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 …
LUCKNOW: The Government of India has earmarked a sum of Rs 3,043.88 crores to the Uttar Pradesh government for implementation of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in financial year 2013-14. The amount is about 12% more than what was allocated last year. Officials in the state health department informed …
The annual plantation drive would add more than four crore trees in Uttar Pradesh. The drive would be different this year as trees would be planted on a bigger area to make them more visible. Besides, plantation of trees at one place would make their maintenance easy. Last year, plantation …
Noise Level Indicates Rising Decibels Too Lucknow: Air pollution in Lucknow has increased this year. If pre-monsoon assessment of the ambient air quality of Lucknow, released by the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research on World Environment Day is any indication, the concentration of gaseous pollutants–sulphur dioxide (SO2) and oxides of …
Chief minister AkhileshYadav's initiative towards setting up a waste-to-energy power plant in the state started taking shape on Wednesday when a delegation from a US-based company gave a presentation to urban development minister Azam Khan and senior officials. The power point presentation put forth the various techniques that the company …
Charbagh is the most polluted area in Lucknow, says a report published by Indian Institute of Toxicology Research on Wednesday to coincide with the World Environment Day. The study, carried out in nine locations of the state capital, showed Charbagh having the highest average level of respirable particulate matter (RSPM), …
The Ghaziabad Development Authority plans to introduce a project that will enable the agency to track all construction activity in the city through satellite imagery. The proposal, which is currently in the pre-contract phase, is called 'auto detection of construction through satellite imagery' and is expected to cost more than …
Hotel management institute to come up in UP The Union Cabinet today decided to undertake a slew of social welfare measures, including extending the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSYB) to five more categories thereby benefitting around 85 lakh workers in the unorganised sector. The scheme will now cover rickshaw pullers, …
ALLAHABAD: The side effects of global warming which are creating unbearable climatic conditions have become one the biggest challenges before mankind today. And if experts and scientists are to be believed, the erosion of greenery has been one of the biggest reasons for these extreme climatic changes. Therefore, in an …
ALLAHABAD: In a letter written to Union minister for water resources, Samajwadi Party national general secretary and Allahabad MP Rewati Raman Singh had sought former's intervention in ensuring release of water for Baan Sagar river project by Madhya Pradesh to provide succour to the parched throats in trans-Yamuna area and …
LUCKNOW: Nearly a decade after it shelved the ambitious waste-to-energy power plant in Lucknow, the UP government is again toying with the idea to revive the project, this time with the help of a US-based company. A delegation of the United States-based renewable energy company would be arriving in the …
Noida: A day after TOI reported that Noida Authority had been selectively demolishing illegal structures on river beds, an anti encroachment squad on Friday razed a number of unauthorized, concrete structures near Sector 151 in Noida and other nearby areas. TOI had on Thursday reported that the Authority had not …
This study conducted by Accountability Initiative found several inefficiencies and widespread irregularities in implementation of the flagship Mid-Day Meal scheme in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. This study attempts to fill this gap in the context of the Mid Day Meal scheme (MDM). It employs a unique method to track fund …
KANPUR: The drinking water supply situation in Kanpur south and other parts of the city is worsening. A number of local residents came out on streets to lodge protest against water scarcity in Kanpur south. Congress workers on Thursday staged a 'dharna' and gheraoed the general manager of Jal Sansthan. …
Lucknow: The much-hyped anti-smoking campaign of the government seems to have failed to make any impact on tobacco users. Despite being aware about the harmful effects of tobacco consumption, people are not ready to quit it. A survey done by the Union ministry of health and family welfare reveals that …
The Noida Authority is set to commission the largest sewage treatment plant (STP) in Sector 168 of Noida in the first week of June. The new plant has a capacity of cleaning 50 million litres of sewage daily. Till now, the 35MLD treatment plant in Sector 123 was the largest. …
VARANASI: District health department is not holding any awareness programme to mark World No Tobacco Day on Friday. Chief medical officer MP Chaurasia is waiting for guidelines from the authorities. World No Tobacco Day is observed on May 31. This year, the theme is 'Free Yourself'. Tobacco kills nearly six …
Notwithstanding several measures taken by the Government to secure the future of children, particularly the girl child, there has been a decline in the child population in Uttar Pradesh. More importantly, there has been a considerable fall in the child sex ratio over the past decade, according to the final …
The Centre’s ambitious move to set up a national-level body for integrated development of river basins is facing stiff resistance from various states. The very first meeting of the newly formed National Forum of Water Resources and Irrigation Ministers on Wednesday, to discuss the controversial National Water Framework Law (NWLS), …
If Delhi government has to make sure that residents don’t eat pesticide laced food, it will have to push neighboring states to reduce their pesticide usage. Most of Delhi’s fruits and vegetables come from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Agricultural experts say that while High Court-appointed panel’s recommendations on …
