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 …

Hearing in Dadri case hits roadblock

The appeals filed by Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power Ltd (RPL) on acquiring land for its proposed Dadri power project in Uttar Pradesh hit a roadblock in the Supreme Court today, as one of the judges had apparently heard the case when he was in the Allahabad High Court. The high …

Gorakhpur zoo dogged by land problems!

It has received the much awaited nod from the Central Enpowered Committee and the Supreme Court but the Gorakhpur Zoo is now facing problems related to land. The largest and the most high tech Zoo proposed by the state government that will come up in Gorakhpur has the Forest department …

New, more effective polio vaccine on way

In a move that may help India combat both P1 and P3 polio viruses, the Union Health Ministry is going to introduce a new bivalent vaccine this month. The first round of the bivalent vaccine will be administered to children in Bihar on January 10. The decision was taken after …

New service to improve transport system in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow: To improve urban transport system, Uttar Pradesh Government will soon start a new service in seven cities of the state on public-private-partnership basis. The service would be started in Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Kanpur, Meerut, Agra and Mathura. It will not only provide improved transport services at lower rates but …

Kashmir stays isolated, plains battle cold wave

New Delhi: A snap cold and heavy fog blanketing north India claimed dozens of lives and severely disrupted airline and railway traffic across the region for the third day on Monday. Officials said Uttar Pradesh reported around 30 cold-related deaths since Sunday, while 11 people succumbed to freezing weather in …

IOC wants 50,000 acres for biofuel cultivation in UP

Ajay Modi / New Delhi January 5, 2010, 0:55 IST New government policy on biofuels may consider financial incentives. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the country

Cleansing process

The Ganga has been given a new breath of fresh air. Or at least that's the plan. To save the river from further pollution, the city administration has clamped prohibitory orders on both banks of the Ganga under Section 144 of the CRPC. District Magistrate A.K. Upadhyaya says no one …

33 die of cold wave in U.P.

Foggy conditions persist in many parts of northern region New Delhi: As many as 33 people died in Uttar Pradesh due to cold wave as foggy conditions prevailed for the second successive day on Sunday in many parts of the northern region with some states also experiencing light showers. While …

Cold wave claims 32 in last 24 hours in U P

At least 32 more people froze to death in last 24 hours in Uttar Pradesh as cold wave continues to sweep Gangetic belt engulfing the plains with dense fog bringing rail, air and road services to a screeching halt, official said on Sunday. Educational institutions have been closed till January …

Gearing up for smooth ride: new bridge puts highway in fast lane

For decades, the narrow bridge on Ganga near Kanpur has been a bottleneck on National Highway 25, connecting Lucknow with Jhansi and other places in central India. However, the daily ordeal of motorists is likely to end soon as a parallel, wider bridge will be thrown open to the public …

Hope floats as project to clean Gomti is set to start

The year 2010 has brought new hope for the Gomti river, the lifeline of Lucknow. The river, which is a major source of drinking water for over 32 lakh people, is polluted the most in its 14-km stretch in the state capital, owing to millions of litres of untreated domestic …

Wiping flaws by swiping a smarter NREGS card

Fake entries and wrong entries have been the bane of the government

Bundelkhand to be special area, get more funds

The Centre has decided to declare the entire Bundlekhand region, the theatre of recent Congress-BSP political rivalry, as a

NREGA wage payments: Can we bank on the Banks?

The government of India has shifted from cash payment of wages under the renamed Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Scheme to settlement through bank accounts. This has been done in order to prevent defrauding of workers and to give them greater control over their wages. Has this been achieved after the …

Impact of climate change on water resources availability and crop productivity in Uttar Pradesh

Global food supply will depend on how well agriculture adopts to climate change. The apparent impacts of the global climate change in India include erratic monsoon, high intensity floods, increased frequency of draughts, decreasing crop yields among others. Rapid industrial development, urbanization and the increasing demand for irrigation water to …

Effects of pollution in River Krishni on hand pump water quality

River Krishni is highly polluted. The investigation was “to study the effect of pollution in River Krishni on the quality of groundwater abstracted through shallow and deep hand pumps placed in the close vicinity of River Krishni”. One such affected Village Chanedna Maal was selected for the study. Water samples …

Army mine detectors to rescue tigers from poachers

Metal detectors used by Indian Army to detect mines would now be used in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve to detect snares used by poachers in catching tigers. Traffic India, a wing of World Wildlfe Fund (WWF), has armed the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve with four sophisticated deep search metal detectors (DSMD) …

Noida to get 5 parking lots soon

The Noida Board in its 166th meeting has approved three group housing schemes for Sector-104 and 137. It has also given nod to construct underground parkings below parks at five different sites in various sectors. Chief executive officer of the board Mohinder Singh said,

Forest officials pay no respect to govt's order

LUCKNOW: Even as the state government has made it clear that it will give ownership titles to tribals and forest workers of the land tilled by them since long as per the Forest Rights Act 2006, forest officers reportedly gave an ultimatum to Dalits families of Kewal village to vacate …

Govt acquires wrong land, work on bridge halted

Mix-Up Blamed On File Numbers, Land For Link Road Project Has Been At Centre Of Tug-Of-War Between Delhi And UP TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: After acquiring 111 bighas belonging to the Uttar Pradesh government under a special clause for the construction of the UP Link Road, a mistake on …

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