Chandigarh is among 25 states/UTs that failed to submit the action plan and may have to pay environmental compensation of Rs 1 crore. In a bid to make Chandigarh completely plastic-free, the Department
In a letter dated July 17, 2015, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked universities across India to furnish information on the status of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan on their campuses. Panjab
Panjab University (PU)’s rainwater harvesting project, which was held up due to financial constraints, is expected to be functional this monsoon. According to PU’s executive engineer R K Rai, as many as
Chandigarh has 9.75 lakh registered vehicles for a population of 10.55 lakh. Apart from this, the floating population of vehicles is around 1 lakh. On World Environment Day, there is mixed news for
The pollution of Patiala ki Rao has increased in recent years due to a significant increase in Nayagaon’s population in view of its proximity with Chandigarh. In a recent communication, the Chandigarh
The only project proposed and approved by the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation following the controversial study tour of councillors and officials to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands last year has failed
Road, accident, accident-prone, road to railway station, pedestrians, chandigarh news, city news, locla news, chandigarh newslineThe main road leading to the railway station is the most accident-prone
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday announced the setting up of a Organic Farming Board in the state. He was speaking at the valedictory function of the fifth National Organic Farming Convention
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed authorities in Gurgaon to not “concretise” trees and said the process of concretisation was undertaken in a very “unscientific manner”. The NGT issued notice
The city’s existing waste disposal site in Sector 38 poses a threat to surface and groundwater aquifers due to generation and percolation of leachate in the subsoil, according to a recent study. “The
The ‘Green Diwali’ campaigns, awareness drives and rallies taken out across the city against firecrackers seem to have had no impact, with the city recording air and noise pollution beyond permissible
