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 …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi is on the verge of a major Japanese encephalitis (JE) outbreak owing to its burgeoning pig population and scores of piggeries owned by more than 200 families. Head of the Molecular Biology unit at the Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Dr Sunit Kumar Singh, …
A separate ministry on rivers with special focus on Ganga notwithstanding, rejuvenating the national river will not be an easy task for the Modi government. Among the many contributors, the tanneries of Kanpur alone add 50 mld of waste to the river everyday. Of this, only 9 mld waste is …
The government has declared the Capital free of blue kerosene, and many have switched over to cooking gas. However, some continue to use the fuel, now overpriced and being smuggled in from other States, out of necessity Last month, the Delhi Government declared the Capital the first “kerosene-free” city in …
The roads of Uttar Pradesh account for more deaths than any other state in the country. The National Crime Bureau Record (NCRB) Report 2013 indicates road mishaps claimed 1,37,423 lives in 2013 and UP accounted for 15,630 of them. Tamil Nadu was at the second spot with 15,563 casualties. While …
VARANASI: Will Prime Minister Narendra Modi use the expertise of Sulabh International, a pioneer organization working in the field of biogas generation from human excreta, to save Ganga from sewage pollution? Sulabh has offered its services in cleaning the Ganga with the help of its indigenously developed technology. "It is …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sushil Raghav Vs. State of UP & Ors. dated 02/07/2014 regarding encroachments made in various water bodies, ponds and lakes in and around Ghaziabad.
LUCKNOW: The roar of the tiger is getting louder at the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, with the recent census revealing a rise in tiger population by eight to 10 % in its core area. The last census, held in 2010, had indicated about 80 tigers in the core area of the …
Move comes Uttar Pradesh’s January proposal to notify 100 m around sanctuary Echoing the Uttar Pradesh Government’s proposal in January to notify 100 metres around the Okhla Bird Sanctuary as “eco-sensitive zone”, the Delhi Government’s Forest Department is set to propose the same. As per a directive issued by the …
Greater Noida's ambitious plan to house its first heliport has hit a roadblock. The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA), after having earmarked nearly 25 acres for the proposed project, is now scouting for an alternative site. According to sources, the move comes in the wake of experts' reports about …
The State Assembly witnessed an uproarious scene as the Opposition members created a ruckus over the pollution in rivers for which the State Government could not issue proper solutions. The issue was raised during the Question Hour. Though State Zoo Minister Shiv Pratap Yadav admitted in the House that the …
AGRA: Thousands of dead fish have been found floating at Samgor ghat of river Yamuna in Etmadpur area of Agra over the past few days. Locals and environmentalists have attributed the death to rising pollution in the river water. However, a team of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) which …
NOIDA: Supply of potable Ganga water to Indirapuram in Ghaziabad is expected to increase from July 15 following the successful commissioning of the last phase of the Ganga Jal project undertaken by the UP Jal Nigam. The 100-cusec Ganga Jal Project, which is being executed by the UP Jal Nigam …
BAREILLY: A recent survey by the Jal Nigam has found high levels of arsenic in ground water in 19 villages in Bareilly district. The survey was conducted after over 25 cancer-related deaths were reported from Bahrauli village in Meerganj tehsil in five years. A team of health department officials will …
The Akhilesh Yadav government has finally facilitated the implementation of the National Food Security Act 2013 in the state; a law which it had opposed tooth and nail when it was implemented. Presiding over a cabinet meeting, Yadav yesterday approved the criteria for selection of beneficiaries who would get food …
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS), a disease listed by World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has been reported in 26 countries across 4 continents. Till date, 94 fish species have been fouund to be naturally infected with EUS and its host range is gradually expanding. In the year 2010-11, outbreaks resulting …
Weather experts have confirmed that the El Nino effect is adversely impacting this year's monsoon. The cumulative rainfall in the country till June 18 has been 45% below the long period average (LPA) as per the recent analysis by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The analysis indicates that from June …
AGRA: With an aim to curb the rising pollution in Yamuna, the Agra district administration has decided to strictly implement the ban on use of polythene in the city. For the same cause, the municipal authorities have been asked to place barricades at Yamuna ghats to resist locals for throwing …
NOIDA: Nearly 30% of employees in Noida's factories and entrepreneurial outfits have been missing from work this summer. Lack of clean drinking water and dependence on untreated tap water has led to more than five lakh workers falling sick with water-borne diseases. "There are over 7,200 industrial outfits in Noida …
After distributing about 15 lakh laptops in the state, Samajwadi Party is set to distribute around 10,000 battery operated 'electronic rickshaws' as freebies to registered three-wheeler cycle-rickshaw pullers in cities of Uttar Pradesh. Tenders of the project were issued in February but due to technical limitations, they could not get …
Coca Cola has received some relief from the National Green Tribunal, which has passed an interim stay on the UP pollution board’s order to shut down its plant in Mehdiganj, near Varanasi. The maker of Coke, Sprite, Thums UP, Kinley and other drinks, has been allowed to continue with its …
