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 …
Meerut: On the occasion of the National Immunisation Day, a polio eradication drive was launched by health department officials on Sunday. As part of the drive, a polio booth was set up where children below five years of age were administered oral vaccination. Officials said that from Monday, health department …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/01/2018 regarding action plan for air pollution control in Delhi and NCR. Supreme Court in the order dated 13.12.2017 had observed that it might be appropriate if the Ministry …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh Vs Sheela Hospital & Trauma Centre & Others dated 25/01/2018 regarding bio-medical waste management in states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana. The Applicant has stated that Sheela Hospital & Trauma Centre, Kailash Hospital and Heart Institute, …
Bareilly: Under its ‘Green Initiatives’ drive, the North Eastern Railway is all set to switch from traditional source of power to alternative energy by setting up solar power units on the roofs of divisional railway manager office, railway workshop and Bareilly city station. Officials said with the installation of solar …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/01/2018 regarding rising air pollution in Delhi NCR caused by stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh. Apex Court has been informed that the report of the …
NEW DELHI: As part of measures to control air pollution, the Union environment ministry has banned import of pet coke for purpose of trading in Delhi and its neighbouring states and notified do's and don'ts for its sale and use in cement plants and other end user industrial units, including …
Agra: For the first time, Basant Day will be celebrated in an eco-friendly manner in Dayalbagh on Monday, with only solar-powered decorative lights. Twenty-thousand followers of the Radha Soami faith, from different parts of the country as well as abroad, will attend the celebrations. The entire Dayalbagh locality can be …
In compliance to the direction of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi Dated: November 17, 2017 (in the matter of Vardhman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others vide OA No. 21/2014), the compiled ambient air quality data (of each monitored parameters) of Delhi-NCR with station wise daily …
The environment ministry has banned the use and sale of imported petroleum coke in the national capital region, in the latest effort to curb air pollution. Cement plants functioning in the NCR, which use pet coke as fuel, will have to take permission from state pollution control board, a notification …
In a move to curb air pollution, the environment ministry has, in a notification, said that import of pet coke for trading will not be permitted in NCR states. In the notification dated January 19, the ministry has put a host of restrictions on sale and use of pet coke …
U.P. capital was ‘perpetually under dangerous levels’ of air pollution: NGO report The national capital may hog the limelight when it comes to deteriorating air quality, but if you are a resident of Lucknow you have much reason to be concerned. In 2017, the Uttar Pradesh capital had “good” air …
NEW DELHI: All inter-linking of river (ILR) projects in the country may be declared as 'national projects' in a bid to expedite their implementation through quick flow of funds and better monitoring on the ground. The issue was discussed at the meeting of special committee for river linking projects on …
Threat of closure of state-run coal-fired thermal power plants looms large following tough environmental norms for curbing carbon emission enforced by Ministry of Environment and Forests. The new norm entails installation of `Flue Gas Desulphurisation‘ (FGD) and `Selective Catalytic Reducer’ (SCR) in each unit of thermal power plants. Thermal plants …
Meerut: Alarmed over “disturbingly high” levels of toxic metals in rivers passing through Western Uttar Pradesh, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday formed a committee of four experts to carry out an “intensive” survey of all the 316 factories located near their banks. The green panel’s move comes close …
NOIDA: A proposal by the Noida Authority that RWAs should bear 25% of the cost of solid waste management through compost machines was rejected by the latter who questioned why they should share the funds when they were already paying taxes. The proposal was made at a meeting between the …
The report attempts to bridge the knowledge gap through the analysis of 1600 farmers’ interviews, and 10 focused group discussions with farmers. The study is focused on Uttar Pradesh, the state with the largest population of farmers in the country. It focuses on understanding farmers’ perspectives on farming constraints, their …
Meerut: In a victory of sorts for a six-year-old student, who had approached the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against a poultry farm situated close to his school, the green panel on Monday trashed a stay petition filed by its owner and directed the administration in UP’s Shamli district to shut …
MEERUT: As many as 13,254 houses were given electricity connections in Western Uttar Pradesh in a single day on Saturday under 'Saubhagya' scheme, senior government officials said. The districts where the connections were given include Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Hapur, Gautam Budh Nagar, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Moradabad, Sambhal, Amroha, Rampur …
Aligarh, a densely populated town of Uttar Pradesh, is the hub of a variety of industries and is feared to be home to children at risk of lead exposure. Hence, this study was planned to determine the socio-demographic and clinical correlates of elevated blood lead levels in children of Aligarh. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Narayan & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 15/01/2018 regarding groundwater withdrawal by M/s. Rathi Steel & Power, Uttar Pradesh. A report filed by the Joint Inspection Team reveals that the industry has been abstracting water through …
