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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajendra Kumar Chaturvedi, Advocate Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 17/02/2020 regarding allegation of illegal construction at Ghata No. 635 at Village Shivrampur, Tehsil Karvi, District Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, affecting the pond in the area. The NGT had sought a …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Protection of Environment and Biodiversity Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/08/2019 regarding stone crushers operating in districts of Hamirpur, Banda, Mahoaba and Chitrakoot. NGT had asked the District Magistrates to file affidavit on the matter. But …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashish Kumar Dixit Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 15/07/2019 regarding illegal operation of marriage halls, nursing homes, clinics, hospitals, commercial complexes, hotels and other commercial establishments without requisite prior NOC/Consent to Operate from the Uttar Pradesh Pollution …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Protection of Environment and Biodiversity Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/03/2019 regarding stone crushers operating in Uttar Pradesh. Member Secretary, UPPCB has been directed by the Tribunal to give details in respect of the stone crushers …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashish Kumar Dixit Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 24/01/2019 regarding damage to environment by unauthorised operation of marriage halls, nursing homes, clinics, hospitals, commercial complexes, hotels and other commercial establishments without requisite prior NOC/Consent to Operate from …
Uttar Pradesh may soon get its fourth tiger reserve, thanks to big cats strolling into the state from Madhya Pradesh's Panna reserve. The state government has proposed to develop Ranipur wildlife sanctuary in Chitrakoot (Bundelkhand region) into tiger reserve given its proximity to Panna. The two reserves are located at …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nityanand Mishra Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 28/10/2013 on pollution in the river Mandakini and in and around the town of Chitrakoot particularly during Deewali when there is an annual fare in which about 25 lakh piligrims …
Uttar Pradesh has fared badly in utilising the financial assistance received under the Bundelkhand Package managing to spend only 43.89 per cent of the money allocated to it as Additional Central Assistance (ACA) by the Planning Commission. Of the Rs 1,695.76 crore allocated to it as ACA for seven districts …
In a bid to curb illegal mining in the state, the government has decided to install CCTVs at barriers in 13 districts where mining is carried out. Apart from this, officials would be given android mobile phones for better communication, and software would be installed to track various vehicles. Handheld …
The holy city Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district is sitting on an ecological time bomb. The Mandakini River which through Chitrakoot has been encroached upon and three private bridges have been built on it, turning it pristine banks into rubble and interrupting the natural flow. One of the bridges …
ALLAHABAD: With the objective of checking infant mortality rate (IMR), state health authorities have come up the Khasra Rakshak Abhiyan, a campaign to control spread of measles, as part of the national routine immunisation programme starting from April 22 in the district. All children aged from 9 months to 10 …
The lights are going out in Uttar Pradesh’s power capacity addition plan and the villain is once again land acquisition. Bajaj Hindusthan has decided to pull out of the R10,000-crore, 1,980 MW Bargad power project planned in Chitrakoot district, following the recent exit of Jaypee Group from the R7,000-crore, 1,320 …
Uttar Pradesh, which has about 4,000 mines of coal, silica, bauxite and granite – mostly in Bundelkhand region, has mandated e-tendering for future allotment of mining leases in the state. This step is aimed at preventing hitherto rampant illegal mining and ushering transparency in allotment of mining leases. Under the …
Stressing on the planned development of cities Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav directed officials to give priority to construction of integrated townships for weaker and lower income group people. The LDA officials were asked to complete all formalities for the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS). "The work should start for construction …
The Bundelkhand package for Uttar Pradesh may be high on the agenda of every political party. However, the state Krishi Utpadan Rajya Mandi Parishad has failed to utilise more than Rs 450 crore under the Bundelkhand package meant for setting up new mandis. Mandi Parishad officials had sought a three-month …
BANDA/CHITRAKOOT: Sunita's hands tremble as she picks up a heavy hammer to break a stone boulder in Narhari village, about 40 km from main Banda city. It has been more than three hours since the 18-yearold has been doing what her father Jagat Pal never wanted. "But we do not …
The cities of the State will be given a facelift. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has instructed to chalk out two-year action plan for developing beautiful and clean cities with ultramodern basic amenities. He also instructed to give top priority to works for purifying Maa Narmada River at Amarkantak and …
The Public Works Department (PWD) has faltered miserably in the implementation of Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as it has so far utilised less than 10 per cent of the allotted funds. The PWD was supposed to spend Rs 800 crore under this rural job scheme but …
There is a need to break yield barriers through multidimensional approch to achieve food security on a sustainable basis for the people of this country. Cooperatives can play an important role in this direction due to their proximity to farmers. The Indian Farmers' Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), since over the …
BANDA: When Sushil Kumar heard that the government was about to offer drought-hit farmers compensation in the form of monetary relief, his hopes rose. The Economic Times may have been poor, but all was not lost. With the compensation amount he would get, Kumar thought he would buy better seeds …