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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 …

Fake mineral water plant busted

New Delhi: A fake mineral water manufacturing unit in Ghaziabad was busted on Friday. The factory was in operation for the past several years and it was supplying mineral water to various areas in Delhi and NCR, police said. The unit, located in Sahibabad, used to pack the water in …

Ghaziabad raises a stink

Its proximity to the Capital might have actually caused more damage to Ghaziabad than good. While it was busy dealing with its own pollution mess, a large part of Delhi

Message of health, education and livelihoods

Sundesh, a CSR initiative from Dabur India, has been giving a leg-up to two UP districts.

70,000 trees cut in Ghaziabads lone forest, says ministry report

An investigation by the Ministry of Environment and Forest has found that more than 70,000 were felled in the Sai Upwan, the only forest in Ghaziabad. The inquiry report, submitted by the regional wing of the MoEF, has also noted mismanagement and irregularities in ensuring proper re-plantation by the Ghaziabad …

It is time to save water

The idea of groundwater recharging by harvesting rainwater is gaining ground in many cities and it is the only way to address the global water crisis After an extended winter, a scorching summer is setting in and one can feel the heat, literally. And, like in the past, we may …

Common metro network for NCR cities proposed

Feasibility Study For System, DPRs For 2 Lines Ordered New Delhi: Much on the lines of the high-speed rail links between European cities, the National Capital Region (NCR) may soon get a common metro system covering Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and UP. The government has ordered a feasibility study for the …

First phase of Hindon cleaning a success

After exactly a year and over Rs 1 crore, the Municipal Corporation of Ghaziabad (MCG) claims to have brought down the pollution levels of the Hindon river. With the completion of first phase of the Hindon-cleaning project, the statistics with the MCG shows the level of Biological Oxygen Demand (measure …

Ghaziabad Nigam move to keep Hindon clean

GHAZIABAD: In an attempt to keep the Hindon river clean, the Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam has introduced a temple waste disposal system which it claims is the first of its kind in the country. Waste material from temples, including offerings, have been identified as major pollutants in the river and the …

Industrial clusters to be re-verified

The 88 industrial clusters identified by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will be re-verified for the amount of pollution they generate, on the basis of which they will be re-rated.

Gzb commuters slam congestion tax plan

Say There Is No Public Transport So They Are Forced To Drive Cars To Offices In Delhi New Delhi: Should a congestion fee be levied without first providing adequate inter-city public transport? While the Delhi government has begun looking at the option of levying the fee

Migratory birds easy target for hunters

Killed For Food, Medicine Near Garhmukteshwar Garhmukteshwar (Ghaziabad): People seem to be forgetting the time-tested tradition of Atithi Devo Bhavah

Next to Capital, polio finds an epicentre

The changing landscape of Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region, an apparent testament to the Indian economic boom with its shimmering malls and high-rise apartment blocks, hides another grim reality. With India reporting the highest number of polio cases (672 cases) in 2009 and Uttar Pradesh accounting for 544 of …

Making best out of waste: civic body moots biogas plan

In a first of its kind initiative, the Municipal Corporation of Ghaziabad plans to tackle the problem of cattle dung choking the city drainage system by sending its vehicles for door-to-door collection of the waste. The waste will then be used to generate biogas under the cowdung waste management plan, …

New hospitals in less polluted areas

The state expert appraisal committee, which gives environmental clearances to new projects, has asked all proposed hospitals in the Capital to be built in less polluted areas. Proposals for two hospitals

No new projects in Ghaziabad, Kanpur

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided not to consider new development projects for Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Singrauli, Noida, Agra and Varanasi-Mirzapur for the next eight months following directions from the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF). An environmental assessment of industrial clusters conducted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and …

Najafgarh basin Delhis most polluted area

Till now, pollution levels in residential areas of Delhi were known to be dangerously high. But a new methodology to calculate the pollution in air, water and land has detected some new villains. A nationwide study by the Central Pollution Control Board on the most polluted industrial clusters shows that …

Farmers get back Dadri project land

Lucknow/Mumbai: In a major setback to Anil Ambani

Breather for Hindon: plan to dispose of prayer waste

The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) has finally put in place a plan to save Hindon river from pollution. The civic body has constructed a

State set to launch e-district scheme

LUCKNOW: The state government is all set to launch e-district scheme in all over the state to promote e-governance in every sphere of life and activity of the people. Promoted by the department of IT and Electronics, the scheme is at present operational in the districts of Sitapur, Sultanpur, Rae …

Over 40 school kids taken ill

Parents blame midday meal More than 40 children of the Babugarh area here were rushed to a hospital after they complained of suffocation and nausea, an official said on Sunday. The kids were rushed to a government hospital at Hapur on Saturday evening, said sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Mahendra Prasad.He said …

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