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 …

Banking on state’s flora & fauna, UPFC forays into eco-tourism

Prospective Sites Include Ghats, Sanctuaries, Falls Lucknow: For wildlife enthusiasts and nature lovers planning to explore eco-tourism sites of Uttar Pradesh, there is help at hand. Working on ways to promote eco-tourism in the state and to attract people to exotic locales, UP Forest Corporation (UPFC) will go public with …

Villagers in poor states use ration shops less, shows survey data

Rural families in low income states such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal depend far less on ration shops for wheat and rice than the national average. In Bihar, less than 12 per cent of the rural population uses ration shops to buy rice, and in West Bengal, less …

U.P. announces package to upgrade highways

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday announced a slew of measures for development of infrastructure, including setting up of two new airports and a Rs 23,000-crore package to upgrade State highways. The Chief Minister also called on the domestic and foreign investors to take advantage of the investment …

A ‘Green Kumbh Mela’ initiative

Green Kumbh initiative must continue even after the mela, says Swami Chidanand Saraswati Even as lakhs of devotees took a holy dip at the Sangam on Paush Purnima on Sunday, Swami Chidanand Saraswati of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, the force behind the Clean Ganga campaign, expressed his satisfaction over the ongoing …

Borewell of Noida builder dismantled

Noida: The task force, set up by Noida Authority to stop extraction of groundwater by builders, inspected several sites of private developers on Sunday and found a project in Sector 93B flouting the National Green Tribunal’s order. Late in the evening, the task force dismantled the borewell used by the …

IIT expert for pollution survey

Study Ordered By Noida Authority To Find Causes & Extent Noida: The Noida Authority has sought assistance of IITRoorkee for undertaking a survey to determine the causes and extent of pollution in the city. Following an order of National Green Tribunal on January 15 for the formation of an expert …

Climate change in UP: Hybrid variety of crops taking over

Blame it on climate change as Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a shift from the traditional variety of foodgrains to hybrid ones as there is a sharp decline in production of conventional varieties of wheat and rice. Officials in Agriculture Department vouch that lesser winter rains and reduced fog have affected …

North continues to shiver

The chill showed no signs of ebbing in North India, buffeted by icy winds, with the mercury continuing to hover below normal in most parts on Thursday. The minimum temperature recorded in Delhi was 5.6 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal, although it was an improvement on Wednesday’s 4.4 degrees. …

UP eyes pvt players, model to improve power scenario

Till March 2012, UPPCL Had More Than 30,000 Crore Debt Lucknow: The state government is all set to introduce privatisation of power distribution system as part of the Centre’s ambitious power sector restructuring plan. The plan was approved by the state cabinet on Wednesday. Well placed sources in the energy …

Indiranagar, Gomtinagar to get water meters

Entire City To Be Covered in Later Phases Lucknow:UP Jal Nigam is planning to take steps to regularise water consumption and prevent its wastage by people. The corporation would soon be setting up water meters in all private houses across the city which get water supply from Jal Sansthan. In …

Turner of tides: Australian makes boat to ferry pilgrims, fight Ganga pollution

ALLAHABAD: Taking up the cause of freeing Ganga from pollution, Australian national Andrew Turner, 45, will swim against the current of the river. At Sangam along with his family and friends from Australia and Canada, Turner is launching from Thursday a boat built by himself and named Karuna to ferry …

New housing scheme along Shaheed Path

Registration To Start On Feb 4 Lucknow: The UP Housing Development Board has come out with a new housing project in the city after a gap of three years. The proposed ‘Avadh Vihar Yojana’ will come out on either side of the Shaheed Path near Sultanpur Road and spread over …

India Kumbh Mela dip 'raised Ganges river pollution'

Pollution levels rose alarmingly in the river Ganges in Allahabad on the first day of the Kumbh Mela festival, according to a study by the state pollution control board. Officials said eight million people had bathed at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers on 14 January. Hindus believe …

'Pvt school enrolments rise, but education quality declines'

According to ASER, there has been a 10% increase in private school enrolments over the last three years Private schools in India attracted a large chunk of students in the 6-14 age group, according to the Annual Status of Education Report 2012 (ASER) by Pratham. However, the quality of education …

Cold wave toll rises further

Two more deaths in U.P.; temperatures below normal at most places The cold wave continued to affect normal life in most parts of North India on Tuesday as more two persons lost their lives due to extreme cold in Uttar Pradesh. Residents of the national Capital had a taste of …

Gomti gets 37m litres sewage every day

Downstream Portion Of River Highly Polluted Lucknow: Hinting at the dangerous level of pollutants dissolved in the Gomti riverbed, UP Jal Nigam on Tuesday informed the Parliamentary Committee that around 37 million litres per day of untreated sewage is flowing into the river. Even though the official figures don’t ring …

Save Ganga: Seers threaten to boycott next big snan

ALLAHABAD: Agitated over high levels of pollution and shallow water in the holy Ganga, the Shankracharyas, seers and Dandi swamis, along with all the akaharas, are all set to repeat the feat of 2010 Mahakumbh of Hardwar — boycott the next 'Shahi Snan' on Mauni Amavasya scheduled for February 10. …

Gujarat pips Punjab in milk production

Amul Procures Record 164L Kg Milk Per Day Vadodara: Gujarat—the cradle of India’s White Revolution—has beaten Punjab in milk production by emerging as the fourth largest milk producing state of India, world’s largest milk producer. Amul, the homegrown milk brand, marketed by Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) on its …

Mercury falls further in North

No relief from the cold wave as skies stay dry and clear There was no relief from the bitter cold in North India on Monday with the mercury sliding further under mainly dry conditions as skies stayed clear following the brief spell of rain and snowfall this past week. Although …

UPPCL to bid for coal blocks

Bidding terms allow the developers to utilise coal from these blocks in projects being set up under the now defunct MoU route The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) would bid for the 17 coal blocks on offer by the Centre for the nine proposed thermal-power plants in the state. …

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