentration of the endangered Sarus cranes in Uttar Pradesh. These five
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday stopped the draining of five wetlands crucial for the survival of the world's largest concentration of the endangered Sarus cranes in Uttar Pradesh. These five
The Paonta Municipal Committee has been dumping solid waste into the Yamuna. This solid waste runs along with the river water through Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh upto Allahabad triveni sangam.
Nine persons have died and 30 others taken ill after an outbreak of gastroenteritis in Akbarpur locality in Allahabad. The outbreak over the past three days was triggered by contaminated water and
Under the 'Operation Green' plan as many as 6.10 lakh saplings are to be planted in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh by the end of September. Devesh Chaturvedi, while addressing a meeting of the officers
Alarmed by the reports of encephalitis cases in Allahabad, the Nagar Nigam has decided to launch a drive to catch pigs roaming scot-free on the streets but there are some who have been keeping pigs
Despite the order of the High Court banning the manufacture and sale of 'gutkha' and 'pan masala' in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the sale of gutkha and pan masala is going on in Allahabad, alleged
Uttar Pradesh State Government has prepared a Rs 169.37 lakh plan to protect Salori and Kailashpuri areas of Allahabad from the threat of soil erosion owing to changing course of the Ganga. The State
The fishery scientist, Dr. R S Chauhan, form the Govind Ballabh Pant University of agriculture and technology, Pantnagar, Allahabad, demonstrated fish production and seed production techniques in
45 Severe cold wave continued to sweep the Allahabad district claiming 10 more lives, including two women and three children, taking the toll to 45, officials said on
Look what just washed up at the Sangam, the spot where the sacred Ganga and Yamuna, the polluted Ganga and Yamuna, meet in Allahabad: a protest by religious heads against the government's failure to
The Uttar Pradesh Government on Tuesday informed the Allahabad High Court that excess water has been released from Norora dam in river Ganga and steps taken to stop draining of polluted waters in the
Air pollution is rising at an "alarming rate" across the World says the World Health Organisation. Gwalior, Allahabad, Patna and Raipur are in the top 10 most polluted cities. Delhi is at number 11. Raghav
Fisherfolk in the Hooghly are enjoying boom time, with the Farakka Barrage having barred highly valued Hilsa from moving upstream, where procurement has fallen drastically. The average annual catch
• The Punjab government has decided to introduce the study of environment, with major stress on bird and wildlife, as a course in the state universities. Informed official sources recently
The Kerala government has decided to appeal against two national green tribunal orders that said that the government should take note and adhere to the recommendations of the Western Ghats Expert Ecology Panel (WGEEP) report while approving private and commercial development in eco-sensitive zones. Read more in this September 2013 edition of the Monthly India State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share.
Windmills installed by the Union ministry of non-conventional energy in the Amritsar district of Punjab to pump water for irrigation have turned a last dance. According to G S Dhillon of the Thapar
Gangetic dolphins may get a new lease of life with Uttar Pradesh government's decision to save the river dolphins
The appeals filed by Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power Ltd (RPL) on acquiring land for its proposed Dadri power project in Uttar Pradesh hit a roadblock in the Supreme Court today, as one of the judges had apparently heard the case when he was in the Allahabad High Court.
Brickmakers resist alternatives
GENETICS presents a strange dilemma. Manipulations in this field have greatly increased the yields of crops, animals and trees. Witness the green and white revolutions and the large commercial