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 …
In a bid to curb illegal mining in the state, the government has decided to install CCTVs at barriers in 13 districts where mining is carried out. Apart from this, officials would be given android mobile phones for better communication, and software would be installed to track various vehicles. Handheld …
Says not a single environmental clearance granted for it in Gautam Budh Nagar district The Uttar Pradesh government today reluctantly admitted before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that illegal sand mining was going on in the state and not even a single environmental clearance granted for it in Gautam Budh …
Recent data of drinking water and sanitation ministry shows that at least 22% rural households have to cover more than half a km to fetch drinking water and over 67% of rural households don't have access to latrines. The worst-affected states in the second category are Jharkhand where over 91% …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 14/08/2013 regarding illegal unauthorized mining in Gautam Budh Nagar, NOIDA, State of Uttar Pradesh and other states of India. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/171-2013(OA)_14Aug2013.pdf
In a move to regulate traffic and bring down the rising air pollution levels, the traffic police on Monday launched a drive against vehicles emitting poisonous carbon mono-oxide beyond the stipulated limits. Traffic inspector Indrapal Singh told TOI that four teams equipped with smoke meters and gas analysers have been …
After a seven-month lull, encephalitis in the eastern districts of the state has resurfaced with over 200 cases of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) and more than 100 deaths reported in the past 20 days. A total of 482 AES cases have been reported this year with 108 deaths so far. …
गोमती के अध्ययन के लिए दल रवाना 24 जागरण संवाददाता, लखनऊ : गोमती बंधे पर नजारा मंगलवार को कुछ बदला सा नजर आएगा। गोमती की सफाई को लेकर चिंतित शहरवासी एक किलोमीटर लंबी मानव श्रृंखला बनाएंगे। इस मानव श्रृंखला में छात्र-छात्रओं सहित एनएसएस, एसीसी, स्काउट्स एंड गाइड्स, शिक्षक, बार एसोसिएशन …
UP Housing and Development Board is launching more than 3,000 flats in Lucknow on Independence Day under its two schemes—Awadh Vihar Yojna on Sultanpur Road and Vrindavan Yojna on Rae Bareli Road. These include 3BHK, 2BHK, 3BHK+Study and 2BHK+Study type flats. The board had earlier announced it would offer new …
Nagpal Yet To File Her Response To Chargesheet While suspended civil servant Durga Sakthi Nagpal maintained a stoic silence on the ninth day after being chargesheeted by the Uttar Pradesh government, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav was vocal in defending the government for taking action against illegal mining every time a …
The outrage over the suspension of Durga Shakti Nagpal, an IAS officer who was simply doing her job by checking illegal mining of sand along the rivers of Uttar Pradesh, has highlighted a crucial issue. It is now evident that illegal mining of sand from rivers and beaches is rampant …
The number of tigers is likely to go up in the Dudhwa reserve this year as eight to ten big cats have been captured on the cameras installed in the territory. Though Dudhwa officials are tightlipped on the number of tigers spotted, they are hopeful that tiger census, slated to …
The government has reviewed progress of the lion safari project and directed forest department to complete the project in a year's time. While the department has to complete the lion breeding centre this year, the safari project should be complete in 2014-15. The breeding centre is to be constructed in …
There's evidence of "rampant, unscientific and illegal (sand) mining" at various locations along the Yamuna in UP's Gautam Budh Nagar district, a union ministry of environment and forest probe has found. The fi ndings could be seen as an endorsement of IAS offi cer Durga Sakthi Nagpal's crackdown on illegal …
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is in the dock for ordering the suspension of Durga Shakti Nagpal, a sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) in Gautam Budh Nagar district. Much to the discomfiture of the Samajwadi Party government, the young IAS officer’s suspension has snowballed into a big controversy, prompting the Centre …
As per the Ministry of Environment & Forest office order no. Z-11013/170/2013-IA.II(M) dated 6th August, 2013 a three member Committee comprising of Dr. Saroj, Director, MoEF, New Delhi, Shri G.C. Meena, Deputy Collector of Mines, Incharge Dehradun Office of IBM, Dehradun, Dr. K. K. Garg, Director, Regional Office of MoEF, …
The Union Environment & Forests Ministry committee has found gross illegalities in the sand mining leases of Gautam Budh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh. The committee will submit its report to the Ministry on Friday along with photographic and documentary evidence of illegal mining in the district. Sources in the Ministry …
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday that the Bhumi Sena scheme for reclamation of barren, ravenous and usar (alkaline soils) land will help increase the State’s area under cultivation. The Chief Minister said not only will landless farmers benefit, the State’s agriculture production will also increase. Mr. …
Acknowledging that maternal mortality rate in the state is 8.9% due to unsafe abortions and around 15,000 women die annually across the nation due to it, the NRHM (National Rural Health Mission) authorities have stressed the need of implementation of safe abortion services at health centres across all the districts …
Taking up the implementation of its new solar policy, UP government issued a letter of intent to seven companies for setting up solar power plants with a total installed capacity of 130 Mw on Thursday. All these power plants will be set up in the Bundelkhand region. This was besides …
Despite ban on mining in riverbeds across India by the Supreme Court and National Green Tribunal, the activity is being carried out with impunity by the sand mafia in parts of Karnal district. The authorities concerned have not been able to effectively check sand mining in the area. After local …
