Uttar Pradesh

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Ganga pollution caused by industries especially tanneries in Kanpur, 20/01/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh & Others Vs. M/s. Hindustan Cocacola Beverages Pvt. Ltd., Mehdiganj, Rajatalab, Varanasi dated 20/01/2015 regarding Ganga pollution caused by industries. The Court observed that "It is unquestionable that 700 tannery industries in Kanpur which are located on …

Travel plans go haywire as Met predicts foggy days ahead

Dense fog continued to ruin travel plans in North India on Sunday with over 100 flights and 60 North-bound trains getting delayed in Delhi alone. The intensity of fog is set to increase across North India in the coming few days. The India Meteorological Department has issued a warning for …

No one takes charge of Hindon as filth flows in it

GHAZIABAD: While the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned the dumping of construction waste and religious items into the Yamuna in the national capital, there is no clarity yet on which agency will be in charge of cleaning the Hindon that merges with the Yamuna in Gautam Budh Nagar. The …

UP records seventh highest number of road accidents

Uttar Pradesh has its vehicular traffic running without a policy. UP traffic directorate has prepared five-point charter of demands for traffic regulation. Districts are formulating specific traffic regulation policy based on the five points. "We prepared the charter for only Lucknow initially but later we circulated it to be followed …

Panna tigers may give UP another big cat habitat

Uttar Pradesh may soon get its fourth tiger reserve, thanks to big cats strolling into the state from Madhya Pradesh's Panna reserve. The state government has proposed to develop Ranipur wildlife sanctuary in Chitrakoot (Bundelkhand region) into tiger reserve given its proximity to Panna. The two reserves are located at …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by M/s. Sariya Distillery, Sardar Nagar, Gorakhpur, 19/01/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh V/s. M/s. Sariya Distillery, Sardar Nagar, Gorakhpur dated 19/01/2015 regarding pollution caused by M/s. Sariya Distillery, Sardar Nagar, Gorakhpur. This is an Application filed on behalf on M/s. Saraiya Distillery, Sardar Nagar, Gorakhpur. This is a distillery …

Pollution: NGT orders joint inspection at steel plant

The National Green Tribunal has directed the central and Uttar Pradesh pollution control boards to jointly inspect Rathi Steel and Power Ltd's plant at Ghaziabad for alleged failure to take steps to control air and water pollution. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed a team of …

615 illegal cell towers in Ghaziabad

There are 615 mobile phone towers in the city, according to the Ghaziabad Development Authority. A GDA official told TOI that the figure has been arrived at following a survey by the Authority across all the eight zones of the city. "All these mobile phone towers have been installed without …

Arsenic in water: Sonbhadra admn told to form panel

The Allahabad High Court has asked the District Magistrate and Chief Medical Officer of Sonbhadra to form a committee to look into the issue of arsenic contamination of drinking water in several villages in the district. It has also directed the Indian Institute of Toxicology to prepare a report in …

Restart Kuberpur waste recycling plant: UPPCB to AMC

Agra: Taking cognizance of the deteriorating condition of the environment around the Kuberpur garbage dumpsite, the Uttar Pradesh pollution control board has sent a notice to the Agra municipal corporation to restart the solid waste recycling plant in the area. On an average, 750 metric tonnes of garbage is collected …

MoEF to decide fate of homebuyers near Okhla Bird Sanctuary soon

More than 30,000 apartment buyers in Noida could finally get possession of their homes, with the ministry of environment and forests set to consider all comments on its draft notification on the ecosensitive zone around the Okhla Bird Sanctuary at a meeting it is planning on January 30. The ministry, …

Govt concerned over 'yellow' Taj reports

Agra: Concerned over reports of 'yellowing' of the Taj Mahal, a parliamentary standing committee (PSC) on environment has given the local administration two months to find ways to reduce pollution level in the city. A recent joint study conducted by IIT Kanpur in collaboration with two American universities - the …

Burning of cow dung cakes near Taj Mahal banned

Amid concerns over Taj Mahal turning yellow due to increasing pollution, the district administration has banned burning of cow dung cakes in the city while use of coal by small units will also be prohibited soon. “A recent study published in an American journal says that due to brown and …

Hefty fine on dumping waste in Yamuna

An article titled “And quiet flows the Maili Yamuna” inspired a court case in 1994 focussing on preventing pollution in the river. Crores of rupees were flushed in the name of resurrecting the river with no effect. On Tuesday, the National Green Tribunal came out with its Restoration Plan for …

Shaping the contours of groundwater governance in India

India's groundwater dependence and the crises of depletion and contamination of groundwater resources require the development of a robust groundwater dependence framework. Understanding the challenges of developing a groundwater governance framework for regions of extensive groundwater development versus relatively less-developed areas of groundwater development is important. The groundwater typology is …

Judgement of National Green Tribunal regarding quarrying of brick earth in the State of Uttar Pradesh, 14/01/2015

Judgement of National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Lokendra Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh through Chief Secretary Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow regarding quarrying of brick earth in the State of Uttar Pradesh dated 14/01/2015.

NGT orders joint inspection into polluting sugar industry

The National Green Tribunal today directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to conduct a joint inspection of Wave Industries Ltd (Sugar Unit) in Uttar Pradesh for discharging untreated effluents into the Ganges. A bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, directed the …

Nepal’s Sharda river may revive Yamunaw

With interlinking of rivers (ILR) project high on its agenda, the Narendra Modi government is working on a new water-sharing arrangement to "revive the ailing Yamuna and benefit Upper Yamuna river basin states" — Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti, who said …

Local administration given 2 months to reduce pollution in Agra

Concerned over reports of 'yellowing' of the Taj Mahal, a parliamentary standing committee (PSC) on environment has given the local administration two months to find ways to reduce pollution level in the city. A recent joint study conducted by IIT Kanpur in collaboration with two American universities - the Georgia …

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Yamuna particularly in the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), 13/01/2015

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has decided to set up a committee to plan on cleaning up River Yamuna and ordered that people who throw religious items into the Yamuna will have to pay a fine of Rs 5000 Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the …

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