Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
The holy city of Amritsar will join the Green Pilgrim Cities Network, the first global network aimed at greening pilgrimage to be launched in Assisi, Italy, from October 31 to November 2. The Green Pilgrimage Network will help the faiths make their holy cities and sacred sites as environmentally sustainable …
The success of the onion diplomacy that played out earlier this year seems to have set the stage for the possibility of electricity trading between India and Pakistan. Faced with a serious power crisis, Pakistan is keen to draw power from India. A proposal aimed at setting up transmission infrastructure …
As many as 1,159 patients have been tested positive for dengue so far throughout the state. Of these, 447 persons have been tested positive in Ludhiana district, 358 in Bathinda district and 239 in Muktsar district. However, as per official records, only three dengue deaths have been reported so far. …
To check the increasing pollution levels in the country’s most polluted city, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has decided to study the vehicles’ contribution towards the problem in the city. For this purpose, the PPCB officials would be collecting samples of ambient air quality from five parts of the …
With a view to maintaining ecological balance and enhance the green cover in Punjab, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) will further intensify its ongoing drive for the plantation of saplings in the state. Now, the board is all set to spread awareness regarding the need for tree plantation in …
India’s densely populated cities with poorly designed buildings makes 68 per cent of our urban population vulnerable to earthquakes. “There are 344 towns which fall in the Zone 5 category (high risk category) making them amongst the most damage prone cities in the planet,” pointed out Shashidhar Reddy, vice-chairman of …
A pilot survey has already been conducted in Amritsar, Imphal and Mumbai, will soon reach to other places. For the first time, the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) plans to conduct a nationwide survey to assess the extent of drug abuse in various parts of the country. A pilot survey …
Delhi is among 30 important cities in the country that fall into high-risk seismic zone, while Srinagar is among places at very high risk of earthquakes, the government said on Wednesday. Minister of state for home affairs Mullappally Ramachandran said this in written reply to a question in the Rajya …
Being stuck in traffic is one of those unavoidable frustrations of urban living. Most cities, across the world, have to contend with intensified congestion, and are devising their own public policy solutions, but our cities are among the most spectacularly clogged. While this growth spurt in traffic may be inevitable, …
They were objecting to ‘forcible' land acquisition for power project At least two dozen farmers were injured when the police resorted to a baton charge in the early hours of Thursday to break up their agitation against land acquisition in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office at Gobindpura of Punjab's …
As many as 115 plastic carry bag manufacturing units in various parts of the state were found violating norms during a surprise check by the officials of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) today. The firms were caught flouting the provisions under the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2011. …
TO BRING in transparency at the panchayat level, Punjab is planning to reintroduce direct election, in which village residents choose their sarpanch. The state had switched to indirect election in 2008. Under the system elected panchayat members chose a sarpanch among themselves. Indirect election makes it easy to remove a …
While Haryana and the Chandigarh Administration are still taking baby steps where the eco-cab project is concerned, Punjab is going strong. At Fazilka, Amritsar and Patiala, the lightweight, eco-friendly rickshaws are gaining in popularity, with Ludhiana and Sangrur all set to join the bandwagon. Taking suo moto cognizance of a …
The Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday approved a new land acquisition policy with a provision for outsourcing purchase of land for the state government. The unique method, being adopted for the first time in the country, aims to by-pass the process of land acquisition by inviting
Khadoor Sahib: A silent green drive is sweeping the countryside in Punjab, thanks to the efforts of Padam Shri Baba Sewa Singh Khadoor Sahibwale who has been adopting villages in the state for his plantation drive for the past one year and aims to augment green cover in 100 villages …
Amritsar and Bathinda have taken the lead in village sanitation if the commendation of the Government of India for Nirmal Gram Purskar 2010-11 is any indication. The Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation) has selected 51 state villages for conferring upon this national award to be …
Patiala: It seems that awareness drives, campaigns and other programmes initiated by the government agencies and the NGOs for celebrating Divali without busting crackers, which pollute the environment have brought some fruitful results. The figures of pollution level (air and noise) recorded during Divali days by the Punjab Pollution Control …
The response:The district administration has received more than 50 applications for the newly launched Eco Cabs. Deputy Commissioner Kahan Singh Pannu said the environment-friendly rickshaws would soon render the traditional rickshaws outdated. The design: Designed by IIT engineers, an Eco Cabs weighs 35 kilograms, much less than the conventional rickshaw, …
Eco-friendly, safe rickshaws to ply on Amritsar roads Amritsar: A quiet revolution is in the offing for users of public transport in the holy city of Amritsar. Unsafe cycle rickshaws will soon be replaced by specially designed eco-friendly cycle rickshaws, thanks to the state Tourism Department
