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 …
As the unofficial count of dengue patients crosses over the 2,500 mark in Ludhiana, with 15 reported deaths, the district health department has initiated a series of measures to tackle the disease. Though maximum dengue cases are being reported from the slum areas, even posh localities like Sarabha Nagar have …
In A first-of-its-kind initiative in perhaps any state of India, Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has decided to roll out Pollution Control Vehicles (PCVs) to instantly respond to complaints and take action. As a pilot project — beginning this November — the PCVs will be pressed into service in Ludhiana, …
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 …
Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) Chairman K S Pannu in a press statement on Sunday claimed that following the stringent directions by the board that came with warnings of strict action in case of non-compliance, electroplating units in Ludhiana and Jalandhar had started sending industrial waste to the tune of …
Indian cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Ludhiana and Kanpur are among the worst polluted cities in the country, according to a survey by the World Health Organization (WHO). Ludhiana ranks as the most polluted city in the country with 251 micrograms per cubic meter of PM10 (particulate matter-10) with Kanpur …
Raids conducted by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on 68 electroplating industries in Jalandhar and Ludhiana have found 42 of them flouting norms that make it mandatory for industries to ensure waste is treated at the Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) in Ludhiana. PPCB Chairman K S Pannu said …
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 …
Ludhiana: With export of wool and wool blended items from the country dropping 12 per cent (in rupee terms) in 2010-11, the Wool and Woollens Export Promotion Council (WWEPC) has requested to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Textiles to fextend the duty exemption pass book (DEPB) scheme. The scheme …
The State Variety Approval Committee, at a meeting in Ludhiana today, approved HD 2967, a new wheat variety, to replace the existing PBW 343, which is being phased out because it has become increasingly susceptible to yellow rust. The new variety was formally approved at a meeting of the Approval …
Government asks market committees to take loan for the job With the Chief Minister distributing funds during his Sangat Darshan programmes out of the Rural Development Fund, the Punjab Mandi Board is left with no money for construction, repair and maintenance of rural link roads. The Punjab Government has now …
Ludhiana: The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has developed two new high yielding varieties of wheat and cotton for cultivation in the state. The varieties
Patiala: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) conducted surprise checks at 108 hospitals and health-care facilities across the state yesterday evening to check violations of the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998. During checking which continued till late in the evening, eight government hospitals and 12 private hospitals were …
The Punjab Cabinet today gave nod for the execution of Rs 8,705 crore Ludhiana Metro Rail Project project either in the Public Private Partnership (PPP) or Build Operate Transfer (BOT) model. It approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Ludhiana Metro Rail Project prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail …
Rural women in the state can now procure quality sanitary napkins, as the Centre has allotted Punjab a project to use hosiery waste from the textile hub of Ludhiana to make low-cost sanitary napkins for the women. The project, to be executed by the Punjab State Council for Science and …
During the past four years, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has taken several steps in order to ensure the compliance of the pollution norms by the industries and urban local bodies of the state. While stating this before relinquishing his charge as PPCB chairman on June 16, Rajat Agarwal, …
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
There was a time when people living along the Noyyal river in Tamil Nadu would freshen up by swimming in the river. Now goatherds chase their flock away if they go near the river. The reason is the river water has turned toxic. The dyes and salts from the industrial …
