Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
Ludhiana: Raising a voice against noise pollution, young businessmen from the city carried out a campaign in the city distributing stickers of 'Horn Not OK Please' (HNOP). These young residents have also decided to write to the central government in this regard, requesting them to make a provision in the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 06/01/2016 regarding diseases as a result of pollution majorly generated by air pollution. Gujarat, Bihar, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Chhatisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Jharkhand would file a comprehensive affidavit stating …
Ludhiana, which is already in a race for 'Smart City' project, will get a boost of solar power as the Union government has included the industrial capital of Punjab among 50 cities to be developed as solar cities. With a view that urbanization is leading to a rapid rise in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Baldev Singh & Others Vs. State of Punjab & Others dated 06/08/2015 regarding groundwater pollution in the state of Punjab. The Tribunal also directed that ground water samples be collected from Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bhatinda, Mohali …
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests under the Chairmanship of Shri Ashwani Kumar had decided to take up the issue of pollution levels of some of the Tier-II cities of the country. In that series, the Committee undertook its study visit to Ludhiana and …
Raising the issue of environmental pollution mainly caused due to vehicles, Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu has written a letter to minister of petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan demanding the provision of clean fuel, CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) at all filling stations in Punjab. Pointing at important issues in …
In a race between 100 cities picked up from states and union territories across the country, only 20 will start their 'smart' journey this financial year. The remaining 80, in the proposed 100 smart city plan, will join the club in two equal batches of 40 each in the following …
Ludhiana, the industrial hub of the state, has the unenviable distinction of being among the 10 most polluted cities of the world, according to a WHO report. Today, we have a close look at the air, water and noise pollution levels in the city: Air pollution The Punjab Pollution Control …
The state government launches campaigns such as “Nanhi Chhaan” with great enthusiasm but soon the “true” spirit behind these drives starts fading away. On one hand the government distributes saplings to encourage plantation, on the other it has decided to convert a green area into a test centre for aspirants …
Bayer CropScience has launched a new fungicide Raxil Easy, a seed treatment product for the control of loose smut disease in wheat. The new product was launched in the markets of Karnal in Haryana and Ludhiana in Punjab ahead of the Rabi planting season. Loose smut is one of the …
There will be a new system in place to keep a check on movement of buses, fuel theft, footfall and safety of passengers in each city bus once the new operator takes over the service. Ludhiana city buses had come to a complete halt two months back, but could be …
Though the city bus service has been stopped for the time being due to the “weak” financial condition of the Municipal Corporation, the High Court directions to the State Transport Department to issue permits to diesel buses involved in litigation both in Amritsar and Ludhiana has come as a major …
Chandigarh, July 24: The quality of water of the Sutlej is deteriorating at a fast pace as the much-publicised Sutlej Action Plan (SAP) has failed to yield any result, said a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. The water of the river has been degrading by …
Three deaths in a day at Parkash Nagar raise questions over MC, Health Dept’s arrangements Water contamination continues to haunt people residing in some localities of the city. Every summer, the same story gets repeated: people losing their life due to diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases. Three deaths in a …
The areas having a large population of migrants face the threat of outbreak of a disease as the Municipal Corporation and the Health Department have not shown any concern about sanitation there. During a visit to Dhandari Kalan, Jamalpur, Bihari Colony, Fauji Mohalla, Durga Colony and Prem Nagar, it was …
Ludhiana the world’s most polluted city according to the World Health Organization (WHO) — will now attempt to break an environmental record, for the most tree saplings planted in an hour, as part of ‘Earth Hour’ celebrations on July 20. While the current record, as per the Guinness Book of …
Better Ludhiana: Pollution pangs Buddha Nullah, once called Buddha Dariya, tells the story of the deterioration of the city’s environment. A clean water rivulet with fishes of myriad varieties swimming in it is how the nullah (drain) is remembered as by those who have seen it in 1960s. Today, the …
Dip in Municipal Corporation’s revenue as 13 parking lots on Ferozepur road merged. Now the residents have to pay for parking their vehicles at the leading markets of the city: Sarabha Nagar main market, Ghumar Mandi, Sarabha Nagar-I block and Malhar road. The Municipal Corporation auctioned four new parking lots …
While the world celebrates World Environment Day, the city can only observe it as a day to pay homage to the ‘clean environment’ that has long since gone from the city. Effort to revive it seem too less, not only from the government side, but also from the residents. Take …
Dengue has started spreading its tentacles in the city. Many dengue cases, including patients from the neighboring cities, have been reported from the local hospitals. Dengue is caused by mosquito bite. Researchers are working on dengue vaccines but the best preventive measure is to check mosquito breeding in the areas …
