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 …
Even as the fog receded in most parts of Uttar Pradesh Monday, 26 people have died in the last 24 hours because of the extreme cold, officials said. The deaths were reported from Basti (6), Jaunpur (4), Ballia (4), Mirzapur (2), Varanasi, Bhadohi and Chandauli (1 each). Dense fog has …
Madhya Pradesh, on course for constant progress, has yet another feather in its cap lined up. The Krishi Karman Award for 2011-12 under the ‘Total Foodgrain Production Category First’ will be given away by President Pranab Mukherjee in Delhi on January 15, 2013. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Agriculture Development …
In an attempt to check smuggling of gutkha and paan masala from other states, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has appointed a special flying squad to inspect private vehicles and trains entering Maharashtra. On Friday, FDA inspectors had seized gutkha worth Rs 22 lakh in the luggage compartment of …
In a bid to make available clean and continuous flow of water in river Ganga during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad next month, the UP government has issued directions for shutting down industrial units that discharge pollutants in the river, officials said today. Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Javed Usmani …
Around the world, access to clean drinking water is a daily struggle; with one in eight people lacking safe water. As a result of these contaminated water sources, a child is more likely to contract diarrhoeal and other pathogen based diseases or infections. Diarrhoea is one of the largest killers …
UP is one of the ten states in the country to get a new and advanced system to check fitness of vehicles. But, it's still not clear if the system will be set up in Lucknow or any other city. The team from the central transport ministry had inspected a …
Cracking the whip on errant industrial units that release effluents into river Ganga, chief secretary Jawed Usmani, in a meeting with the UP Pollution Control Board on Thursday, said operations at such units should be stopped with immediate effect. Aiming to ensure pollution-free waters in Ganga ahead of Kumbh 2013, …
In a bid to make available clean and continuous flow of water in river Ganga during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad next month, the UP Government has issued directions for shutting down industrial units that discharge pollutants into the river, officials said today. Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Javed Usmani …
Another child succumbed to encephalitis here, taking the death toll in the viral disease in eastern Uttar Pradesh to 589 this year. The child hailing from Gorakhpur died yesterday. Two more children suffering from the disease have been admitted to the BRD Medical College Hospital, officials said today. As many …
Expressing concern over 50 per cent rise in power tariff in Uttar Pradesh, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) on Wednesday demanded the rollback claiming it was hurting the margins of small and medium companies. The hike in power tariff had led to a sharp rise …
The district administration has launched an inspection drive against city’s polluting tanneries to ensure availability of clean Ganga water for pilgrims during next year’s Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. During checking, it was found that four out of the 80 tanneries closed down due to non-compliance of pollution norms were …
The irony was not lost on anyone when Meerut, part of the ancient Harappan settlement renowned for its sophisticated drainage systems, was promised a decent sewerage system under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM) as late as 2005. The city seemed poised for a facelift after centuries of …
Uttar Pradesh is one of the 10 states in the country to get a new and advanced system to check fitness of vehicles. But, it's still not clear if the system will be installed in Lucknow or some other city of the state. The team from the Central transport ministry …
Merchant power plants based on captive coal might soon feel the pressure to enter into power purchase agreements (PPAs) for selling electricity as states return to market for power procurement through the tariff bidding route. Companies such as Jindal Power, which are selling cheaper power generated from captive coal in …
With the forest cover of 77,700 square kilometre area Madhya Pradesh retain its coveted title of number of state of the country in terms of forest cover, according to Indian State of Forest Report 2011. When forest cover in the country has decreased by 367 square kilometres, forest cover in …
To create awareness among women still engaged in manual scavenging, though the government banned the practice two decades ago, a nationwide campaign involving 11,000 Dalit women is now going around the country. The campaign “ Maila Mukti Yatra ” (MMY) reached here on Monday. “According to the 2011 Census, there …
After announcing the direct cash transfer rollout from January 1, the focus has come back on the Food Security Bill, for which the UPA government is looking at the Budget Session for passage. The parliamentary standing committee is learnt to have given its report to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. …
Representatives of various tribes in the state on Sunday resolved that they will form an all India union and will vote for the party which promises to implement the Forest Rights Act 2006 that provides forest dwellers individual and community rights to hold and live on forest land and use …
The maximum number of illegal mining cases detected and fines recovered are from Maharashtra at 7,721 and Rs 131 cr respectively The government today said states have detected a total of 25,519 illegal mining cases with fines worth Rs 622 crore realised, till June of the current fiscal. Both the …
The government on Monday said states have detected a total of 25,519 illegal mining cases with fines worth Rs 622 crore realised, till June of the current fiscal. Both the maximum number of illegal mining cases detected and fines recovered are from Maharashtra at 7,721 and Rs 131.43 crore respectively, …
