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 …
Tata Motors announced the launch of all-new Starbus range of buses in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Thursday. The buses will be manufactured at the Tata Marcopolo Motors Limited (TMML) plant, which is a joint venture between Tata Motors Limited and Marcopolo of Brazil, in Dharwad, Karnataka. Available in 24, …
SAVING FOR TOMORROW | Despite the recent drop in prices there is need to conserve fuel. TOI brings some simple tips ranging from maintaining the engine to buying petrol that can help you save fuel and increase the efficiency of your vehicle at the same time. So, being smart can …
Lucknow: The UP Congress Committee (UPCC) has decided to hit back at chief minister Mayawati for her remarks in which she scoffed at Rahul Gandhi for visiting dalit families. UPCC
Green hotels, an emerging concept in tourism and hospitality industry, may have a higher installation cost but in the long term they bring down operating costs to a great extent. This view was expressed by Prof Russell Arthur Smith from Singapore in his keynote address at the inaugural session of …
Greenery again got the axe on Tuesday, with official permission though. Trees of all species were felled at the Lucknow District Jail to make space for construction work. DFO, Awadh, Ashok Mishra said that permission had been taken from Forest Corporation for felling of trees. It is estimated that approximately …
LUCKNOW: Even as the ongoing parking lot projects proposed by it move at a snail's pace, the Lucknow Development Authority has proposed four more sites where multi-level parking lots can be constructed in the new financial year. The sites where the new parking lots would come up include: Kapoorthala, IT …
LUCKNOW: The end of this year might see a proper rescue centre for monkeys and leopards in the state. The re-drawn plan on the same has been submitted to the Central Zoo Authority by the Lucknow zoo officials. Central Zoo Authority (CZA) had sought the final plan for the first …
LUCKNOW: Could NBRI be dumping radioactive waste in Gomti directly through its sewage system? Knowing that radioactive material can induce cancer, birth defects and infertility in humans directly exposed to it, releasing it in Gomti is a huge big ecological disaster. A Bareilly-based NGO, Shree Mahalaxmi Aushadhiya Paudha Sanrakshan Vikas …
A total of 243 children aged one month to five years with World Health Organization defined severe community acquired pneumonia were studied for the presence of atypical bacterial pathogens: 24 were found positive for mycoplasma infection. There was no significant association with any of the clinical, laboratory and radiological variables …
Due to poor flowering in mango orchards, the mango-growers of the state have demanded government support to bail them out from the crisis. In a meeting of Mango Growers' Association of India (MGAI) on Tuesday, the members expressed apprehension the that the poor rate of fruit might lead to severe …
LUCKNOW: So what if it punishes the erring house tax owners, sending notices and seizing their bank accounts, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) is now at the receiving end -- from the UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) for not paying a paltry Rs 7,000 as annual authorisation renewal charges for …
LUCKNOW:When the entire world was switching off lights for an hour as part of a global campaign to save electricity on Saturday, 80-year-old Ram Avtar of Dawoodnagar village, 5 Kms from state capital, was searching for kerosene can to lit an earthen lamp. And, he was not the lone soul. …
LUCKNOW: Several thick government files with yellowed pages are piled up high inside the tuberculosis cell of the state health department giving it the `normal'look of any government office. But the environment hasn't dampened the thinking process of the people working in this cell. The proof of this is the …
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry favours strict monitoring of infrastructure, energy and industry projects to give momentum to the growth of Indian economy for overcoming the adverse impact of slowdown. It may be mentioned here that various projects involving a record outlay of Rs 2,49,362.95 crore in the …
Patients of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and those with damaged lungs have good news. A new effective drug is in the offing for curing lungs damaged by pollution and smoking. Presently, the drug is under animal trial and soon the human trial phase will be undertaken. Research scientist Irfan …
LUCKNOW: The forests in the state will be managed through public-private-partnership (PPP) in a big way now. Though the PPP model in forest management was introduced about a decade back in the state, a big chunk of international funding that forest department has got of late will help. Government alone …
LUCKNOW: The scanning of water birds for possible strains of bird flu virus is going on at a fast pace. The blood samples from at least 175 birds have been collected so far. The effort began in January with an aim to trapping the winter birds. The samples have been …
Health officials are in a fix with the detection of two suspected polio cases at Barabanki within a span of a week. One of the cases has been confirmed as P-I strain of polio virus while the lab report of the other is still awaited. It has raised the tally …
LUCKNOW: The Sanjay Gandhi Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences started a tuberculosis awareness drive on Tuesday, with a rath yatra of TB experts visiting various DOTS centres across the city. The yatra was flagged off by institute director Dr A K Mahapatra from the general hospital of SGPGIMS. The yatra …
