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 …
The Uttar Pradesh government has stepped up efforts to attract private companies from the United States and South Africa to set up units to generate electricity from solid wastes. "I am very much interested in this scheme. I really want such units to be set up in big cities. This …
ALLAHABAD: The Allahabad high court in an important direction has directed the state government to now consider the appropriateness of restricting the consumption, sale and distribution of tobacco and nicotine in food products on the same lines as the MP government has already put restrictions on the consumption, sale and …
Advocating poor fiscal scenario of UP, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has demanded that the Centre should share 90 per cent of the financial burden of all projects of National Ganga River Basin Authority. He also said that a moratorium on maintenance of all projects should be enhanced from the existing …
ALLAHABAD: Amid growing emphasis on adopting alternative and environmental-friendly means to meet energy demands, the first solar power unit of Uttar Pradesh has started functioning on the outskirts of the city. Situated at Naini, about 25 kms from Allahabad, the 5 MW solar power plant developed by Kolkata-based company, EMC …
This article looks into the instances of growing waterlogging, which is a negative externality of the developmental process (canal irrigation) that has affected the marginalised sections to a greater extent, who mostly depend on land for livelihood and self-sustenance. Land-use pattern has undergone a tremendous transformation due to irrigation development …
LUCKNOW: Even as the city remained under the grip of biting cold on Sunday, the minimum temperature dropped to 1.3 degrees Celsius in Agra, which was the lowest in record in the plains of the country. Significantly, on Saturday, Agra had recorded 0.4 degree Celsius minimum temperature, but Churu was …
New Delhi: The UPA government launched another salvo at BSP supremo Mayawati with the Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan writing to the Uttar Pradesh CM pointing out that industries were polluting select rivers in the state leading to contamination of groundwater in some regions. The minister also criticized the state …
Homeopathy is not only a human health care system but a whole science benefiting the entire life forms on the planet including the plants and crops. With the surge in demand for chemical residue free food and growing awareness for sustainability of the system various alternative models are being promoted. …
Allahabad: A division bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed that if the land of villagers of about half a dozen villages in Bara tehsil of Allahabad have not been possessed till date, then the farmers shall not be dispossessed from their land. The farmers, who have approached the …
ALL construction activities along the banks of the river Ganga in Allahabad were brought to a halt last month. The Allahabad Development Authority (ADA) issued a moratorium in compliance with a state high court order to stop ongoing projects within 500 metres of the river’s highest flood level. The court …
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh felt low-intensity tremors after an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted north India at around 6.15 pm on Sunday. No causality was reported in the state till reports last came in. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Sikkim. Unconfirmed reports said the earthquake measured …
A three-Judge bench of the Allahabad High Court, specially constituted to hear the land acquisition cases of Noida and Greater Noida, began its day-to-day hearing on Monday. The court has asked the petitioners to file detailed and specific affidavits regarding compensation so that the respondents — the Noida and Greater …
ALLAHABAD: The absence of adequate funds under National Rural Health Mission has taken toll on various projects like CCSP training and School Health Programme. The worst part is that female AYUSH doctors and data operators, working at primary and community health centres have not been paid their salaries for the …
A survey conducted across nine states by the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and Allahabad University suggests that the much maligned system has revived, prodded by politics, good governance and the apex court. It also found the poor to be averse to cash transfers Kotri is a mid-sized village in …
Monsoon active in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand At least seven persons died in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand as the monsoon remained active on Wednesday bringing moderate showers at many places in North India. Lightening, landslips Five persons, including two women, were killed and four injured after lightning struck …
The temperature rose on Sunday after rains eluded most places in the northern region including the National Capital, while heavy downpour in Uttar Pradesh led to river Sharda crossing the danger mark. In Uttar Pradesh, Birdghat (Gorakhpur) received 102 mm of rain and Siddhartha Nagar had 96.6 mm during the …
Greater Noida: The Greater Noida Authority has moved the Supreme Court against the order of the Allahabad High Court in the Shahbery land acquisition case by filing special leave petitions (SLPs). Some builders are also learnt to have moved the apex court against the high court decision. On May 12, …
OUR BUREAU New Delhi A test conducted on samples of water of the Ganges, lifted at nine sites, has revealed that it is not fit for use even in farming, let alone for human use. The Delhi- based Shriram Institute for Industrial Research and STAR News carried out the research …
The Allahabad High Court order directing the Greater Noida Authority to maintain status quo regarding land acquisition in Bisrakh and Devla villages may have an impact on some residential projects in the area. The land which has been granted a status quo by the HC falls under Greater Noida Sector …
