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 …

More time sought to report on Noida park

J. Venkatesan New Delhi: The Union Ministry for Environment and Forests has sought time from the Supreme Court to examine the environmental impact caused by the cutting of over 6,000 trees for Noida's much talked about Bhim Rao Ambedkar Park project being executed by the Mayawati Government in Uttar Pradesh. …

Barabanki resident dies of swine flu in MU

LUCKNOW: The H1N1 infection is back in the heart of Uttar Pradesh with the death of a 25-year old woman named Jyoti Singh. A native of nearby Barabanki district, Jyoti breathed her last at the Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU) on Monday afternoon. Family members revealed that Jyoti fell …

Rains lash UP, more to come

LUCKNOW: Even as widespread rains lashed many parts of the state on Monday, claiming over 20 lives in past 24 hours, the weatherman forecast that rains will continue at least for the next two days. The heavy rains also pose the threat of floods in major rivers. The monsoon trough …

Woman dies of swine flu, UP on alert

UP was put on alert Monday after a woman who had tested positive for H1N1 virus died of multiple organ failure

Monitor Bundelkhand funds: Cong

New Delhi: Congress has sought to raise the political temperature in oppositionruled states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh by demanding that the Centre appoint a panel to monitor spendings by the two state governments on projects in the backward Bundelkhand region. Responding to party general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s plea …

Food for Thought

Most people think there are two kinds of rice, a handful of coarse varieties and some refined versions like basmati. Wrong. There are actually thousands of indigenous varieties of rice, some of which could ensure permanent food security. Consider this. * Besariya is a traditional rice variety of Bihar that …

Figures of Speech

To her many critics who accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for wasting public money on building her own statues, she has a stock answer: "The Government spent 99 per cent of funds on development and only one per cent on construction of statues." To support her claim she even …

MGSY runs into bad patch in UP; blames poor scrutiny

Lack of broader supervision and close scrutiny of the works under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) by the National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA) has led to inferior quality of road works under the Centrally-sponsored projects in Uttar Pradesh. National Quality Monitor, SK Sharma, had in an indicting …

UP lodges protest with Centre over insufficient coal supply

LUCKNOW: The state government appears pushing the ball hard in the Centre's court over the prevailing power crisis in UP. First, it complained about insufficient power from the Central pool, and now the state government has lodged its apprehension about power production in UP being hit by an insufficient coal …

Fake mineral water plant busted

New Delhi: A fake mineral water manufacturing unit in Ghaziabad was busted on Friday. The factory was in operation for the past several years and it was supplying mineral water to various areas in Delhi and NCR, police said. The unit, located in Sahibabad, used to pack the water in …

Land along Gomti: SC asks UP to maintain status quo

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stuck to its order of maintaining status quo on a stretch of land along river Gomti in Lucknow, which was converted from green belt in the Master Plan 2021 to residential use. The apex court was hearing an appeal against the Allahabad High …

Poverty more in India than sub-Saharan Africa

Jason Burke Madhya Pradesh, Democratic Republic of Congo show near identical poverty level, say researchers New Delhi: New U.N. index builds up fuller picture of poor lives; Madhya Pradesh

UP govt asked to maintain status quo over land along Gomti

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stuck to its order of maintaining status quo on a stretch of land along river Gomti, in Lucknow, which was converted from green belt in the Master Plan 2021 to residential use. The apex court was hearing an appeal against the Allahabad High …

Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand spar over pollution in the river Ganga

LUCKNOW: Dead fish tell no tales and just as well. While environmentalists and devout mourn the death of thousands of fish found floating in Ganga at Shukratal in Muzaffarnagar last Sunday, suspense over the incident deepens as governments of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand attempt to wash their hands off the …

Kali Nadi is poisoned

A COMMITTEE of Parliament visited the slaughterhouse in Meerut on June 10 to enquire if it was polluting the Kali Nadi river that flows through the city. A seasonal river that once provided irrigation and drinking water to 44 villages in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, Kali Nadi has turned …

Kali Nadi is poisoned

A Committee of Parliament visited the slaughterhouse in Meerut on June 10 to enquire if it was polluting the Kali Nadi river that flows through the city. A seasonal river that once provided irrigation and drinking water to 44 villages in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, Kali Nadi has turned …

UP municipalities face the energy test

Virendra Singh Rawat / New Delhi/ Lucknow July 14, 2010, 0:26 IST The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under the Union Ministry of Power, is conducting an energy audit in large municipalities of Uttar Pradesh. The exercise will cover all government buildings, street ights and sewage system. A databank will …

Indiranagar leads in declaring power load under UPPCL scheme

LUCKNOW: Around 7,400 electricity consumers in Lucknow got registered under the Self Load Declaration Scheme, which was initiated by UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL). Total load which was enhanced in the process stood at 13,067 Kw. Indiranagar registered the maximum number of consumers, with 857 registrations under the scheme. It …

NTPC dumps Bundelkhand project

NEW DELHI: NTPC has dumped the proposed 4,000 MW mega power project in Bundelkhand in Uttar Pardesh and instead has opted to put up the plant in Madhya Pradesh due to reported refusal of the Uttar Pradesh Government to cooperate in setting up the plant. The project was part of …

Human load threatens Taj

From three metres 25 years ago, the length of the

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