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 …
Industrial discharge and urban sewage are responsible for the pollution in Sutlej River. This has become evident from a report of Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) prepared after various tests on the river
Reasons for wastage include lack of collection centres and poor marketing facilities Ludhiana, April 25 Punjab pools 10 per cent of the milk in the country's total annual production that stands at 112 million tonnes. Despite an increase in the demand of milk and existence of several cooperative societies, lakhs …
The Union Environment Ministry has finally approved the Bio-Remediation Project for cleaning up the Buddha Nullah. The multi-crore project will be funded 100 per cent by the government of India and represents the largest project of this magnitude undertaken in the country by the ministry. The Centre had released Rs …
Soon, you will get vehicle CNG even outside the networked cities. In the near future, hopefully, if you travel outside cities like Delhi and Mumbai in a CNG vehicle, you may not need to bother about switching to costlier petrol if the fuel runs out. The Petroleum and Natural Gas …
Ludhiana industry set to grow With the Central Pollution Control Board lifting a moratorium on new industries in Ludhiana, the industry in the city is set to flourish while giving a boost to the already existing units. The Punjab Pollution Control Board has started giving "No-Objection Certificates" from March and …
The Environment Ministry has lifted its January-2010 moratorium on environmental clearance for new projects and expansion in eight critically polluted areas, including Ludhiana in Punjab. Based on recommendations received from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the moratorium has been lifted in Ludhiana (Punjab), Varanasi-Mirzapur (UP), Agra (UP), Bhavnagar (Gujarat), …
Ludhiana: If similar weather conditions persist in the region for another couple of days the farmers expect a bumper wheat crop this season in Punjab. Apart from farmers, even the Agricultural experts expect a good crop as the ongoing weather was favourable for standing wheat crop. Though farmers said the …
In a bid to provide safe drinking water, free from uranium and other heavy metals to the people especially in the rural areas, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today directed the Water Supply and Sanitation Department to immediately get the water samples of the tube well-based schemes in all districts …
Ludhiana: Many bee-keepers in danger of losing livelihood, warn industrialists The ban on export of honey has led to a massive crash in the prices of honey, which has hurt the bee-keepers of the state. Expressing concern about the state of affairs, Kashmir Apiaries Exports/ Little Bee Impex CMD Jagjit …
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 …
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday declared that the entire work relating to the sewage, water supply and roads would be completed in all towns and cities of the state positively by November 2011. Presiding over a series of meeting with the senior officers of the state government …
The drainage department has sought Rs 1 crore more to save the weak points of Dhussi dam in Ludhiana district. Rs 50 lakh released by the government last month has already been utilised and still most points are unsafe, say officials. The fresh demand, which has been sent to the …
Kuldip Bhatia Ludhiana, September 6 Making it clear that there will be no compromise on the issue of environmental pollution, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh today said that the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) would invoke section 5 of the Environment Protection Act (closure notice) if the …
