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 …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding generation of hazardous waste and its disposal, India, 15/01/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Narayan & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 15/01/2018 regarding generation of hazardous waste and its disposal. The Court had asked for filing of an independent application in relation to management of bio-medical hazardous waste in the …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by a poultry farm situated near a school, Shaamli, Uttar Pradesh, 15/01/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Hi-Tech Layer Farms Ltd. Vs. Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board dated 15/01/2018 regarding pollution caused by Hi-Tech Layer Farms, Shaamli, Uttar Pradesh. The Court refused to change its order regarding closure of the poultry farm that a six year …

NGT disposes of plea against Agra-Lucknow Expressway

The National Green Tribunal has disposed of a plea challenging the forest clearance granted for construction of the 302-km-long Agra-Lucknow Expressway. A bench headed by acting Chairperson Justice UD Salvi passed the order after it was informed that the final approval under Forest Conservation Act has been granted to the …

Gaumukh lake formation: HC asks state govt to file reply by February 16

Nainital: The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday asked the state government to file its reply on the formation of a lake in Gaumukh, due to landslides in October and December, by February 16. The court, acting on a PIL filed by Delhi-based petitioner Ajay Gautam, also directed the state government …

Six-year-old’s plea against poultry farm prompts NGT to issue notice to UP govt

The tribunal was hearing a plea seeking execution of the NGT's October 31, 2017 order which had directed the UP pollution control board to take appropriate action against poultry farms which are operating without the consent of the Board. A six-year-old boy’s plea that swarms of flies and foul smell …

Pollution control board recommends hefty fines on construction sites for air pollution

GHAZIABAD: The UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has recommended that GMC impose penalties on several building material suppliers for violating air pollution prevention norms. Penalties of Rs 50,000 each have been recommended for eight building material suppliers in a list sent to the municipal corporation on January 8 in accordance …

Police received 21,000 complaints of noise pollution in 2017, says data

Amid the debate raging over the use of loudspeakers and sound system in public, data collected by the police department shows more than 21,000 people had sought police help to check noise pollution in their locality in 2017. Sharing the annual data from the emergency response centre of the police …

Door-to-door campaign finds 86 cases of TB in Bareilly

Bareilly: The health department found 86 new cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Bareilly as part of a door-to-door drive, conducted in the district from December 26 to January 6, to detect hidden cases of the disease. The campaign, which means to root out the disease from India, examined 4,94,195 persons …

Uttar Pradesh govt restricts use of loudspeakers at religious, public places

The government has also directed action against the concerned authorities (government officials) who fail to ensure compliance. The Uttar Pradesh government has banned the unauthorised use of loudspeakers and public address systems at religious and public places across the state. Setting January 15 as the deadline for obtaining permission, the …

96 more cases of TB found in Phase 2 of door-to-door campaign

Meerut: With the second phase of the door-to-door drive against Tuberculosis, 96 more cases of the disease were discovered in the urban slums of Meerut (there were 80 confirmed cases in the first phase). In the 10-day-long campaign, conducted from December 26, 2017 to January 5, 2018 in 25 districts …

TTZ Authority bans use of coal in 10,400 sq kms; environmentalist says not enough

AGRA: Even as the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) Authority on Thursday decided on a complete ban of use of coal within an area of 10,400 sq km covering six districts to control pollution, eminent environmentalist, MC Mehta, has said that this is not enough and making TTZ an independent body, …

No green nod for Raj Ngr Rd: Ruling likely on contempt plea

GHAZIABAD: The NGT is likely to decide on the contempt plea filed by city-based environmentalist Sushil Raghav against GDA after the development agency failed to obtain environmental clearance for its UP Gate to Rajnagar Extension elevated road project. The GDA on December 18 last year submitted an affidavit in the …

Cold wave continues in Allahabad

ALLAHABAD: On the second day in continuation, Allahabad received ample sunshine all day through but the bright sunshine was ineffective against the prevailing 'galan' (cold breeze). With sunshine being of no use to the denizens, the weather remained same as was on Wednesday. Despite the fact that the city received …

Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh shivers at 3.4 degrees Celsius

LUCKNOW: Cold wave conditions continue unabated in Uttar Pradesh with several parts of the state recording a fall in day temperatures on Thursday. Muzaffarnagar recorded the lowest temperature at 3.4 degrees Celsius, a MeT official said. Dense to very dense fog occurred at isolated places in the northern state, he …

NGT wants action plan for waste disposal in Bareilly

Tribunal asks Bareilly municipal corporation to provide details The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Bareilly Nagar Nigam to identify and acquire land for setting up municipal solid waste processing plants. A Bench headed by NGT acting chairperson U.D. Salvi said, “We direct the Bareilly Municipal Corporation to place …

Order of the National Green Tribunal on the issue of pickling, plating and polishing without the use of cyanide, Uttar Pradesh, 05/01/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gopeshwar Nath Chaturvedi Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 05/01/2018. This Application has been moved for direction to Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to explain the process of pickling, plating and polishing without the use of cyanide. …

Identify areas to store stubble: NGT to States

Tribunal wants information on mode of utilisation of stubble The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed States, including Delhi and Punjab, to identify specific areas in each district where crop residue will be collected and stored. Earlier directions A Bench headed by NGT acting chairperson U.D. Salvi directed Punjab, …

UP remote villages to get solar power

Bareilly: In an attempt to provide electricity to houses in remote and inaccessible areas of the state where electrification is not possible due to difficult geographical terrain, the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) will soon be providing off-grid electricity by setting up solar power plants. According to officials at …

Breakthrough in TB research: AKTU scientists identify disease-causing gene

LUCKNOW: In a joint research, scientists of biotechnology department of APJ Kalam Technical University and Jazan University, Saudi Arabia, have identified the gene which increases the risk of tuberculosis, its recurrence and development of drug resistance. In a research lasting over four years, scientists studied more than 2,000 international researches …

Furnish action plan for handling solid waste, NGT tells BMC

Bareilly: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Bareilly Municipal Corporation (BMC) to present its complete action plan for handling municipal solid waste generated within the civic body’s limits. The tribunal has also directed the municipal commissioner to specify the exact time-frame for handling and disposing of waste …

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