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 …

15 tiger deaths in less than two months

All is certainly not well with the big cats, as 15 tigers have died in less than two months this year. According to Project Tiger officials, the number of deaths is much higher as compared to the previous year. Most of the deaths have been termed as natural. In 2010, …

Farmers hold cop captive, face bullets

Police Open Fire On Those Protesting Against Land Acquisition In Gr Noida Village Greater Noida: Six people were injured when the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) opened fire at them on Monday. The armed action resulted after farmers from Bhatta village in Greater Noida

Erratic weather hits potato crop in UP

LUCKNOW: After taking its toll on the mango and rice crops in the state, erratic weather has now taken a toll on potato production in Uttar Pradesh. Significantly, UP is the largest potato-producing state in the country. Though temperature differentials between last year and this year have not been more …

Metro to reach Gzb by June: DMRC To Extend Dwarka-Anand Vihar Line To Vaishali

New Delhi:The Delhi Metro will finally be reaching Ghaziabad this June. With civil construction work on the 2.57km stretch from Anand Vihar ISBT to Vaishali already completed, sources in the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said that track laying and other finishing work was under way. Said a DMRC spokesperson,

Haryana takes up illegal mining issue with U.P.

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Friday that his regime had taken up the issue of illegal mining, especially in the Yamunanagar area, with the Uttar Pradesh Government. Talking to media persons at Yamunanagar, he disclosed that the Haryana Chief Secretary had sent a written communication to the …

125 Noida primary schools to have water purifiers

There is good news for the students of government primary schools. They will soon get potable water in their schools as the district administration has decided to set up water purifying systems at 125 primary schools in each development block. This was revealed today by district magistrate Deepak Aggarwal at …

Govt allows Kheri tribals to collect forest produce

In a major victory for tribals of Lakhimpur Kheri living in 46 villages in and around the Dudhwa forest range, the state government has allowed them to collect forest produce required for their survival. It has also approved in principle the proposal to convert two forest villages

Lucknow to get 5 new parking lots

LUCKNOW: Lucknowites may eventually hope for some relief from parking woes, as at least five new parking lots, underground and multi-level could come up in the new financial year. While, Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) gears up to execute the work on three multi-level parking lots, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) …

Centre to UP: Probe NREGA worksites

A Central team which found glaring examples of MGNREGA violations in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, has asked the state administration to conduct a detailed probe in all the worksites in the district. The financial misappropriation in this case could be to the tune of several hundred crores of rupees, according to …

No specific project to protect swamp deer

The swamp deer or Barasingha, the state animal of Uttar Pradesh, has become critically endangered and even figures in the IUCN red alerts but ironically no special efforts are being made for its conservation. Even officials in the UP Forest department admit that no specific project has been launched to …

Lalitpur’s baby formula

It was a cold January morning. As the mist cleared, groups of women could be seen wending their way to the aanganwadi (kindergarten) in Khitwans village in Lalitpur district’s Birdha block. The women were either pregnant or lactating mothers. Pramilla Jha, a counsellor for infant feeding, was waiting for them. …

Lalitpurs baby formula

Programme to promote breastfeeding improves health of children under two in Khitwans village in Lalitpur district's Birdha block.

Doctors get warning

THE Uttar Pradesh government has issued show-cause notices to about 150 surgeons for not performing any surgery in the past three months. Most surgeons who received the notices were from Allahabad, Sitapur and Kanpur. The state has set a target of at least 50 surgeries a month for all government …

Agri experts worry over soil quality, degradation

LUCKNOW: Farmers from all over the country on Saturday expressed their concern over soil degradation here at an interactive session held for them at the 10th Agricultural Science Congress. Farmers represented by 60 representatives selected from different states felt that soil degradation was emerging as a major constraint in increasing …

Gomti Yatra from March 27

LUCKNOW: A group of river water conservationists and activists will take up the cause of pollution in Gomti by organising a Gomti Yatra from March 27 to April 2. The activists, belonging to various non-government organisations, will also do sampling on at least 200 spots to assess pollution levels in …

Of margins and the marginalised

The countrywide share of corporate retail in food distribution tripled in the past four years when retail food prices showed the greatest increase. THE dramatic increase in food inflation over the past two years has been associated with several surprises. One major surprise has been how the top economic policymakers …

Jumbo threat for Mirzapur locals

LUCKNOW: The Mirzapur forest division is facing threat from an elephant. While, residents of Madihaan range of Mirzapur are living under fear, forest officials, on the other hand, are trying to track the wandering elephant. A team from the Centre is also expected to join the jumbo-tracking mission in a …

UP to spend Rs 4,400 cr on agriculture

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government in the budget tabled in the assembly on Tuesday promised to spend over Rs 4,400 crore on agriculture and allied activities this year with a target to produce 538.25 lakh metric tonne food grains and 14.56 lakh metric tonne oil seeds. The government has also …

Centre clears 4 projects for Ganga clean-up in UP

LUCKNOW: UP on Monday got a major boost for its ongoing Ganga clean-up programme with the Centre clearing its four important projects, pending for a long time. These projects are estimated to cost around Rs 500 crore and will be funded on the basis of 70:30 ratio by the Centre …

UP: Budget targets higher development trajectory

LUCKNOW: The state budget 2011-12 needs be analysed in the backdrop of 12th Finance Commission's targets on six indicators, which all states are required to achieve. These indicators include Fiscal Deficit to be brought down to 3% of GSDP; Revenue deficit to be eliminated; Own tax revenues higher than 6% …

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