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 …

Swine flu scare: No morning assembly in UP schools

The Uttar Pradesh government has asked all schools of the state to put on hold morning assemblies from tomorrow to prevent the spread of swine flu. "An advisory has been sent to all the district magistrates and commissioners in the state asking them to put on hold morning assembly prayers …

Lucknow reports 41 swine flu cases, state figure reaches 695

LUCKNOW: Lucknow reported 41 fresh cases of swine flu on Sunday taking with it the number of persons who have been affected with the disease to 393 in the city alone. Of the cases reported by the state health department, office of the chief medical officer (CMO) Lucknow district however …

Swine flu claims 2 lives in Lucknow, 59 more test positive

Meanwhile, in between continuous drives running in the city to find and destroy dengue larvae, four new patients of dengue also have been registered, taking the total number to 37, and one death so far this year. With two deaths and 59 new patients testing positive in the last two …

First week of door-to-door TB drive: 1.38 lakh residents screened; 19 confirmed cases

Meerut: As many as 166 teams of doctors and health officers went from door-to-door, on Wednesday, collecting cough samples of residents in the first week of the nation-wide drive to wipe out tuberculosis (TB). Officials said that 1.38 lakh people were screened and 19 have tested positive. The teams of …

23 more down with swine flu in Lucknow, total 173 since January

LUCKNOW: Lucknow reported 23 fresh cases of swine flu on Wednesday with seven of these cases being that of children between the age of one and seven years. The youngest patient of the influenza A H1N1 was a 15 month old girl child from LDA colony. The city since January …

High level of toxins in water at 300 Uttar Pradesh schools, finds survey

AGRA: In over 300 schools spread across nine districts of western Uttar Pradesh, the quality of water was found to be very poor, with high levels of very toxic chemicals. A Delhi-based environmentalist, after making these findingsy, has written to chief minister Yogi Adityanath about the matter, seeking an inquiry …

Centre hopes machines can solve crop burning menace

This year, Haryana reported 1,029 instances of crop burning between March and May and fines amounting to Rs 1,15,000 have been collected from 41 violators so far. Last year, 1,800 FIRs were filed in cases relating to crop burning in Haryana. The Centre has set aside funds to purchase over …

NGT raps 4 states over crop burning

The National Green Tribunal has rapped four northern states — Punjab, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan — for not submitting action plans to prevent air pollution emanating from crop stubble burning after the harvesting season in September end or October. A bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, warned the …

NSEFI seeks more time for solar projects in UP

The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has written to the Uttar Pradesh government seeking extension of timeline to commission select solar power projects claiming that laxity by state agencies is to blame for the delay. Earlier last month, Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation (UPPCL) had cancelled power purchase agreements …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rejuvenation of river Ganga, 08/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item Published in Hindustan Times “And Quiet Flows the Maily Yamuna” Vs. Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 08/08/2017 regarding prevention, control and rejuvenation of river Ganga. NGT directs the stakeholders to file their status reports and the …

Lucknow records 23 swine flu cases on Sunday, highest since January

LUCKNOW: Leaving health officials baffled on Sunday, Lucknow recorded its highest surge in fresh swine flu cases since January, with 23 new cases recorded on the day, by the health department. The city reached the highest figure of influenza A H1N1 cases in the state, with its own tally of …

CM stresses on importance for protecting environment

Stressing for the importance for protecting environment Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that conservation of environment and sustainable development is a massive challenge and has to be met squarely because it is a matter of life and death for all of us. “The components of nature are interdependent on each …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution resulting from crop residue burning, 04/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Environment Pollution (Prevention Control) Authority & Others dated 04/08/2017 regarding air pollution resulting from crop residue burning. Court takes a stern view of the fact that in spite of the orders and judgement of the NGT …

Suicides of nearly 60,000 Indian farmers linked to climate change, study claims

Rising temperatures and the resultant stress on India’s agricultural sector may have contributed to increase in suicides over the past 30 years, research shows Farmers from Tami Nadu demonstrate in Delhi with what they say are the bones of farmers who committed suicide because of a crippling drought and high …

Pay Rs 10L for pollution in Mathura: NGT to Cantonment Board

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Mathura Cantonment Board to comply with its order and pay Rs 10 lakh as environmental compensation for causing pollution in the temple town and river Yamuna. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the cantonment board to deposit the …

KGMU forms committee against mosquitoes

That mosquitoes and their larvae are not able to breed at King George's Medical University (KGMU) will now be the task of the 'Hospital Infection Control Committee' formed at KGMU on Tuesday. Several wings of the university including the vice chancellor's (VC) office and residence and six of the student …

UPPCL notice to 6 companies for not installing solar power plant

UP government on Monday issued notice to six private companies, including Adani Green Energy, for delay in setting up solar power plants in UP. The decision was taken after the companies did not set up solar power plants, despite entering into an agreement for it, two years ago. UP Power …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding consent to operate for Nusrat Tannery, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 25/07/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Nusrat Tannery Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board dated 25/07/2017. Counsel appearing for the Applicant tannery submits that the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board had issued consent to operate after inspection and the unit is permitted to …

Government dismisses Congress, Centre for Science and Environment charge on crop insurance

NEW DELHI: Strongly contesting the charge of the Congress and a report of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) that private insurance companies have made huge profits from the PM Crop Insurance Scheme, top government officials told ET that crop insurance claims depended on whether there was a good …

Kanpur’s famous leather units inching towards closure

Crackdown on cow slaughter, demonetisation affected supply of raw material. Lucknow: Demonetisation hit them hard and local sales plummeted. Then, the crackdown on cow slaughter affected the supply of raw material and now, the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order on removing all polluting units along the Ganga is sounding the …

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