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 …
Witnessing a stagnation in agriculture, Punjab has decided to focus on the dairy industry. Having formulated a modernisation plan for its milk plants, the state has already started describing its efforts as the Second White Revolution. The government’s efforts are being helped by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural …
Belying claims of the state government of providing clean drinking water in the state, particularly in the cancer-hit Malwa region, data from the Department of Public Health reveals that only about 14 per cent of rural households in Bathinda and Mansa districts use RO water. The rest 86 per cent, …
Ludhiana continues to be the city with highest urban population, Mohali at second spot Chandigarh: Dubbed as the most backward area in the state at one point of time, Malwa has emerged at the most urbanised belt in Punjab, as shown in the updated figures of the Census 2011 that …
Patiala: With two thermal units closed following boiler leakage, a fault in the 220 KV transmission lines and disruption in the 400 MW supply from Adani Power, electricity supply in the state has been badly affected. After conductors of the 220-KV Malerkotla-Dhuri and Moga-Sadik transmission lines snapped at noon today, …
Chandigarh: Oil and Natural Gas Commission’s former engineer I.S. Kalsi was today asked by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to submit his report on uranium content in Malwa waters. The directions came after Kalsi claimed before the Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Jasbir Singh and Justice Rakesh Kumar …
Absence of rain, heat affect growth of green fodder resulting in poor yield by milch cattle Bathinda: The rise in temperature has not only affected the humans but also the cattle with the production of milk going down by more than 50 per cent. The reduction in the production of …
Bathinda: Low to very high traces of uranium were detected in water samples taken from tubewells in 43 villages in Bhagta Bhai Ke, Mour, Nathana, Phul and Rampura blocks of the district. The samples, taken by a government lab, were analysed by the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai. High …
Chandigarh: A specialised laboratory equipped to check contamination of groundwater by uranium and other heavy metals will be set up and run in conjunction with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and Panjab University at Mohali within six months. Union Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Jairam Ramesh …
With both the state government not releasing funds in time, the staff managing the mid-day meal scheme in various schools of Punjab has been finding it hard to keep the initiative going, find The Tribune team. Chandigarh: Fifty schools in Patiala have stopped serving food to students as teachers refused …
Patiala: The demand for power in the state touched an all-time high of 2,273 lakh units (LU) yesterday while the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) could supply only 1,966 LU. The corporation has termed the rise in demand as unprecedented. Reports from various parts of the state, including Amritsar, …
The present study was carried out on stored rice variety PAU 201 in Punjab that was not permitted for milling and public distribution due to the presence of damaged grains at levels exceeding the regulatory limits of 4.75 per cent. The aim of the study was to determine fungal and …
Punjab’s agricultural sector grew at 1.6 per cent during the 11th Plan against the national average of 3.41 per cent. The growth is tardy owing to near saturation in productivity. The rural debts in Punjab are estimated to be Rs 35,000 crore. The number of indebted rural households in Punjab …
The fall in hydro-power generation in some northern states has affected the power scene in Punjab. As of now, Punjab has about 45 lakh units of power les than it had in the corresponding period last year. Last year, Punjab had got 45 lakh units from Nathpa-Jhakri, which has now …
Including new railway line, four-laning of highway and bridge Union Road Transport and Highways Minister C. P. Joshi and Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday laid the foundation stones and inaugurated by remote control several projects worth Rs. 1,337.76 crore. They laid the foundation stone of Jind-Sonepat railway …
Chandigarh: Political cacophony over state grants apart, the Rs 21,000-crore Guru Gobind Singh Refinery at Bathinda is sure to boost industrial growth in Punjab. Not only would the project lead to the setting up of a petrochemical hub in Punjab, accruing investment worth thousands of crores, the refinery and downstream …
Still not included under a national programme for prevention of the disease. The alarming rise in cancer-related deaths in Malwa saw Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, during his recent visit to the state, including Bathinda, Hoshiarpur and Mansa districts under a national programme for prevention and control of the disease. …
Cong questions 15-year tax holiday to refinery; villagers who gave land still waiting for job. Even as steel tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal has hinted that he may go for an initial public offering (IPO) of the just commissioned Guru Gobind Singh Oil Refinery at Bathinda, for expansion to raise capacity, …
The Rs 21,500-crore Guru Gobind Singh Refinery near Bathinda — the largest investment Punjab has seen since Independence — will formally be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 28. While Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will be present on the ocassion along with his cabinet colleagues, state Congress …
Move comes after NHRC intervention Following directions of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Punjab Government has banned the manufacture, import and use of carcinogenic pesticides, which according to reports, caused cancer among the small farmers in the Malwa region that consists of Southern districts — Bathinda, Faridkot, Moga, …
Following directions from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in respect of growing cancer incidence on account of indiscriminate use of pesticides in Punjab, the state government has banned the manufacture, import and use of pesticides injurious to health. Responding to the NHRC orders, the Punjab Government has informed the …
