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: 65 fresh cases of dengue has been reported positive by the health department on Monday. While these cases have been reported in last two weeks, health department confirmed the number of cases on Monday. Until mid-September, the number of cases were between 35-37. Within the span of 15- 20 …
Ludhiana: With 5 new positive cases of chikungunya reported on Friday evening by the health department, the number has reached 7 from the Ludhiana district. With chikungunya, samples for swine flu and dengue are also being sent for testing on a regular basis. On Saturday, 5 samples of swine flu …
Despite the industrial town being counted amongst the most polluted cities in the country, the district authorities seem to be indifferent towards improving the environment in the city. Diesel-run auto-rickshaws plying within the city limits add to pollution woes of residents. Most auto-rickshaws emit black smoke thus polluting air in …
LUDHIANA: The rampant practice of stubble burning has emerged as a major problem in Punjab leading to pollution of the environment as well as posing a major health hazard. To spread awareness about the management of agricultural residue, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organised a special interaction with Dr Arshdeep …
Under the “net-metering” policy of the state government, a solar power plant will soon be installed at Sutlej Club here. Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Aggarwal said a 60-KW plant will be installed at the club. Anupam Nanda, District Manager, Punjab Energy Development Agency, said the club could save the power bills …
In all, 375 cases of the violation of the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 have been registered for selling food items not adhering to the required standards in the district. More than Rs 11 lakh have been collected as the fine money. This was stated by Deputy Commissioner Pardeep …
Is your hand constantly on the horn while you are driving or are you always on the phone talking to your friends. Do you aloof yourself from the world by plugging in earphones and listening to your favourite music. If you are indulging in these practices regularly, then beware, as …
LUDHIANA: With the first of it's kind Canal Top solar project on Sidhwan canal getting ready by the month end, people can expect better facilities, including solar power. Members of the Lets Clean Ludhiana Foundation (LCLF) visited the project site near Rajgarh to review work done so far. The project, …
LUDHIANA: There have been more than 1,300 cases of dengue and about 200 Chikungunya cases at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) alone, while the health department had reported only 615 cases till early November. Dr Ankush Mehta from Fortis Hospital said they had received 87 confirmed dengue cases so …
Twentyone more patients, including 12 male and nine female, tested positive for dengue today in various city hospitals. With this, the total number of confirmed dengue cases in the city has reached 598, said the district health officials. Maintaining that Ludhiana district was the worst affected from vector-borne diseases this …
Twentysix more patients tested positive for dengue today, which included 16 males and 10 females. The number of patients from Ludhiana has reached 536, while those admitted in city hospitals from other districts are 151 and those from other states are 19. PGI recently conducted a study on the type …
LUDHIANA: At a time when the count of dengue and chikungunya cases has seen a steep rise in the past two months, municipal corporation's fogging exercise seems to made little difference in checking the spread of the diseases. Dr Ramesh Kumar, district epidemiologist, said, "Though the figures are less as …
Ludhiana: In a new hope for hundreds of industrialists running factories in non-industrial areas, from whom Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) had taken application fees worth lakhs in the month of May for issuing industrial and commercial power connections but later refused to process their applications, Ludhiana deputy commissioner …
With the monsoon going on, the threat of dengue is looming large and people are adopting all types of measures to ward off mosquitoes. Experts from city have also suggested the use of some plants that help in keeping mosquitoes away. A city-based naturopathy expert said lemongrass had a citrusy …
Forest Department yet to buy land for compensatory plantation The government is all set to axe thousands of trees for widening the Chandigarh-Ludhiana road, but the Forest Department has no land available for compensatory afforestation. Replying to a query, Forest and Labour Minister Chunni Lal Bhagat said efforts were on …
Ludhiana: Kundan Vidya Mandir (KVM), Civil Lines, is setting an example for other educational institutions by promoting energy conservation and making the best use of natural resources. The school has installed as many as 400 solar panels on its roof, generating 100kw electricity, that would be used in the school. …
The Environment Ministry’s proposal, to hastily implement a ‘stringent’ norm mandating nearly all textile processing units to eliminate liquid discharges, can result in closure of many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and trigger large-scale job losses, according to the Textile Ministry. In his response to the draft notification by the …
Aiming to check the sand and gravel demand-supply gap and thus bring down the prices, the Punjab government today started auctioning sand quarries in the state’s riverbeds and also fixed the profit that a contractor can make. Twenty-four quarries were auctioned through reverse-bidding and by fixing the profit of contractors …
The Punjab government on Wednesday issued directions to Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) not to conduct further field trials of genetically modified (GM) mustard crop, following the concerns expressed by a civil society group. “I have asked Financial Commissioner (Development), Punjab, to direct PAU not to go ahead with further field …
As the Punjab and Haryana Governments struggle to control the large-scale burning of paddy straw by farmers, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climatic Change has set up a system to generate real-time information on fire incidents using satellite data. Sources said data and images from two US space systems …
