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 …
Patiala: Union Power Secretary P. Uma Shankar today convened a high-level meeting with officials of power corporations of northern states in Chandigarh to review progress of the Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP). Secretary Power (Punjab) Anirudh Tiwari said P. Uma Shankar was happy to note that Punjab …
The fall in hydro-power generation in some northern states has affected the power scene in Punjab. As of now, Punjab has about 45 lakh units of power les than it had in the corresponding period last year. Last year, Punjab had got 45 lakh units from Nathpa-Jhakri, which has now …
Patiala: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has sealed a paper mill for violating pollution control norms. The power connection of the mill has also been disconnected. Highly placed sources said on specific information a PPCB team conducted a raid at the DSG Paper Mills Private Limited, located on the …
Patiala, May 15: The commissioning of the 660-MW first unit of the Talwandi Sabo thermal plant scheduled for November 30 would be delayed by 10 months. Plant developer Sterlite Energy Limited has, in a letter, attributed the delay to non-signing of the fuel supply agreement (FSA) and non-availability of coal. …
Chandigarh: Introduced barely three months ago, sexed semen which helps dairy farmers get only female calves from their cows is already a rage. The state had imported 5,000 sexed semen straws from the US three months ago under a pilot project. There is a demand for more even as farmers …
Sangrur/Patiala: Despite a ban imposed on stubble burning, the unhealthy practice continues unabated in Sangrur and Patiala districts. Stubble burning not only pollutes the environment, but it also causes health ailments. During a visit to villages in Sunam, Sangrur and Lehragaga, it came to light that post-harvest, wheat stubble in …
Three years after over a lakh trees were axed and nearly two lakh plants uprooted for widening of the National Highway-I, Punjab is finding it hard to meet its afforestation target due to paucity of forestland. So much so that the state Forest Department was now planting saplings on common …
Chandigarh: Rain and hailstorm lashed many places across Punjab on Tuesday. Agriculture experts said the showers that lasted for around half-an-hour may harm the crop about to be harvested. “The harvest has been delayed due to earlier cold weather conditions and the untimely rain will further damage the crop,” said …
Patiala: The electromagnetic field generated by high-tension wires can affect those with a pacemaker, say medical experts. Dr Amanpreet Garg, a cardiologist says: "People with a pacemaker must stay away from every kind of magnetic field. There is a possibility that the pacemaker may stop functioning due to the electromagnetic …
But discharge of hazardous waste continues in it Patiala: Contrary to the recent "all is well" report prepared by the high level committee constituted to monitor the pollution level in the Buddha Nullah, Ludhiana, many industrial units are still discharging hazardous waste into the nullah. Sources in the Punjab Pollution …
Patiala: Irked over the delay in release of payments for the mid-day meal schemes, many government schools in the district have closed the scheme, while others are on the verge of closing the scheme due to shortage of funds. Sources in the Education Department said that many schools in Samana …
As many as 1,159 patients have been tested positive for dengue so far throughout the state. Of these, 447 persons have been tested positive in Ludhiana district, 358 in Bathinda district and 239 in Muktsar district. However, as per official records, only three dengue deaths have been reported so far. …
Already struggling to meet demand, PSPCL will have to arrange 200-MW extra electricity Patiala: With the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) giving its nod for the release of 75,000 tubewell connections for the year 2011-12, the power requirement in the state would go up by 200 MW and approximately …
A day after announcing eight hour supply for agriculture on alternate days, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) changed the schedule to six-hour uninterrupted supply following complaints by farmers that their paddy crop, majority of it late variety, was at ripening stage and would be ruined if power was …
With today’s price hike of Rs 3.14 per litre and Punjab’s unwillingness to reduce state taxes, petrol prices in the state are amongst the highest in the country at Rs 74.5 per litre. Karnataka is the only place in India, where petrol is costlier than Punjab (at Rs 74.81 per …
Chandigarh Punjab pollution control board (PPCB) has slapped notices on 54 government and private hospitals for violation of various norms for managing and handling bio-medical waste. Teams of the nodal agency conducted raids throughout the state and found that a large number of hospitals have been violating pollution control norms. …
Inhabitants of the several villages, located near the Hansi-Butana canal on the Punjab-Haryana border, will file a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the construction of the Hansi-Butana canal and the 3.75-km concrete wall being built by Haryana along its embankments. Baltej Singh, sarpanch, …
Sekhon says 20,700 acres of farmland will be submerged in Punjab; Chatha calls it a poll gimmick Dharmheri (Patiala), June 29 Punjab Irrigation Minister Janmeja Singh Sekhon has said that in case of torrential rain, a threat of flood in Patiala district looms large. After visiting the site at the …
Ahead of monsoon, the construction of a 4-km concrete wall along the Hansi-Butana canal by Haryana has left the villagers residing along the Punjab-Haryana border worried. Inhabitants of the villages, situated near the Punjab-Haryana border, fear flash floods in case of heavy rainfall. Residents of Dharmheri village on Golu Cheeka …
While Haryana and the Chandigarh Administration are still taking baby steps where the eco-cab project is concerned, Punjab is going strong. At Fazilka, Amritsar and Patiala, the lightweight, eco-friendly rickshaws are gaining in popularity, with Ludhiana and Sangrur all set to join the bandwagon. Taking suo moto cognizance of a …
