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 …
The Kheti Virasat Mission, an NGO engaged in environment protection, has urged Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to order the immediate termination of genetically modified (GM) corn trials at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. In an open letter to the Chief Minister, the organisation has raised serious concern over allowing the …
Those who think the problem of a skewed sex ratio is limited to humans only, think again! The problem is as grave among cattle. In fact, more so if one goes by figures. And, the situation surely is alarming in Punjab. The only difference is that while among humans the …
The proposed routes are from Rahon Road to Gill village and BBMB Power House to Ayali Chowk Station Jyotika Sood The two-member team of the Delhi Metro Rail Project (DMRC) that carried out a feasibility study of the metro rail project in the city stated today that it was possible …
As implausible as it sounds, cattle poop can generate the electric power to light up thousands of households in Punjab, which has a livestock population of five and a half million buffalos and 1.2 million cows. They produce about 20 million kg of animal dung per day, which has the …
Farming is becoming difficult and costlier day by day. The farming crisis in Punjab has deepened this year due to the failure of the monsoon, as a result of which the farmers had to invest more money to raise kharif crops, particularly paddy. This impression was given by the farmers …
In recognition of the contributions of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, to agriculture, Cabinet Minister, Finance and Planning, Manpreet Singh Badal, today announced an additional grant of Rs 10 crore to the university for dedicated research in the next fiscal. Manpreet made the announcement after inaugurating the two-day Kisan Mela …
Ludhiana: Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana, honoured five progressive farmers during the two-day Kisan Mela that began on the university premises here today. The farmers who have been honoured are Gurdev Kaur Deol of Ayyali Khurd village in Ludhiana district, Jagdeep Singh Dhillon of Kanoi village in Sangrur district, Amar …
Ludhiana: Water testing kit introduced by the department of microbiology, Punjab Agricultural University, is a hit with farmers. The generation of revenue of Rs 6 lakh through the sale of the kit by the department in just three years is a proof of its popularity. The water testing kit is …
Ludhiana: A group of wheat scientists working in the department of plant breeding and genetics has brought laurels to the varsity during the 48th All India Wheat and Barley Research Workers' Meeting, organised at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. A PAU-developed durum wheat variety - PDW 314 - has …
The brick-kiln owners in the state have opposed the government notification asking them to use fly ash for making bricks. As per the notification, a brick-kiln in 100 kilometre radius of any thermal plant is required to add 25 per cent of fly ash in the material used to make …
Amloh: Fatehgarh Sahib district unit of the Panjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) organised a block-level seminar to celebrate Rajiv Gandhi Save Energy Day at the BDPO office here today. Speaking on the importance of the day, district chief of the PEDA Suresh Kumar Goel said,
A two-day training programme on micro irrigation was conducted at the PAU department of soil and water engineering here in which participants from the department of soil and water conservation, Punjab, participated. Dr PK Gupta, dean, College of Agricultural Engineering, who was the chief guest, said the use of drip …
In a heartening follow-up to the release of Rs 50 crore each by the Centre and the state government for the cleaning of the Buddha Nullah, a team of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) today visited the city for a ground-level assessment of the problem before recommending a unified …
The Punjab government has succeeded in brokering peace with the dyeing and textile industry of this city which is in the dock for causing pollution in the "buddha nullah" by taking the authority to regulate it from the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and giving it to the Central Pollution …
Continuing the process of disconnecting power supply to dyeing factories for failure to adhere to the norms for effluent discharge, the PSEB authorities today snapped power supply to five more units on the instructions of the Punjab Pollution Control Board. With this, the total number of dyeing units, which have …
The Punjab government has roped in three state universities, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Punjabi University and Guru Nanak Dev University (GND University), to conduct a survey on suicides by farmers and agricultural labourers in the state. In this regard chief secretary SC Aggarwal last week met representatives of the varsities, …
