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 …
Ludhiana: Manpreet Singh Ayali, chairman of Zila Parishad, today said the Punjab Government had launched the Water Supply Project for providing safe and quality drinking water to villages of the state with the financial assistance of Rs1,280 crore from the World Bank and under the National Rural Drinking Water Supply …
5 tippers worth Rs 78 lakh bought for lifting garbage Cleaning of Budda Nullah seems to be topping the priority list of the local municipal corporation. To clean huge dumps of garbage on both sides of the nullah, authorities have purchased five new tippers and a JCB loader, which will …
Ludhiana, February 23 After China, India has become the second largest producer of bicycles in the world. But the cycle industry feels that the gap of production between India and China had widened recently as the latter kept on upgrading the technology. But, India could not produce more than 15 …
Ludhiana: Nanotechnology can boost farm research. This was stated by Dr MS Swaminathan, laureate, World Food Prize, and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), during his interaction with scientists at the electron microscopy and nanoscience laboratory, PAU. Dr Swaminathan, who visited the university recently, takes keen interest in bio-pesticides, another ushering …
Expressing concern over 'critically polluted' industrial clusters in various parts of the country, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said environmental clearance would not be given to the new units unless they strictly comply with the laid down norms. Jairam Ramesh . File Photo"We will not give enviroment clearance unless …
The decision to grant relaxation in the PAU rice variety 201 specifications may be further delayed as the union food ministry has referred the matter to the health ministry for analysis of the variety. The teams of the PFA authority (Prevention of Food Adulteration Act) of the ministry have arrived …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked the Punjab Pollution Control Board to prepare a detailed report on level of pollution in Budha Nullah. The Bench, comprising Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Jasbir Singh, asked the Board to compare the present level with the one at the time …
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has initiated strict action against half a dozen dyeing industrial units in Ludhiana, which are violating pollution control norms by burning municipal solid waste (MSW) and other unauthorised fuels. PPCB Member Secretary Dr Babu Ram said that on a tip-off, the team of PPCB …
Patiala: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has conducted raids at some of the dyeing units of Ludhiana yesterday and proceedings for action against erring units have already been initiated. Giving details in this regard to media in Patiala today, the PPCB officials disclosed that during the raids they found …
Ludhiana: Hoping to tide over the financial crisis, the fund-starved Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) that helped the country usher in the Green Revolution, now aims to bring about a biotechnological revolution while sensitising the farmers about environment conservation. Besides, it will also concentrate on evolving cost-effective technologies for natural resource …
The pollution level in 10 major industrial hubs in the country, including Ludhiana in Punjab, Ghaziabad and Singrauli in Uttar Pradesh and Bhiwadi in Rajasthan, have reached a
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Thursday recommended a moratorium on new units at 43 highly polluted industrial areas in the country.
Beetal is the only recognised goat breed in Punjab. Due to indiscriminate slaughter, breeding and movement to other states, this breed was on the verge of extinction from its home tract. The population of Beetal goat in Punjab had declined drastically to less than 10,000. A limited number of breed …
Shajarana village, located some 15 km from Fazilka, is slowly discovering the benefits of aquaculture. Badly affected by soil salinity and waterlogging, agriculture here means a single crop in a year and that too only in soil having low salt deposits. This isn
The CMCH, Ludhiana, CMCH, Vellore, St Johns Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, Medical College, Pune, and Medical College, Bangalore, have been chosen by the Ministry of Health, Government of India, to carry out the trials of the preventive H1N1vaccine in India. The vaccine has been manufactured by Glaxo Smith Kline …
Plum holds a prominent position among the temperate fruits. Orchard floor-management affects growth, yield and fruit quality indirectly through its effect on the availability of nutrients and water. Weeds compete with the main crop for water, nutrients, space and light resulting in low yield and poor quality fruit.
Sugarcane by virtue of its long duration and practice of plant crop followed by one or two ratoons provides an environment conductive for the multiplication of insect pests and diseases. A number of cultural, mechanical, chemical and host plant selection methods have been evolved from time to time for the …
Four representatives from the industry, who had been included in the high-level committee constituted by the state government for the installation of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) in the city, have been asked to attend a meeting with the Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), tomorrow in New Delhi. These …
