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 …
More than 2,500 trees have been cut down to plug breaches near Dhussi dam and its surrounding areas in Ludhiana. In Kherabet area alone, more than 600 trees were cut from the forestland, though not a single tree grown by the landlords on the riverbed have been touched.
Punjab suffered a total financial loss of over Rs 104.30 crore in the recent floods that wreaked havoc on crops, property and human lives. According to a report compiled by the state revenue department, crops on about 2.08 lakh acres of land were affected in the floods that killed 32 …
Information cannot be denied on plea that it has been provided earlier in different case: SICThe Punjab State Information Commission has directed the Organic Farming Council of Punjab to provide information sought by an applicant even if part of it was provided to him earlier.State Information Commission Lt Gen P …
Shiromani Akali Dal supporters ruled the show as sand mining sites went under the hammer at the Punjab Trade Centre here on Thursday, amid protests and allegations.The 46 sites of Ludhiana, Moga and Faridkot were auctioned for six months, according to orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which …
Ludhiana: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has constituted a committee to consider the use to pet coke as a fuel in the dyeing industry. The Federation of Dyeing Factories Association had sent a representation to the board in this regard. In a communique sent by the department to the …
Chemical, Radiation & Biological Toxicity Rampant, Says Study Balwant Garg | TNN Bathinda: After discovery of high levels of uranium in hair samples of a large number of mentally retarded children in Punjab
Ludhiana: Plastic bags, which have been banned by the majority of states in the country, will now be used by the Punjab Government in the construction of roads. With their usage, roads will not only present a brighter look, but will be more strengthened. While using plastic bags in bitumen, …
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has decided to honour Kheti Virasat Mission (KVM) Executive Director Umendra Dutt and a Ludhiana-based industrialist Joginder Kumar, at the annual state-level function being organised by the board on June 5. The function will be held at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research …
Annual variability of different climatic parameters was analysed from historical weekly meteorological data for three different stations of Punjab namely Ballowal Saunkhri, Ludhiana and Bathinda representing the three different agroclimatic regions of the state.
Offers 50 pc subsidy to domestic users Ludhiana : The Centre has asked the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) to switch over the Parliament House on solar energy for which the surveys have already been conducted. Besides, PEDA will start work on putting Darbar Sahib, Amritsar, on solar system from …
a ban on growing trees, installing borewells and digging ponds on farms is giving sleepless nights to residents of 204 villages of Punjab. The ban is in view of a 610 km gas pipeline that would pass through the farms in three districts—Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib and Ropar. Digging work has …
The Jeev Kalyan Hospital, run by popular NGO People for Animals (PFA) in village Khwajke, nearly 25 km from Ludhiana, resembles a junkyard more than a hospital. The NGO has Maneka Gandhi as its chairman and the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) gives them grants in lakhs on an …
Ludhiana: Keeping in view the ever-increasing menace of stray cattle on the city roads, AK Sinha, Municipal Commissioner, said private gaushalas had been roped in to accommodate stray cattle. The Commissioner today met owners of private gaushalas in this regard. Talking to The Tribune, Sinha said the problem was of …
Ludhiana: Once known as green lungs of the city, the Old Sessions Court would be changed within a few days, as a private company has started constructing a multiplex over the land. The work has started and the project would come up soon disappointing residents of the area, who were …
Ludhiana: Punjab Agricultural University has decided to take back PAU 201 paddy seed and replace it with PR-120 or PR-111, the other varities recommended by university experts. Taking the initiative in favour of the farming community, PAU officials today called upon the interested farmers to get a replacement of paddy …
Scanty rainfall followed by fluctuation in temperatures may adversely affect yield of rabi crop. This was observed by agro-meteorologist at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, Dr KK Gill. In the first week of March this year, both the maximum and minimum temperatures remained above normal by about 3 degree Celsius …
Chandigarh: The adverse impact of air pollution on health are well known but the fact that about 200 people die prematurely every year in a city like Ludhiana - Punjab
THE untreated sewerage water of the cities is a big problem in Punjab with its stink making life a hell for the urbanites. With no treatment facilities at most of the places, water flows through open nullahs and pollute the water bodies, including rivulets, water streams and even the rivers. …
