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 …

Renuka Dam: The saga continues

Touted as the panacea for Delhi's drinking water problem, this dam can only be constructed by breaking a host of forest and environmental laws and riding roughshod over the livelihoods of farmers in about 30 villages of Himachal Pradesh.

Yamuna Expressway opened to public

One can travel from Delhi to Agra in two to three hours After encountering several road blocks and witnessing one of the fiercest farmers’ agitations over compensation of land in 2010 and 2011 that led to a police firing in which about half-a-dozen people were killed, the 165.537 km-long Noida-Agra …

Akhilesh says no land acquisition without farmers’ consent

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said no land acquisition would be done without the consent of farmers and cases lodged against them during the previous government would be withdrawn. "SP in its election manifesto had said that land would not be taken without the consent of the …

To Agra in two hours, but beyond 100 kmph can land you in trouble

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav inaugurated the 165-km Yamuna Expressway on Thursday, more than five years after the 2003-2007 Samajwadi Party government of his father Mulayam Singh Yadav stalled the project. He inaugurated it through videoconferencing from his residence in Lucknow, while his uncle and Samajwadi Party general secretary, …

Yamuna Expressway opens amid farmers’ protest

The 165-km-long Yamuna Expressway, which will reduce commuting time between Greater Noida and Agra to a mere two hours, was inaugurated today by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav from Lucknow. The fast-track road is built at a cost of Rs 12,000 crore. Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha member …

10-day Clean Gomti campaign concludes

LUCKNOW: The 10-day campaign for 'Clean Gomti say no to polythene' concluded on Thursday at the Malviya Hall of Lucknow university. Teachers, students, engineers, doctors, religious leaders participated in the programme in the mission mode to clean the river banks. The 10-day programme organised by Anil Singh, convener of Lok …

Noida replaces Mumbai as second best realty destination: Report

Gurgaon scores down from previous year but still on top Noida has replaced Mumbai as the second-best realty destination this year, according to an analyst report. Gurgaon-Manesar retained the top slot. The rankings by real estate data firm Qubrex are based on eight parameters—supply and demand, likely price appreciation in …

Yamuna Expressway opens, free ride till Aug 15

NOIDA/LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav inaugurated the Yamuna Expressway by way of a videoconference from the state capital Lucknow on Thursday. Infrastructure major Jaypee Group, which has built the 165-km, six-lane freeway connecting Greater Noida with Agra, has announced to charge Rs 320 from cars and Rs 150 …

Punjab dairy farm model for other states

After tasting success in Punjab, the Progressive Dairy Farmer—an association of farmers with about 6,000 members—is planning to promote commercial dairy farming in other states. Taking a step forward in this direction, the association has formed the All India Progressive Dairy Farmers Association and has plans to provide dairy farmers …

Jharkhand gets approval of Rs 16,300 cr from PlanCom

The Planning Commission approved Rs 16,300 crore for Jharkhand for 2012-13 against the last financial year’s allocation of Rs 12,232 crors. The state had demanded for Rs 15,323 crore for last year which the Planning Commission had curtailed due to non-utilization of approved funds made by Planning Commission. Chief minister …

E-way toll rates to be notified today

Greater Noida/ New Delhi: After several flip flops, now commuters can drive down to Agra in less than two hours taking the Yamuna Expressway from Wednesday afternoon, almost five hours after the project will be finally inaugurated. Sources said a one-way car trip could cost around Rs 320 while a …

Wave Infra gets Noida Authority's nod for Rs 10,000 cr township

Wave would develop 1,400 housing units with a starting price of over Rs 1 crore, 900 studio flats, 370 high street comples and more Wave Infratech, the realty arm of Ponty Chadha's Wave Group, today said that Noida Authority has approved the master plan for its ambitious Rs 10,000 crore …

Floods, landslides lash North India

Four labourers declared dead in Uttarkashi found alive Many areas in North India received rain on Monday while some stared at floods and landslides due to incessant downpour. In Uttar Pradesh, swollen rivers in the eastern districts have sent alarm bells ringing, forcing many people in several villages to seek …

Delhi, Uttar Pradesh get Supreme Court stick for Yamuna pollution

The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the governments of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh for failing to stop pollutants from flowing into Yamuna from the national Capital and Noida. The apex court criticised the poor co-operation between the two governments in stepping up measures to clean the Yamuna. It asked …

Not responsible for grid failure: UP to Centre

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday said it was not responsible for last week's grid failure that resulted in 22 states going without power. During a meeting of the Union power ministry and states drawing power from the Northern Grid, senior UP officials said the two-day blackout was not …

HRD holds up U.P. rehabilitation plan for encephalitis-hit children

Proposal is for exclusive institutional education with boarding The Uttar Pradesh government is awaiting clearance from the Centre for an ambitious project to rehabilitate children disabled by Japanese encephalitis (JE) and acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) that kill hundreds and handicap an equal number every monsoon season in eastern U.P. and …

Rajasthan tops list of underweight births

In a dubious distinction, Rajasthan has topped the list of states with kids being born underweight. In about nine states in northern, central and eastern India, where nearly half of the country’s population lives, a quarter of the children born in 2010-11 were underweight, that is, less than 2.5kg in …

Centre opens pursestrings to fund UP irrigation plans

Weeks after hiking the annual plan outlay for Samajwadi Party-ruled Uttar Pradesh by over 20 per cent, the UPA government on Friday opened its coffers once again pledging Rs 2,915 crore to fund an ongoing irrigation project in the state. The ‘Sarayu Nahar Pariyojana’ — which began three-and-a-half decades ago …

As monsoon sets in, encephalitis claws its way back in eastern U.P.

The disease has already claimed 145 lives in the region this year At a time when people are praying for a bountiful monsoon, rains bring death and devastation in the eastern belt of Uttar Pradesh. And if the locals are to be believed, the season of death has started as …

25% of babies in 9 states underweight

In a wide swathe of nine states in northern, central and eastern India where nearly half of the country’s population lives, a whole generation of condemned children is currently growing up. About a quarter of the children born in these states in 2010-11 were underweight, that is, less than 2.5kg …

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