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 …

Consider 65 pc green cover for Park

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday agreed to break and remove 48,300 sq m of concrete pavement at the Noida Park to make room for 61 per cent green cover at the half-complete memorial site for Dalit leaders.But a Green Bench led by Chief Justice of India S H …

UP agrees to increase forest cover in Noida Park

J. VenkatesanNew Delhi: The Mayawati Government on Friday expressed its willingness in the Supreme Court to provide 65 per cent forest cover in the upcoming Noida Park. Nearly 6,000 trees were cut for the construction of statues and other structures in the park by her government.Last week, a three-Judge Bench …

NTPC Dadris 2nd plant generates power

Noida: The NTPC, Dadri, has started power generation from the second 490-MW coal-based power plant.Till this afternoon, the plant load factor was around 60 per cent. "Plant load factor will cross 100 per cent in the next few days. In the initial stages, we keep it low. Plant load factor …

8 killed as heavy rain continues in north India

NEW DELHI: Eight persons were killed as heavy rain continued to lash north India on Sunday. Uttarakhand bore the brunt, as it rained 48 hours, a record for 44 years, throwing life out of gear, washing away several important roads and affecting traffic. While the incessant rain claimed six lives …

Prosperity and urbanisation

ARECENT morning, the breakfasts of many erudite Indians was ruined by newspaper headlines, which announced that eight Indian states, including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, have more poor people than 26 of the poorest African nations. They now await the publication of the 20th anniversary edition of the UNDP …

SEZ La Guerre?

With tax breaks likely to be tweaked, the SEZ charm seems to be on the waneConflict Zones * Finance ministry is keen to plug revenue loss from SEZs * It suspects that non-SEZ trade is being diverted to the tax-free zone * New tax rules soon for SEZs operational after …

Dalits of Bundelkhand: living with hunger and dying of NREGA mafia

This report describes the findings of a rapid survey conducted by Centre for Environment and Food Security (CEFS) to evaluate the performance of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the 50 poorest dalit villages of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. The rapid survey was conducted in …

Poverty and inequality in Uttar Pradesh during 1993-94 to 2004-05: A decomposition analysis

This paper attempts a decomposition analysis of Poverty scenario in UP during 1993-94 and 2004-05. It was found that poverty has decreased but inequality has increased between these years. The main problems in the state are stark inter-region and intra-region differences. A positive observation is that the poorest region in …

Now, caste wars over mid-day meal in UP

LUCKNOW: Caste war in UP seems to be assuming different dimensions, proves recent spate of mid-day meal boycott in UP government schools. The two major incidents at Sonbhadra and Kannauj which led to a lunch hour rebellion in more than a dozen schools over a month, were triggered off by …

Gujarat misses out on cheetah

Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The Wildlife Institute of India and Wildlife Trust of India have recommended Kuno Palpur as a possible site for reintroduction of cheetah. Banni Grasslands and Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat have lost in the race for reintroduction of cheetah. The feasibility report on

50L of NREGS funds spent on toys in Sultanpur

Lucknow: The VVIP district of Sultanpur comes under the scanner of Union ministry of rural development after a three-member team visiting the area last month confirmed that a chunk of NREGS grant was spent on buying tricycles, plastic balls and assorted toys to keep children of labourers engaged on work …

Animals face threat as flood water enters Dudhwa Park

Lakhimpur: With the Dudhwa National Park here having been inundated with overflowing river waters, its wild animals face threat from the floods even as the Forest Department is maintaining extra vigil to ensure safety of animals from water as well as poachers. In view of the floods which have hit …

Sugar sector must consider of diversifying its product line

LUCKNOW: For long-term sustainability, the sugar industry in Uttar Pradesh must consider of diversifying its product line. In a day-long seminar conducted on the sugar sector by the Confederation of Indian Industry, this was the popular opinion voiced by industry members as well as UP's infrastructure and industrial development commissioner, …

Pvt mandis to uplift UP farmers

Deepa Jainani Lucknow: Struggling under the dual pressure of achieving a 5% growth in agriculture and meeting chief minister Mayawati

Ghaziabad gets gas distribution network

Sandeep Joshi NEW DELHI: Neighbouring Ghaziabad city on Thursday got its own gas distribution system set up by Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), providing compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicles and piped natural gas (PNG) for homes.

In UP, 30% food produce rots due to lack of storage facilities

LUCKNOW: On one hand, there is crippling price rise, on the other, criminal wastage of foodgrains and other agricultural produce continues in Uttar Pradesh. Despite being an agrarian economy, the state government has done precious little to put its warehouse and cold storage mechanism in order. And with over 30% …

Panel to monitor Bundelkhand package implementation soon

Prime Minister Man-mohan Singh is likely to appoint a panel, comprising members of Parliament, to examine the implementation of the Rs 7,266-crore Bundelkhand package, allocated to drought-hit districts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The move comes after inputs from Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and a number of complaints …

MoEF does U-turn on Maya memorial

Almost nine months after the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) said Mayawati

Now, ministry says green nod must for Noida park

Krishnadas Rajagopal New Delhi: Almost nine months after the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) said Mayawati's 33.43 hectare Noida Park memorial project is too

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