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 …Ganga pollution: NGT mulls CBI inquiry
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is mulling a CBI inquiry to probe whether untreated sewage was being released in Ganga through 30 drains on the river's Haridwar-Unnao stretch. The NGT is said to be veering towards this decision after its attempt to check pollution in Ganga revealed a shocking tale …Elephant census to map new migration patterns
The 7th all-India synchronised elephant census that will begin next month is expected to throw light on the migration patterns of the pachyderms as wildlife biologists have identified at least half a dozen new places across the country where the animals have started moving. The census will cover 1.10 lakh …NGT notice to Centre, UP govt over tree felling near Taj Mahal
An association working for the protection of Taj Mahal has moved the NGT alleging tree felling in the eco-sensitive zone near the 17th century mausoleum prompting the green panel today to seek response from the Centre and the UP government. A bench headed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairman Justice …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of untreated sewage in river Ganga, 15/02/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Kumar Singhal Vs. Union of India & Others dated 15/02/2017 regarding untreated sewage dumped in river Ganga. NGT directs a Committee to be constituted which shall visit Garh Mukteshwar and Brij Ghat and shall report to the Tribunal whether …NGT orders inspection of sugarcane crushing units in UP
The National Green Tribunal has directed inspection of 'kolhus' used for crushing sugarcane in Uttar Pradesh after a plea alleged that these "unregulated" units were major contributors to air and water pollution. Sugarcane is processed in bullock-driven 'kolhus' for crushing cane for manufacturing sugar. A bench headed by Justice Jawad …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of untreated sewage in river Ganga, 14/02/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Kumar Singhal Vs. Union of India & Others dated 14/02/2017 regarding disposal of untreated sewage in river Ganga. According to Keshav Gupta, General Manager of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam more than Rs. 31 crores have already been spent on …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding hot mixing plants operating illegally at the Noida and Ghaziabad borders, 14/02/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Kumar Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 14/02/2017 regarding hot mixing plants and ready mixing plants operating illegally at the Noida and Ghaziabad borders. National Green Tribunal directs the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to examine the …Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding rising air pollution in Delhi NCR, 06/02/2017
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/02/2017 regarding rising air pollution in Delhi NCR. It is stated before the Apex Court that the process for setting up Air Quality Monitoring Units in NCR is going …Anand Vihar: HC summons top officials
Air Pollution Levels In Focus The high court on Thursday summoned the top brass of several agencies over their failure to check rising air pollution levels in east Delhi's Anand Vihar, bordering Uttar Pradesh. A bench of Justices B D Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar were shocked by photographs tabled by …Association of acute toxic encephalopathy with litchi consumption in an outbreak in Muzaffarpur, India, 2014: a case-control study
Outbreaks of unexplained illness frequently remain under-investigated. In India, outbreaks of an acute neurological illness with high mortality among children occur annually in Muzaffarpur, the country's largest litchi cultivation region. In 2014, researchers aimed to investigate the cause and risk factors for this illness.UP spends least on health, ill health a major concern
Per capita public expenditure on health is the lowest in Uttar Pradesh With 200 million people, Uttar Pradesh (UP) has about the same population as Brazil; an economy the size of Qatar’s–which has 2.4 million people, the same as the UP town of Bijnore; per capita gross domestic product (GDP) …Braj voters seek answers for area's environmental decline, political neglect
It was in the Braj area along the river Yamuna that Lord Krishna is traditionally believed to have spent his childhood, and it was in the stretch between Bateshwar and Vrindavan that he performed the "Raas Leela". But, say locals, if Lord Krishna were to be born again today, he …Living in the dark: 240 million Indians have no electricity
50 million rural homes without power despite idle generation Screams alerted Dadasaheb Vidhate to the fire trapping three of his children in the family’s thatched-roof hut in rural India. “Neighbours rushed to help douse the fire, but we couldn’t save anyone,” Vidhate, 45, said of the blaze four years ago, …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Ganga river pollution, 25/01/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Others dated 25/01/2017 regarding Ganga pollution. NGT observed that by different Orders passed by the Tribunal "we had directed all the stakeholders to put forward their submissions/suggestions in regard to the 30 drains …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal constructions on flood plain and river bed of Yamuna, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 23/01/2016
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Uma Shankar Patwa & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 23/01/2016 regarding illegal constructions on flood plain and river bed of Yamuna, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. National Green Tribunal directs the Respondents (Central Water Commission, State of Uttar Pradesh …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sewage disposal in village Shobhapur, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 23/01/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashutosh Kumar Sharma Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/01/2017 regarding sewage disposal in village Shobhapur, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Applicant has stated that till now there was no sewage line or mode of sewage discharge or treatment.Your city has worst air quality in India
Greenpeace Report Says Just 14 Cities, Most Of Them In South, Meet National Standard Delhi leads the list of most polluted cities in the country followed by several in UP , Jharkhand, Haryana and Bihar, a report by Greenpeace India has revealed. The list of 20 most polluted cities in …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Ganga pollution, 13/01/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 13/01/2017 regarding Ganga pollution. UPPCB, UP Jal Nigam, UPSIDC, NMCG and the Central Pollution Control Board have filed a Joint Report. National Green Tribunal directs all the Respondents particularly, CPCB, UPPCB, …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of municipal solid wastes on the river bank of Ganga, Uttar Pradesh, 04/01/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishankant Singh & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 04/01/2017 regarding dumping of municipal solid wastes on the river bank of Ganga, Uttar Pradesh, 04/01/2017.The Counsel appearing for Krishankant Singh (Applicant) shall take out Notices to the State …A report on assessment of pollution of drains carrying sewage /industrial effluent joining river Ganga and its tributaries (Kali-East/Ramganga) between Haridwar (Down) to Kanpur (Down)
The main causes attributed to the Pollution of River Ganga are due to disposal of industrial and domestic sewage effluent directly by drains or indirectly through tributaries. The storm water drains designated to flood-out the storm water during rainy season, are now being used for disposal of sewage and trade …