Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
AGRA: With the state government abandoning three supplementary nutrition programmes, to tackle high malnutrition rates among women and children, district officials here are left with only 'panjiri' (a staple made from whole-wheat flour and sugar) to improve the health of nearly 90,000 children below the age of five years across …
Agra: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday issued notice to an Aligarh-based slaughterhouse for discarding animal carcass and blood in a nearby drain. Replies have also been sought from district magistrate Neha Sharma and UP pollution control board, among others, in the matter. The district authorities had earlier given …
Agra has stood at 57th place in progress report on sanitation and hygienic conditions in the state government-run primary and upper primary schools. Out of the 3,006 schools managed by the basic education department in the district, just one was registered for the Swachh Vidyalaya Puruskar instituted recently by the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of D.K. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 09/08/2016 regarding real estates projects on Yamuna flood plain, Uttar Pradesh. This case is being heard on day to day basis on persistent request of the Project Proponents that they are …
Farmers are taking the matter of temporary land acquisition by Jal Nigam under the Gangajal Project to the high court. Eight farmers have already filed petitions against the move and, according to the sources, at least six others are also preparing to move HC. According to officials, these lawsuits may …
The National Green Tribunal has come down heavily on Agra Development Authority (ADA) for allowing construction by builders on the flood plains of river Yamuna city and also sought response from the developers on the matter. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also directed ADA to inform …
Agra: Unable to prepare a response to the report filed by environmentalist MC Mehta in connection to the alleged felling of more than 10,000 trees near Taj Mahal, the Uttar Pradesh advocate general on Monday sought an extension of five weeks from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for this. The …
Agra: The Uttar Pradesh government aims to create a world record by planting five crore saplings in a single day across the state in second week of July. Of these, around 6.7 lakh saplings will be planted in Agra alone. The forest department has been gearing up for the mega …
The National Green Tribunal has summoned all heads of departments concerned with civic amenities and cleanliness, including the divisional commissioner, to appear before it on May 31 to explain why the Yamuna river cannot be cleaned. The NGT said on Wednesday it had issued so many orders but the situation …
With a view to encourage eco-tourism in the vicinity of the Taj Mahal , the Samajwadi Party (SP) Government in Uttar Pradesh has given its nod to develop nearly 200-km long 'Bicycle Highway' from Agra to the lion safari in Etawah. The highway was approved in a cabinet meeting presided …
AGRA: In a one of its kind initiative, a 197km-long "bicycle highway" will be constructed from Taj Mahal's East gate to Etawah lion safari at a cost of Rs 94 crore. Public Works Department has finalized the project and the construction work is likely to start soon. UP views this …
Inspection Report of STPs in Agra with reference to Hon'ble NGT Court Order dated 09.12.2015 in the matter of O.A No.145 of 2015. The Hon'ble National Green Tribunal passed the order in Original Application No, 145 of 2015, D.K.Joshi Vs Union of India & Others on dated 09.12.2015 that "..We …
The report for revenue sector indicated illegal mining in the state while doing scrutiny of files and registers of 13 district mining officers for the period between May 2013 to February 2014. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabled its report for the year ended March 31, 2014, in the …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on cutting of trees in Taj Mahal’s special eco-sensitive zone, 06/08/2015. As per a newspaper report dated 3rd July, 2015 illegal cutting of around 4,000 trees in the 500-metre-radius of the Taj Mahal and 8,000 trees in Babupur forest block of Agra Division has come …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on impact of climate change on monuments, 04/08/2015. Taj Mahal in Agra has been identified as a monument, which needs to be protected from air pollution. No nationwide exercise has been undertaken to identify specific monuments which are vulnerable to climatic change and air pollution.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Kuldeep Nagar & Anr. Vs. Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. & Ors. dated 24/07/2015 regarding alleged failure of the Respondent No.1 - Jaiprakash Associates limited, the Project Proponent who had undertaken the work of construction of Yamuna Expressway …
Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests present this Two Hundred and Sixty-second Report on 'Effects of Pollution on Taj'. The Committee heard the various officers of Central Government and State Government of Uttar Pradesh on the subject in its meeting held on 10th January, 2015. …
Agra: Acting on directions of the state government, the Agra administration has recommended that the 250-meter radius surrounding the Soor Sarovar Bird Santuary be declared an eco-sensitive zone. While the move is being welcomed by industrialists whose business was suffering in absence of such a recommendation, environmentalists oppose the decision …
Why have you been sleeping for more than 10 years, asks judge. The Supreme Court on Friday accepted the Uttar Pradesh government’s proposal to plant six lakh saplings in two years to fulfil its promise to provide green cover around the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ). The State government assured a …
Amid rumours that farmers were given a mere Rs 100 as compensation for crop damage, the district administration has directed officials to ensure that no farmer is given less than Rs 1,000 as compensation. Officials have also been ordered to complete the survey on crop losses as soon as possible. …
