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 …
LUCKNOW: As if the prevailing power crisis following tripping of thermal power units in the state was not enough, employees of UP Power Corporation (UPPCL) threatened of going on a two-day strike beginning Tuesday in protest against proposed privatisation of power distribution in Kanpur. The decision was taken by employees …
LUCKNOW: The UP Jal Nigam (UPJN) is doing all it can to make the proposed Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) plant at Kakori a reality. After the State Advisory Council met the senior members of UPJN on June 14, the implementing authority for the plant is busy preparing a fresh blueprint …
Large Indian cities are doing reasonably well. Ahmedabad, where I stay, has been voted one of the ten most attractive towns in India and once the adjoining panchayats became a part of the municipal corporation, it
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday restrained the state authorities from proceeding further with the construction of any permanent structure within 100 metres of the Gomti riverbed. A vacation bench of Justice DP Singh and Justice YK Sangal also restrained the authorities from constructing any …
LUCKNOW: The proposed land fill site near the famous mango belt in Malihabad-Kakori region for the solid waste management project in Lucknow is facing an intense scrutiny by the environment and the horticultural department. But there appears to be an all out support for the site from the top administrative …
LUCKNOW: In a bid to propel expansion in power sector, the Uttar Pradesh government has accorded status of industry to all new power projects coming up in the state. A proposal to this effect was cleared by the State Energy Task Force (ETF) at its meeting presided over by chief …
Four Bar Headed geese nesting in a remote area in China have no idea that they are being tracked by scientists at the Aligarh Muslim University. Their movements from the time they arrived in India have been on surveillance thanks to the satellite collars that have been fitted to them …
LUCKNOW: A review meeting of the UP State Advisory Council was held on Monday to assess the environmental viability of the proposed Municipal Solid Waste plant at Kakori. The discussion, however, remained inconclusive, with SAC seeking additional details from UP Jal Nigam, the implementing authority for the plant. A senior …
LUCKNOW: The site for the proposed municipal solid waste management (MSW) project would undergo yet another environmental scrutiny on June 14, when the state environment directorate would look into objections pertaining to environmental threat from the project. On Tuesday, the state advisory council (SAC) headed by Satish Chandra Mishra decided …
LUCKNOW: Come September and each honk in the city would register itself at the national level. With MoEF keeping its date with the ambitious `national ambient noise monitoring network' project, there are hardly any chances that city's high decibels will be missed. UPPCB has started "procuring equipment" to set up …
LUCKNOW: The ground water situation is fast deteriorating in the state. In the past four years, the areas under stress have almost doubled. In comparison to 138 blocks in 40 districts of UP under stress in 2004, the tentative figure of the blocks under stress has touched 218 blocks in …
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh now has a unique distinction. The state, after scaling new lows on several fronts, has now achieved another statistical feat most would shy away from. In a ranking of cities, along 19 sanitation parameters, conducted by the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) in New Delhi, 34 cities …
LUCKNOW: First, it was the question of availability of power. And now, the Lucknow Jal Sansthan (LJS) is in search of the most important component for its two underground water tanks in New Hyderabad and Babuganj: Water! After getting the two reservoirs
LUCKNOW: In a fresh impetus to bettering urban infrastructure in major cities of the state, the government of India has named Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Kanpur, Meerut, Allahabad and Mathura as mission cities under the urban infrastructure and governance (UIG) scheme of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The seven …
J. Venkatesan New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that the status quo be maintained with regard to the Allahabad High Court's interim order restraining the Lucknow Development Authority from raising the fence so as to preserve the green belt near the city's Bhagidari Bhavan area. A three-Judge Bench …
The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) will launch a fortnight-long agitation from May 15 to protest the acute power crisis in the state. RLD state president Ram Asrey Verma said on Sunday that all district units of the party had been asked to organise dharnas, marches and public meetings to protest …
LUCKNOW: The State Bank of India (SBI), Lucknow formally adopted the royal inmates of Lucknow zoo. The bank adopted a royal Bengal tiger and a white tiger on Thursday. The cheque for Rs 3,20,000 was handed over to the zoo director Renu Singh by BV Chaubal, CGM, SBI, Lucknow circle. …
LUCKNOW: The door-to-door collection of household waste in the state capital may become a reality by next month, but site where it would be safely dumped still remains a distant reality. Even if the site in Hardoi Road, at present identified by the authorities, is taken into consideration, it would …
LUCKNOW: In a significant development, the UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), on Monday, ordered 25 agro-waste based paper industries in the state to stop the process of chemical pulping, a move that could lead to closure of these units. Chemical pumping happens to be a crucial process under which a …
LUCKNOW: Reports of drinking water being a scarce commodity may be routine from rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, but even urban areas are not without their share of water woes. Though the scorching sun and scarce supply are both routine annual occurrences, the government, not surprisingly, only wakes up to …
