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 Ramnaresh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 29/08/2023. The grievance in the application is regarding discharge of untreated sewage in Pamari drain which is adding to pollution of river Yamuna. The NGT vide order dated August 30, 2022 …
Response on behalf of state of Uttar Pradesh in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order dated February 28, 2023 in Original Application No 510/2022 Ramnaresh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others. The grievance in the application is regarding discharge of untreated sewage in Pamari drain in Firozabad district …
Report by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in Original Application No. 785 of 2019 regarding pollution by M/s Saraswati Beads Industries, Dholpura-Agra road, Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The report states that at the time inspection, no evidence was found of agriculture being affected by the functioning of the industry. Further, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shamshudden Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 16/04/2019 regarding a chemical factory operating illegally at Shikohabad Industrial area, Firozabad (U.P) without NOC and effluents being discharged contaminating ground water. NGT directs the District Magistrate, Firozabad to furnish a factual and …
The Rs. 3,000 crore project is almost complete except for a stretch of five kilometres that has 234 trees as green barriers. Agra: The Supreme Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam to plant 2,500 saplings, maintain and look after them for 10 years in a secure fenced area …
AGRA: Winds with velocity of over 130 km per hour that swept Agra on Wednesday night caused considerable damage to the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri. Besides the damages caused to the two minarets at royal and south gates of the Taj, other buildings within the 17th century …
FIROZABAD/AGRA: A five-member committee that was asked to inspect and find discrepancies in 202 glass and bangle industries in Firozabad has conducted survey of just 10 factories since its formation two months back. The district magistrate said strict action would be taken against the committee members for the lapses. A …
Agra: With a National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) report stating that pollution from Firozabad's glass industry is not reaching Taj Mahal, demands for taking the city out of the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), an eco-sensitive area, are getting louder. A standing committee on petroleum and natural gas has written …
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 …
Firozabad: A team of scientists has visited Firozabad to collect samples of air pollutants spewed from the glass industry particularly in Taj trapezium district. The visit comes after, National Green Tribunal (NGT) took cognizance of air quality issue raised by NGO Social Action for Forest and Environment (SAFE), which filed …
The National Green Tribunal today sought response from the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea seeking closure of glass industries operating without valid consent in Firozabad district. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Ministry of …
The National Green Tribunal today constituted a committee to inspect the glass industries of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh and collect samples of ambient air quality in the area. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar constituted the committee comprising officials from Central Pollution Control Board, Uttar Pradesh …
Ghaziabad and Allahabad have emerged as the two most air polluted cities in Uttar Pradesh in a recent survey by a research and advocacy organization. The survey conducted by Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) found pollutants of the size of 10 micron in Ghaziabad, Allahabad, Kanpur and Bareilly, …
It's been three years since a polio case was last reported from Uttar Pradesh. The day was commemorated as "Sankalp Divas" by the state government with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Health Minister Ahmad Hasan and others taking pledge to continue the polio eradication campaign. The last case of polio was …
Twenty-nine people succumbed to the intense cold wave in North India on Tuesday as temperatures dropped to sub-zero levels at many places in the region. Delhiites froze under chilly winds and the biting cold with the minimum temperature plunging to 3.3 degrees Celsius. Though Tuesday’s minimum was up by almost …
At least 13 people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh as heavy showers lashed North India on Monday. Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 31.5 degrees Celsius, three less than normal, while the minimum was recorded at 26.5 degrees Celsius. The city received 2.2 mm of rainfall. In …
UP government on Monday gave in principle approval to construction of an expressway between Lucknow and Agra. The six-lane expressway that seeks to reduce the distance between the two cities from the existing 350 km to 274 km, will pass through Yadav-dominated belt comprising districts like Etawah, Mainpuri and Kannauj. …
Almost 10 years after work started on the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) project, one of the biggest highway networks in the country, the 754-km stretch on Delhi-Kolkata road is almost complete, except for a railway overbridge (ROB) at Tundla in Firozabad, which would be ready in March.
LUCKNOW: A day after Tuesday's violent protests by farmers in Agra, tension prevailed across trouble-hit areas in the western part of the state, which remained under heavy security deployment all through Wednesday. However, reports of aggressive protests by farmers originating from at least half-a-dozen other districts of western Uttar Pradesh …
