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 …
With around 60 per cent of world’s open defecation happening in India and manual scavenging still a dark ugly truth, India, according to Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, presents a rather “Dirty Picture” to the World. But with the help of the real “Dirty Picture” star Vidya Balan and invoking …
Lucknow: At least 10 more children have died of encephalitis in the past 24 hours in UP’s Gorakhpur division, raising the toll in the state this season to 361. According to health department sources, 39 children in extremely critical condition are battling for life in government hospitals and Baba Raghav …
Parts of North India received heavy rain which claimed 18 lives in Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours even as a cloudburst washed away many shops and vehicles in Himachal Pradesh. Ten persons died in Gorakhpur followed by three each in Lakhimpur and Amethi and two in Basti in …
Proposal is for exclusive institutional education with boarding The Uttar Pradesh government is awaiting clearance from the Centre for an ambitious project to rehabilitate children disabled by Japanese encephalitis (JE) and acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) that kill hundreds and handicap an equal number every monsoon season in eastern U.P. and …
The death toll due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in eastern Uttar Pradesh has now reached 154 with three children succumbing to the killer virus on Wednesday night. The three children died at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur where they had been admitted for treatment. A total of 663 encephalitis …
The public hearing on the Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant in Fatehabad, Haryana came to an end within 40 minutes of its start yesterday after the local people’s fierce opposition. Irked by the farcical and undemocratic manner in which the EIA hearing was bei8ng conducted, …
A nuclear power plant coming up in Haryana, India, conducts a public hearing without making the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report public. The controversial plant is being constructed by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) on fertile agricultural land. A public hearing for granting environmental clearance to 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 …
A blistering heat wave swept through North and East India on Tuesday claiming two lives in Uttar Pradesh. Delhi recorded a maximum of 43.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, and a minimum of 26.8 degrees Celsius. Two train passengers were found dead at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh where the …
LUCKNOW: The UP government on Monday cleared projects worth Rs 602 crore to check the dreaded Japanese encephalitis which has claimed more than 5,000 lives in the past seven years. An inter-departmental committee headed by chief secretary Jawed Usmani finalized the projects for 20 affected districts of the state. Except …
LUCKNOW: The energy task force (ETF) headed by chief secretary Jawed Usmani gave nod to various power upgradation projects on Monday. The ETF cleared the proposal to construct 23 33KV substations and laying of 300 km transmission lines in the state. The Rs 100 crore-plus project will help in better …
Farmers in Haryana have stepped up their campaign against the setting up of the Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant in the Fatehabad district of the state. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has earmarked over 628 hectares of land to set up a 2,800-MW power plant which will use …
A study has been undertaken to assess the number of six important tree species including teak, mango, babool, neem, kathal and shisham outside forests in rural areas of district Gorakhpur.
State is not getting its due share, says Governor Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia on Thursday expressed concern over the issue of the State's legitimate share of water. Describing Haryana as a water-deficit State, he said the situation had been further compounded as it was not getting its due share of …
Secy to seek funds in addition to . 67700cr already received this fiscal year. The fertiliser ministry may seek more funds from the finance ministry to meet its subsidy obligations as it needs more than the allocated amount to take care of the rising subsidy bill, a top official said. …
After 4,000 deaths and 19,000 victims over seven years, encephalitis has made it to the election manifestoes of most parties in Uttar Pradesh in 2012. On ground zero in eastern Uttar Pradesh, however, it is still to figure in the candidates’ campaign. Voters are angry and frustrated but say they …
In another sop for election-bound Uttar Pradesh, the Ministry of Water Resources yesterday included two irrigation projects of the state in the scheme of national projects. The projects are “Sarayu Nahar Pariyojana” and “Restoring capacity of Sharda Sahayak Project”. These projects would thus be eligible for 90 per cent funding …
Closure of the Western Gandak Canal by the Bihar Government for structural repairs and maintenance work has given jitters to the Mayawati government in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. Apparently, poll-bound UP does not want to earn the wrath of farmers in its eastern districts - Gorakhpur, Deoria, Maharajganj and Kusinagar - …
Citing the latest findings of Central Pollution Control Board on deteriorating conditions of Aami river in Gorakhpur district, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan has written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, seeking “stringent action” against the defaulting industries, and has offered central assistance for taking …
New Delhi: The UPA government launched another salvo at BSP supremo Mayawati with the Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan writing to the Uttar Pradesh CM pointing out that industries were polluting select rivers in the state leading to contamination of groundwater in some regions. The minister also criticized the state …
