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 …

New master plan to cover city’s extended areas

LDA Gets The Power To Sanction Building Maps In 197 Villages Falling Under Zila Panchayat LDA announced to include the city's extended areas under the master plan 2031. This would empower LDA to approve maps in these areas. Currently, it is done by zila panchayats. There has always been a …

Builders hiding behind Green Tribunal’s order, claim Noida home buyers

Real estate developers who have projects within a 10-km radius of the Okhla Bird Sanctuary here are using environmental concerns to delay giving possession, buyers of these units have alleged. A National Green Tribunal order in April this year had stopped all new constructions within the 10-km radius pending the …

No link between litchi, AES, say experts

AES outbreak in Siliguri in 1996, traced to imported raspberry, may have led to ‘litchi theory’. Experts looking into the annual outbreak of a disease in parts of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh and Muzaffarpur in Bihar, which has claimed the lives of many children, have told The Indian Express that …

SC no to Jaypee plea leaves 30,000 home buyers at sea

Many pinned the blame on builders and the Noida Authority for not pointing out irregularities at an earlier stage. Home buyers were left in the lurch after the Supreme Court refused to entertain real estate firm Jaypee Infratech’s plea to direct Noida Authority to grant completion certificates to its projects …

Supreme Court refuses to hear real estate firm's plea against National Green Tribunal's order

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea of real estate firm Jaypee Infratech seeking a direction to Noida Authority to grant completion certificate to its projects which fall within 10km radius of a bird sanctuary. A bench of justices J S Kehar and C Naggapan said, "Let …

SC rejects plea of Jaypee against NGT order

In October 2013, NGT had directed the Noida Authority to stop construction activity within 10 km of the wildlife sanctuary The Supreme Court has rejected a real estate firm Jaypee Infratech’s plea that the Noida Authority be directed to grant completion certificates to its projects near the Okhla bird sanctuary …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the requirement of a No Objection Certificate from the Central Ground Water Authority for the operation of M/s …

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Hindustan Coca-cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. Vs U. P. Pollution Control Board dated 11/06/2014 regarding the requirement of a No Objection Certificate from the Central Ground Water Authority for the operation of M/s Hindustan Coca-cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd.

100% Ganga water in city from July 15

NOIDA: Potable water in the city will be sourced completely from the Ganga, starting July 15. The Noida authority recently gave its approval to commissioning of Phase II of the Rs 500-crore Ganga Jal Project, which started in 2009. The laying of pipelines will be completed by the end of …

Noida Builders Bleed as Green Tribunal Stops Home Delivery

NGT Order forbids giving completion certificates to projects in 10-km radius of Okhla bird sanctuary Builders in Noida are unable to hand over more than 30,000 completed homes to their buyers, because of a National Green Tribunal order forbidding the Noida Authority from giving completion certificates to projects within a …

Silence zones suffer high decibel noise pollution

ALLAHABAD: Vehicles zooming past city roads including silence zones like hospitals, schools, colleges and residential areas producing high decibel sound with their horns might be routine scenes for passersby but many are unaware that increasing noise pollution might be a major cause factor of high blood pressure, stress and anxiety …

Intense heat takes toll; stroke, dehydration cases rise

ALLAHABAD: Sangam City continued to reel under intense heat and hot weather conditions with mercury hovering over 46.5 degree Celsius, the decade's second highest temperature for consecutive second day. On Saturday the temperature from local air force office was recorded at 46.5 degree Celsius, making it the second hottest day …

Yamuna to be cleaned up like Ganga: Malini

Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Mathura, Hema Malini, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured her to include the river Yamuna in the 'Clean Ganga Campaign', which is on the priority of the National Democratic Alliance Government's agenda. "I had a discussion with the PM and he assured me …

Rising noise depriving citizens of peace, sleep

LUCKNOW: Quality of life in the city has taken a severe beating from noise pollution, subjecting citizens to risks of disturbed sleep patterns and high blood pressure. The study on noise pollution in the city conducted by the CSIR-Indian Institute of toxicology research in April-May 2013-14, released on Thursday, reveals …

Air we breathe is dense with pollutants

LUCKNOW: Level of air pollution in the city is higher than it was in previous pre-monsoon assessments. Ambient air quality prior to onset of rains, according to report released by the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research on World Environment Day, does not bode well for health of Lucknowites. "Pollutant concentrations …

Charbagh most polluted in Lucknow

Indian Institute of Toxicology Research report cites addition of 1,28,217 vehicles on capital roads as main reason. Charbagh has emerged as the most polluted area in Lucknow, according to a bi-annual report released by Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Thursday on World Environment Day. According to the report by the …

Centre should have direct control over Ganga projects

An expert member of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) and environment scientist at Banaras Hindu University Prof BD Tripathi suggests the direct control of the central government over the implementation of projects related to Ganga instead of leaving it on state governments. He is also not in favour of …

NGT order delays Noida flats

Affects 20,000 Homebuyers In Okhla Bird Sanctuary Zone Almost 20,000 homebuyers in Noida face a delay in receiving possession of their completed apartments. This is due to a recent judgment by National Green Tribunal, which prohibits Noida Authority from giving any completion certificate for projects within a 10km radius of …

Heatwave grips city, brace for 46°C today

Met Says High Temperatures Likely For A Week The Met department declared a heatwave over Delhi as the mercury continued its northward journey, touching 44.7 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the highest maximum recorded this year. The airport, where the temperature is usually a few degrees higher than in the main …

UP green cover far below national average

The tree as well as forest cover of Uttar Pradesh is only 9.01%. This neither conforms to the national average of 33% nor comes anywhere near the standards set by the State Forest Policy. Since estimates do not match the required standard it shows clearly that the basic objectives of …

Plan to free Yamuna of debris

NOIDA: The state irrigation department in Meerut has prepared an exhaustive plan for removal of construction debris from the Yamuna and its banks and to stop further dumping. The department has sent the proposal to its headquarters in Lucknow for approval. The Ganga division of the irrigation department has prepared …

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