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 …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Rajiv Narayan & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/01/2015 regarding serious air pollution and health hazards to the residents of Ghaziabad by small and big industries which are emitting black smoke in the …
The holy Ganga gains further importance during Magh Mela in January. A large number of devotees, sadhus and seers take a dip in Kanpur, Allahabad and Varanasi on different 'snans' (holy bath) like Makar Sankranti. But visualize the situation when the river does not have enough water. The seers in …
Intense cold wave that has hit the north India, including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab in its grip, also swept across Bathinda and its adjoining areas, with the weather remaining mainly dry even as fog disrupted road and rail traffic in the region. Absence of sun and dew hanging heavy in …
Thousands of protestors across north India are expected to mass outside Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on February 1 to press the government to clean up the heavily-polluted Yamuna. Swami Vigyanacharya, who will be heading the campaign, said the rally next month will just be a "warning" as this would …
State's forest department as well as ASI horticulture department have sought an explanation from the local horticultural officials at Taj complex why as many as 50 peach trees have been chopped off in the heritage site. The unseasonal pruning was reportedly carried out without proper written permission, according to sources. …
Noting that a large number of children affected by Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) are becoming disabled with physical, mental and neurological disorder, the Centre has asked the States to make District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRC) fully functional. Union Health Minister JP Nadda, at a meeting with …
Varanasi: With a view to promote clean energy transport, an auto-driver of the city came up with a novel idea and introduced solar panels in his electric powered e-rickshaw to ensure clean and green environment. Jai Prakash Saroj, a resident of Jalali Patti, installed solar panels and controller in his …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has written to the Uttar Pradesh government to take necessary action for conservation and management of Yamuna wetland in Greater Noida. A letter from the MoEF has been sent to the Principal Secretary, Department of Forests of the U.P. government. The communication …
Central Pollution control board has given its consent for the installation of a zero liquid discharge plant at Jajmau to save the river Ganga from pollutants in discharge of tanneries. The CPCB, during a meeting held recently at New Delhi, rejected the protest of tannery owners and gave a green …
Particles From Burning Of Fossil Fuels To Blame: Study India's white marvel, the Taj Mahal, is slowly turning brownish-yellow because of air pollution, says an Indo-US study which also identifies the pollutants responsible for the effect. It says the Taj is changing colour due to deposition of dust and carbon-containing …
The amendments to the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Act through an ordinance the government brought on Monday have evoked a mixed response in Noida. Farmers were furious that the consent clause for social infrastructure, affordable housing and some other categories of projects had been done away with and said they …
State cabinet headed by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday cancelled the 660MW power plant proposed to be set up by Torrent power in Sandila. Torrent had deposited bank guarantee of Rs 66 crore with the state government after the project was proposed to be set up through memorandum of …
Thick fog and haze that envelops the city every morning and evening is an indicator of high pollution levels in the city. Experts have suggested that high concentration of pollutants in the air results in dense haze and smog formation that lasts throughout the day, thus restricting sunlight to reach …
A month after the environmental NGO Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) collected water samples from various spots in six villages around Greater Noida's Chhapraula area to probe if there was a connection between ground water contamination and rising incidence of cancer in the region, researchers said on Sunday their …
Almost all of the most polluted cities in India are located in the north with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan dominating the list, according to a WHO report on the most polluted cities in the world published earlier this year. Incidentally, UP, Punjab and Delhi also lie in the fog …
Uttar Pradesh continue to shiver on Sunday as icy winds and foggy weather disrupted normal life in the state. At least 21 more people lost their lives taking the toll to the cold related incidents to 138, official said on Sunday. Officials said deaths include five alone in Sidharthanagar district …
Intense cold wave swept across north India on Thursday and, coupled with dense fog, affected normal life across the region and led to the death of 12 persons — nine in Uttar Pradesh and three in Punjab. Also, train services continue to be affected due to dense fog cover in …
The government’s efforts to check the spread of encephalitis and Japanese encephalitis, which include a vaccination drive started in 2006, have not shown the desired results. The Centre has disclosed that not only have the cases gone up in the last few years, epidemiological data shows that many adults are …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs. Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur & Ors. dated 22/12/2014 regarding discharge of sewage in the Ramgarh Lake and Rapti River, Gorakhpur. The Tribunal noted that the ratio of discharge of sewage in the Ramgarh Lake …
Particulate carbon and fine dust particles cause browning of the marble. Finally, the specific pollutants in the air that are responsible for the discolouration of the white marble of Taj Mahal have been identified. Particulate carbon and fine dust particles that are deposited on the marble are responsible for its …
