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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of the Defence Colony drain in Delhi before the monsoon, 16/04/2025

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 …

CBI files three more cases in National Rural Health Mission scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered three more cases pertaining to alleged irregularities in the implementation of the National Rural Health Mission funds in Uttar Pradesh. Searches were conducted at 44 places in six cities as part of the probe. The first case pertains to purported conspiracy among officials …

NRHM scam: CBI arrests three more, questions four

The CBI, which is probing alleged irregularities in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam, made three more arrests —two bureaucrats and a businessman — and questioned four persons here on Friday. Those arrested are former DG of family welfare S P Ram, Uttar Pradesh Small Industries Corporation Ltd managing …

Residents protest against solid waste plant

After the high court dismissed the petitions against the dumping ground, the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has started construction of the solid waste management plant on the 14-acre land at Dundahera village opposite Exotica Apartments in Ghaziabad bordering Gautam Budhh Nagar. The Crossing Republik Owners and Members Association (CROMA) has …

Rapid transport system for NCR okayed

The Urban Development Ministry has given in-principle approval to three Regional Rapid Transit System corridors which will vastly improve Delhi's connectivity with Alwar, Panipat and Meerut. The Urban Development Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, “approved in-principle the concept proposal of implementing Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in three important corridors in …

CNG prices up again in Delhi and NCR

Hot on the heels of a sharp increase in petrol prices, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) prices were hiked by Rs. 2 per kg on Friday, mainly on account of a fall in the rupee value against the US dollar, pushing up the cost of inputs. Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), the …

90% high-rise buildings still without LDA clearance

LUCKNOW: The Sunday earthquake, which jolted almost the entire north India, has once again raised questions on the safety aspect of the city's multi-storied buildings. Lucknow Development Authority and Uttar Pradesh Housing and Development Board ( UPHDB) make earthquake resistance a mandatory criterion for a building. However, the authorities rarely …

Farmers protest against dumping gound project

The farmers of about a dozen villages of Greater Noida and Ghaziabad areas organised a grand meeting (Maha-Panchayat) and passed a resolution to organise a dharna at the Municipal Council Ghaziabad to protest the forthcoming project of dumping ground in village Doondahera. Farmer leader Satyapal Chaudhary said a dumping ground …

Piped gas in Delhi to be dearer by Rs 3/scm

Households using piped natural gas (PNG) in NCT of Delhi will have to shell out Rs 3 for every standard cubic metre (scm) consumed from Thursday. Indraprastha Gas Ltd has announced the new consumer price of PNG to the households in Delhi is being revised to Rs 22 a scm …

HC rejects pleas to halt construction of solid waste management plant

Ansal Properties, Crossings Infrastructure penalised Rs 10 lakh each; court says Dundahera project is of public importance The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected a slew of petitions, filed by private developers and other individuals, seeking to stop construction of a solid waste management plant (SWMP) in Dundahera village of …

ICAR plans to adopt GPS technology

New Delhi The country’s premier agri-research body ICAR is working on a scheme to increase agricultural productivity by providing exact information to farmers on the type of crops they should grow, fertiliser and water requirements through the use of GPS technology. Under the project, ICAR has collected global positioning system …

ICAR plans to adopt GPS tech for appropriate farming techniques

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is working on a scheme to increase agricultural productivity by providing exact information to farmers on the type of crops they should grow, fertiliser and water requirements through the use of GPS technology. Under the project, ICAR has collected global positioning system (GPS)-based soil …

Apex court quashes UP land acquisition notification

The Supreme Court has set aside the Uttar Pradesh government’s notifications for acquiring land in Ghaziabad for leather industry. The court said in the light of the facts of the case, the State was not justified in invoking the urgency provision under the Land Acquisition Act. The court acted on …

Supreme Court quashes U.P. land acquisition notification

The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the Uttar Pradesh Government's notifications for acquiring villagers' land in Ghaziabad district to set up a leather city there. A Bench of Justice G. S. Singhvi and Justice H. L. Dattu set aside the State Government's notifications, issued in 2006 and 2007, for acquiring …

Rs 35-cr relief already paid: Official

The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed Uttar Pradesh government’s notification for land acquisition of three villages of Ghaziabad after the villagers approached court against setting up of a ‘leather city’ on the acquired land by Hapur Pilkhuwa Development Authority (HPDA). The court has quashed the notification of acquisition of 28.804 …

SC quashes land acquisition in Ghaziabad

Urgency Clause Invoked To Develop Leather City New Delhi: After quashing acquisition of land in Noida Extension, the Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside acquisition of 71 acres by UP government in Ghaziabad's Hapur area for setting up Leather City to relocate all bone mills and allied industries there. Governments …

IGL hikes rate, CNG is costlier

Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) has hiked the CNG price by `0.20 per kg in Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad from Monday midnight. The new consumer price of CNG is `30 per kg in Delhi and `33.60 per kg in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad. “This minor adjustment in CNG …

Extension Of Woes

A 20-ft-wide nallah (drain) divides the villages of Shahberi in Noida Extension and Dundahera in Ghaziabad. But these two places in the same state are light years apart when it comes to land acquisition. Ghaziabad allowed the developers to negotiate directly with farmers to acquire land for the 360-acre Crossings …

Lives dumped

Privatisation of garbage collection leaves the waste pickers, already on the fringes of society, vulnerable to exploitation.

Ghaziabad water highly toxic, claims NGO

The groundwater is being poisoned and these toxic wastes are spreading to all parts of city There is a high amount of toxic chemicals, especially chromium compounds, in Ghaziabad's groundwater, the only source of drinking water in the township, an NGO claimed today and rejected the local pollution control office's …

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