Affidavit by Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), Chandigarh in OA No 911 of 2022 (Prof. Sanjeev Bagai Vs Department of Environment GNCTD). The NGT, December 5, 2023 had directed the authorities to file their replies regarding the aspect of protection of trees against illegal felling, pruning of trees, framing of …
Water Release To 4 States Reduced By 5,000 Cusecs Chandigarh: Starved of rains, the fast-drying Bhakra from Thursday will reduce water released for irrigation by as much as 5,000 cusecs. The decision by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) was taken in consultation with the five governments of Punjab, Haryana, …
Chandigarh: Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia has expressed concern that while urban local bodies spend a huge amount every year on garbage collection, transportation and disposal, the larger problem of the municipal solid waste management in a scientific manner remains unattended to. Kalia held here a meeting with senior functionaries …
CHANDIGARH: The first confirmed case of swine flu in Chandigarh was reported on Tuesday. The victim, a 19-year-old student of computer science studying in California, had returned to meet his parents in Gurdaspur, 250 km from here, on June 19. He was hospitalised on June 22 immediately after he showed …
Cultivation of vegetables in net houses is set to get a boost in Punjab with 1,000 acres likely to be covered under net houses this year, even as the state Finance Ministry has cleared the way for the appointment of agriculture graduates to ensure a smooth conduct of the scheme. …
There has been little expansion of the rail network in Himachal Pradesh since Independence and almost all projects, except the Nangal-Talwara rail link, being pursued by the state government, have not gone beyond survey work. Work on the 86-km Nangal-Talwara rail link has been progressing at a snail
Chandigarh More than a year after the solid waste management plant was inaugurated at Dadumajra, the condition of garbage at the site remains as dismal as ever. The Rs 30 crore invested in the plant seems to have been virtually dumped. While UT Deputy Commissioner R K Rao has already …
Chandigarh No immediate end to the water woes of the city residents is in sight. Reduced supply hours and low water pressure have been troubling the residents for the last many days. Those living on the first floor and above are the worst affected by the erratic water supply. With …
Chandigarh Launching of the Green Chandigarh Action Plan 2009-2010, inauguration of a watch tower in Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, ceremonial planting of saplings by UT Administrator General S F Rodrigues and a cultural programme highlighting the significance of the environment were among the many events that marked the World Environment Day …
Chandigarh The sex ratio in Chandigarh, which had been on a decline of late, is improving. The child sex ratio (0-6 years), which was 845 girls per 1,000 boys in 2001, has increased to 882, according to a recent survey conducted by the UT Health Department. District Family Welfare Officer …
Chandigarh With the onset of the monsoon season, malaria cases have seen a steady rise. Though the UT Health department has declared June as the anti-malaria month, around 10 cases have been reported till date. The last year
Bathinda and adjoining areas continued to sizzle on Tuesday even as a smart shower in several places in Punjab, Chandigarh and adjoining areas provided temporary relief from the prevailing heat-wave. It did not rain in Bathinda, which recorded a new high of 46.2 degrees Celsius today, nearly five degrees higher …
Chandigarh The Rail India Technology and Engineering Services (RITES) Limited have evaluated the feasibility of the Metro under the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS). The lines are expected to run underground for a major part of the city, except from Transport Chowk to Mani Majra and along the existing rail …
Chandigarh More trees, open spaces and grass facilitate easy movement of pollen in the air, giving rise to asthma attacks, say doctors Did you know the green surroundings and clean environs of the City Beautiful that you are so proud of could do any harm to your health? It can, …
Home Secretary-cum-Secretary Education Ram Niwas today held a meeting with heads of various departments regarding tree plantations during monsoon. Conservator of Forests, DPI (Schools), Chief Engineer (Municipal Corporation), Chief Engineer (UT) and Director Health Services attended the meeting. The Conservator of Forests apprised the Home Secretary that overall plantation target …
In an effort to sensitise students about the changing climate and to involve them in bringing about a change, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) launched the local chapter of
CHANDIGARH: Bahujan Samaj Party candidate for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat Harmohan Dhawan on Monday asked how without a proper transfer policy could Union Minister of State for Finance Pawan Kumar Bansal, the Congress candidate for the seat, promise the residents another storey whereas they
Chandigarh: Chandigarh has been adjudged among the top five performing states and union territories in the country by TB India-2008 RNTCP (Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme) status report, brought out by the Union Health Ministry. The treatment success rate of tuberculosis for the year in Chandigarh was 86 per cent. …
