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 …
A provision in the law is going to impact a large number of people who have been protesting against acquisition of land for decades The land Bill to be tabled in Parliament this week would renew hope for ‘victims’ of many a pending land acquisition case, forcing project owners to …
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed the state government to comply with the ban as ordered by the court earlier in relation to a PIL pertaining to Ganga pollution in which the court had asked the authorities to ban polythene bags of certain specification from being …
The agriculture production commissioner, Alok Ranjan has asked officials to complete the national rural drinking water programme on a priority basis. He expressed concern at the depleting drinking water level in the state and asked for taking up comprehensive measures to stabilise the drinking water sources in 108 development blocks …
The Uttar Pradesh government signed a memorandum of operation with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday for bilateral and technical cooperation in health, nutrition, agriculture and other development areas and sectors. The memorandum will remain effective till 2017, an official release said. Few months back, UP chief minister Akhilesh …
Resilient/Adaptive Agriculture in Flood Affected Areas and Urban Climate Change Resilience by Dr. Shiraz Wajih, GEAG at CSE Climate change adaptation workshop: Towards Climate Resilient Communities in South Asia: Emerging Policies and Practices (New Delhi, December 13 - 14, 2012).
Apex court calls upon Delhi, Roorkee directors as other efforts bear little fruit The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the directors of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Roorkee to find out measures to check pollution of the Yamuna. The river was becoming dirtier with each passing day despite …
Even as Delhi has imposed a blanket ban on the use and manufacture of plastic carry bags, environmental action groups have expressed grave concern over the total lack of prohibitive measures for such bags in UP-NCR cities. Activists say that a ban in Delhi, placed for safeguarding and preserving environment …
The Supreme Court today asked the directors of IITs, Delhi and Roorkee to prepare a new project for cleaning the Yamuna, observing that the current project has failed despite spending Rs 12,000 crore over two decades. A Bench of Justices Swatanter Kumar and Madan B Lokur directed the environment and …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the directors of IIT-Delhi and Roorkee to ascertain damage to the Yamuna and whether there is any possibility of improving its water. “It is a very sad thing that the petition is pending with this court since 1994 and Yamuna only got dirtier with …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the directors of IIT, Delhi and Roorkee to prepare a new project for cleaning Yamuna observing that the current project has failed despite a spending of Rs 12,000 crore in two decades. A bench of justices Swatanter Kumar and Madan B Lokur directed the …
Five months after chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation met and promised to initiate more development activities in Uttar Pradesh, the government of UP will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Gates' Foundation on Thursday. Confirming the development, a …
In yet another attempt to have the Yamuna cleaned up, the Supreme Court today asked the Directors of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Delhi and Roorkie to explore all possible options for checking the growing pollution levels and treating the river water in Delhi and submit a report within …
The government-owned coal-based thermal power plants are the biggest defaulters in controlling environment pollution in Sonbhadra. While the other polluting industries in Sonbhadra have put the checks in place, the four units of state-owned thermal power plants are yet to act. This is a serious lapse since Sonbhadra is among …
The UP Forest Corporation (UPFC) will start its eco-tourism initiative from Saifai Mahotsav. The corporation will set up a stall at the Mahotsav venue to publicise its initiative. It will begin the initiative by taking tourists to Sarsainawar Sarus sanctuary in Etawah. Sarsainawar is situated about 20 km from Saifai …
Chitla - the state fish of Uttar Pradesh is now critically endangered. The fact comes from National Bureau of Fish Genetics Resources (NBFGR), Lucknow. Till a few month ago, the fish belonged to the endangered category. The list of endangered species in the world prepared by International Union for conservation …
After meeting the Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday, the firebrand BJP leader and party MLA Uma Bharti claimed that the CM has assured her that all efforts would be taken up to ensure pure water in Ganga during the Prayag Kumbh between Januray 14 and February 10. Uma Bharti …
Untreated sewage allowed to flow into the rivers has been identified as a major reason for polluting country’s rivers, including the Yamuna. As governments and civic agencies in States like Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh draft plans and spend monies to stop the flow of untreated effluents into the rivers, …
Things couldn't have moved faster for the lion safari project in Etawah. The technical committee of the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), GoI, granted the approval for the master layout plan of the project on Wednesday. The master layout plan, which is the blueprint of the project, had got …
Regretting that the Yamuna has no fresh water and what’s left in it is only filth, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre and state governments to consider infusing fresh water into the river in Delhi and NCR. A bench of Justices Swatanter Kumar and Madan B Lokur referred …
The parliamentary standing committee on food is giving a final shape to the UPA-II government’s ambitious Food Security Bill. It is likely to submit its report during this session which is likely to end on December 21. Committee chairman Vilas Muttemwar summoned senior food ministry officials on Monday to study …
