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 …
Governor expedites payments in Jharkhand villagers in six districts of Uttar Pradesh staged a protest in the first week of June. Their protest was against non-payment of wages for works under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (nregs). Under the Act, workers should be paid within two weeks of a …
LUCKNOW: In order to save fast depleting ground water reserves, UP government is contemplating to introduce a permit system for the bulk users and a self regulation mechanism for residential colonies using deep bore pumps. In fact, besides making indiscriminate extraction a cognizable offence, the `amended' UP Ground Water Conservation, …
AMITA VERMA The Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh has vehemently denied any environmental or legal irregularity in the construction of a park in Noida At a hurriedly convened press conference late on Saturday night, Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh said that there had been no violation of any …
The Noida Authority has decided to convert a temporary garbage disposal ground in Sector 54 into an eco-rehabilitation park on the lines of the Millennium Indraprastha Park. The 22-acre plot has been used as a dumping ground. The Noida Authority took this decision after continued complaints from residents who complained …
A three-member team from the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Friday visited the park in neighbouring Noida where statues of Mayawati and other Dalit leaders will be coming up The team would present its report to the ministry on the environmental impact the construction activity in the park …
The UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) ordered closure of a yeast manufacturing unit in Bulandshahr district. The orders were given on July 6 after the factory did not adhere to water pollution control rules. According to chief environment officer (circle-4), UPPCB, R S Yadav, the factory, Kothari Fermentation and Bio-Com …
To tap the growing potential in insurance sector, India Post is now giving much more importance to rural populace. Although India Post has been providing insurance schemes for the rural sector for long, it has now pulled up its socks to achieve significant targets this year. The department has already …
Report an infant's death and get Rs 50 as reward! The Health department has come out with a novel plan to collect data about infant deaths across the state. It will give Rs 50 as reward for every infant death reported by a health worker. The figures so collected will …
While the state is still awaiting adequate rainfall, most of the lakes, ponds and water bodies are driying up fast. What has made matters worse for the aam admi, mainly farmers, is the erratic power supply beacuse of which the government-owned tubewells have also come to a standstill. Under the …
LUCKNOW: The population of Lucknow has almost doubled in the past two decades and so has its demand for water. Today population of the city is nearly 30 lakh. A population of one lakh, including migrants, is being added every year. Although the Jal Sansthan says that water demand is …
LUCKNOW: Light to moderate rains in eastern UP on Tuesday came as a welcome relief for farmers. It also revived hope of monsoon revival in the state. However, the state met department predicted that eastern parts of the state would continue to get rains but Bundelkhand region, central and western …
New Delhi: The lid is finally off the mega UP government project facing Sector 15A of Noida that irked residents because of its encroachment on the Yamuna riverbed and alleged destruction of green areas. Replying to an RTI query, Uttar Pradesh Rajkiya Nirman Nigam Ltd has said that under the …
LUCKNOW: The week-long Van Mahotsav would come to a close on July 7. The Green Run-2009 will mark its formal conclusion on Tuesday. The run will start from KD Singh Babu stadium at 7.00am on the day and end at GPO Crossing. The mahotsav is organised every first week of …
The Noida Jal Nigam has proposed to install four new sewerage treatment plants (STP) with upgraded technology at the cost of Rs 150 crore. In the Master Plan 2021, the installation of STPs would not only ensure good environment but would also ensure better quality of treated water, which can …
LUCKNOW: Chief minister Mayawati on Thursday said that she would not impose any additional tax on the increased prices of diesel/petrol in order to give relief to people. The state tax input on the diesel would be 9 paise now sold at Rs 34.50 per litre and 22 paise on …
LUCKNOW: Pending since 2005, enactment of the UP Ground Water Conservation, Protection and Development (Management, Control and Regulation) bill will take some more time. The ground water department has decided to put the draft of the proposed law on its website for public objections and suggestions before starting the legislation …
The Uttar Pradesh Congress would stage demonstrations all over the state on Saturday to register their protest against acute crisis of power and drinking water. State party president Reeta Bahuguna Joshi will lead the agitation in Allahabad. The leaders will also hand over a memorandum to UP Governor TV Rajeswar, …
LUCKNOW: Late arrival and now weak monsoon conditions have hit farmers hard. If the same trend continued for a weak, it is feared that the Kharif crop yield would drop by 20-30% this season. Adding to the woes of farmers is the poor power supply in the rural belt and …
