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 …
New Delhi States use all means to defy the grid code for drawing power — they openly flout the code, default on payment of unscheduled interchange (UI) charges meant to check overdrawing when the grid frequency is low and even resort to litigation. However, the recent synchronised failure of three …
The death toll due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in eastern Uttar Pradesh has now reached 154 with three children succumbing to the killer virus on Wednesday night. The three children died at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur where they had been admitted for treatment. A total of 663 encephalitis …
Indirapuram residents have approached the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in protest against a GDA move to cut down 5,000 trees in a green belt area. The GDA had created the green belt in a 100-m area at a cost of Rs 5,81,449. GDA officials said the trees were removed for …
Final Govt Approval On Toll Tax Expected Today: Developer Greater Noida: Conceived way back in 2001, Yamuna Expressway will finally be thrown open to the public on August 9. The 165km expressway will be inaugurated by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, the CM’s office told the developer, Jaypee Group, on Wednesday. …
Noida: In about two weeks, all traffic signals in the city will run on solar power. The decision was taken by Noida Authority and the district traffic police in a bid to minimize traffic snarls. At present, 38 of the total 79 signals are powered by solar energy. The matter …
Farmers living on both sides of Yamuna Expressway on Thursday wrote to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav demanding that the expressway not be opened till the service road parallel to it is developed for connectivity to villages. “Our main demand is that the service road along Yamuna Expressway should …
Despite Uttar Pradesh Government's denial of being responsible for the collapse of the northern grid on July 30 and July 31, there appears to be a complete mismatch between the power schedule and the overdrawal status of the Northern Regional Load Dispatch Centre (NRLDC) of Power System Operation Corporation Limited. …
Uttar Pradesh gets the maximum amount at Rs 277 crore, followed by Madhya Pradesh Rs 227 crore and Maharashtra Rs 196 crore The Centre has allocated over Rs 1,800 crore to states under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM) this year to raise foodgrains output by 25 million tonnes in …
Lucknow: Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has denied that his state is responsible for the collapse of the Northern and other grids on two consecutive days. However, the fact is that between June 1 and July 16, the Northern Regional Load Dispatch Centre issued as many as 402 caution messages to …
States in denial; data shows massive overdrawing was overlooked The “blackout” on Monday and the “torturous Tuesday” have clearly brought out the deficiencies in the management of the power grids across the country and there is no reason for anybody to believe that this would not happen again. Notwithstanding the …
Rejecting the Centre's claim that states were to be blamed for the power crisis, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said it was not right to blame Uttar Pradesh for the recent grid failure. "It is a matter of investigation...It is not right to blame Uttar Pradesh for grid failure," Akhilesh …
Developed by BITS Pilani, it can be operated by any person Scientists at the Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) in Pilani have developed a new bio-sensor device to detect arsenic content in drinking water. The device can be operated by a layman and is based on a rare …
New Delhi: Tuesday’s grid collapse, like Monday’s, was triggered at Agra, a major interconnect between the northern, western and eastern grids. On Monday, the Agra relay station had tripped to trigger a blackout. This time too, the station kicked off a domino effect after suspected overdrawal by some states in …
Chandigarh: Haryana and Uttar Pradesh were indulging in heavy overdrawls from the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) grid when it collapsed yesterday. What’s worse, Haryana continued to overdraw heavily today too when the system collapsed again. BBMB sources said though the reason for the successive collapse will be investigated by …
This study, which uses a resilience strategy document developed for Gorakhpur as a baseline, suggests potential entry points for climate adaptation in the existing policy and regulatory framework. It also identifies specific action points that may be taken up at the city and state level to mainstream climate resilience.
The policy aims at achieving the following objectives: To promote generation and use of clean and green power in the State by harnessing solar energy; To put in place an appropriate investment climate which could stimulate private sector participation in development of solar power; To spread environmental awareness among the …
Monday’s grid collapse took place barely one-and-a-half months after the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a scathing order, had directed states, especially from the northern grid, to strictly follow the grid code and discipline to avoid overdrawal of power. Further, CERC, currently in the process of issuing another order …
The drought tag will help banks restructure farm loans; States can offer diesel subsidy Rains in the last one week speeded up the planting of soya bean and rice while sugar cane acreage expanded beyond last year’s area. However, with the monsoon deficit still remaining around 20%, all eyes will …
The National Green Tribunal has ordered the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) and Irrigation department of Uttar Pradesh to clear the debris and muck lying in the riverbed of Hindon for the construction of bridge. A tribunal bench of Justices AS Naidu and GK Pandey ordered to clear the debris on …
Power can be restored by 7 p.m., says PowerGrid chief. Almost half of India has gone dark with the Northern, Eastern and North-Eastern grids collapsing, affecting 20 States. Not even 24 hours after power supply was restored in North India following the collapse of the Northern Grid in the wee …
