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 …
Noida: Acting upon complaints of high levels of industrial pollution in Ghaziabad, the National Green Tribunal has directed for the inspection of NTPC’s power plant in Dadri and the manufacturing plant of Continental Carbon, a US-based company in Ghaziabad. The tribunal has directed the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board and …
Indraprastha Gas, the sole supplier of CNG in Delhi-NCR, has revised the price of CNG in Delhi by R1.55 per kg to R39.90 due to increased input gas price and related taxes. Consumers will have to pay R39.90 per kg in Delhi and R45.10 per kg in the Noida, Greater …
Even as Delhi has imposed a blanket ban on the use and manufacture of plastic carry bags, environmental action groups have expressed grave concern over the total lack of prohibitive measures for such bags in UP-NCR cities. Activists say that a ban in Delhi, placed for safeguarding and preserving environment …
The spurt in dengue cases has prompted Delhi Health Minister Dr A K Walia to warn officials responsible for fumigation and other drives to contain mosquito breeding that dereliction of duty would not be tolerated and the disease has to be tackled on a war-footing. As the minister sounded the …
Five of the patients are minors. The highest number of dengue cases for a single day were reported in the Capital on Tuesday, with 12 patients testing positive for the virus — five of them minors. So far, 85 people have tested positive for dengue in the city, three of …
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh government has decided to replicate Gujarat model of installing canal based solar power projects. The five districts where the pilot projects are being planned Jhansi, Ghaziabad, Etawah, Ballia and Lucknow. According to reports UP government is planning to put to use its vast canal network, spanning over …
New Delhi:Criticized for tardy probe progress coupled with acute shortage of officers to investigate cases, the CBI got a relief in National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam investigations as the Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a special court for all the health scheme fraud cases. The UP government issued anotification …
Noida: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has found that presence of harmful pollutants in air within a range of 15km from Noida, which includes Mayur Vihar and portions of Ghaziabad, is more than seven times the normal limit. The report was submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on …
Indirapuram residents have approached the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in protest against a GDA move to cut down 5,000 trees in a green belt area. The GDA had created the green belt in a 100-m area at a cost of Rs 5,81,449. GDA officials said the trees were removed for …
The National Green Tribunal has ordered the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) and Irrigation department of Uttar Pradesh to clear the debris and muck lying in the riverbed of Hindon for the construction of bridge. A tribunal bench of Justices AS Naidu and GK Pandey ordered to clear the debris on …
The overall green cover in the National Capital Region has witnessed an increase, according to data compiled by the NCR Planning Board. “Though the Board is making efforts to increase the green cover in this region what is heartening is that in the last couple of years the green cover …
Ghaziabad: In April 2010, a radiation leak at Mayapuri claimed one life and injured seven people. Two years on, there is little awareness about Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) emergencies, say experts. Recently, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) recovered 150kg of a hazardous chemical near Ganga canal in Modinagar, …
In a move that is expected to push up public transport fares, the Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) has increased the selling price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Delhi by 2.90 per kg and in neighbouring Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad by Rs 3.30 from Saturday. A joint venture of …
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 …
Dumping of debris and waste materials on the Hindon river bed has been banned by National Green Tribunal as it results in hindrance to the natural flow of water near the site of a new bridge over the river in Ghaziabad, sources said. The directions were issued on a complaint …
Rotting Veggies Greet Buyers; Market Not Cleaned In Months New Delhi: A visit to Okhla sabzi mandi can make your stomach churn. An unbearable stench given out by rotting vegetables welcomes you to the mandi, which is the distribution point for most markets in south Delhi. If that doesn’t put …
The price of compressed natural gas (CNG) for automobiles in Delhi has been raised by 5% and oil marketing firms plans to raise petrol rates in a few days as the completion of assembly elections has removed political obstacles for companies. Oil marketing companies are drawing plans to raise petrol …
The earthquake today that jolted the National Capital and the adjoining NCR region has brought the safety of buildings in and around the capital back into focus. Two other temblors had hit the area in the past six months. Strong tremors that lasted almost 10 seconds at 1.11 pm today …
New Delhi: Even as questions are being raised about the timing of Babu Singh Kushwaha’s arrest on the last day of the seventh phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, highly placed sources said two more prominent arrests are likely in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam before the votes …
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is burning the midnight oil for speedy implementation of the river regulation zone (RRZ). Environment minister Jayanti Natarajan admitted that the rules of the RRZ are in the process of being framed. She expects that once this notification is passed, a major hurdle …
