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: Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow has developed a drug - 'Novel Bone Anabolic Agents' for accelerated healing of fractures by stimulating bone formation. The institute has also recently entered into an exclusive licence agreement with an US-based firm for further production and development. These naturally occurring anabolic agents were …
LUCKNOW: The ambitious project of installing solar-powered cantilever traffic signals at 40 major intersections across the city is stuck due to lack of proper planning and coordination between various agencies. The estimated Rs 3.6-crore build-operate-transfer project meant to ease traffic congestion and chaos remains incomplete as Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) …
LUCKNOW: Close to the submission of On the heels of submitting its report following Supreme Court's directive in the manual scavenging case, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation has found close to 25 dry toilets in zone-6, believed to be the worst affected area by this social curse in the city. Older …
LUCKNOW: If plans of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) work out, visitors to some city areas will be able to park their vehicles free in the multi-level parking lots for a certain time. The municipal top brass is assessing possibilities of making parking free for the first hour after which …
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved the construction of the Agra-Lucknow expressway on the public-private partnership model. In a meeting chaired by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, the cabinet also cleared the proposal to build the green-field, eco-friendly expressway project, based on minimum distance formula, along the 270km Agra-Lucknow …
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 …
LUCKNOW: The revenue department may survey various districts to assess the magnitude of encroachment over water bodies in the state. Sources said that the decision comes in the backdrop of a high court order which asked the authorities to ensure that no land grabbing was allowed in this way. Passing …
LUCKNOW: The Allahabad High Court has ordered the UP government to restrain manufacturing, sale and distribution of 'gutka' in the state and inform the court after 14 days steps taken to implement the order. The order is also applicable to any other food product containing tobacco as an ingredient. Fixing …
LUCKNOW: An enforcement squad of Lucknow Municipal Corporation on Tuesday slapped fine on eight food joints and stalls in and around Hazratganj on charges of littering public places. The squad led by chief food inspector, Dilip Dey, swooped down Hazratganj, Lalbagh, Rana Pratap Marg and Vidhan Sabha Marg slapping challans …
LUCKNOW: The illegal felling of trees undoubtedly poses a grave threat to the environment. However, for the officials of the forest department, it turns out to be a boon in disguise, as illegal felling of trees contributes a sizeable chunk of revenue to the department's coffers. And if official figures …
Lucknow: The rising number of cases of swine flu in Lucknow, 56 so far, has started a blame game between the state health department and the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI). Till Monday evening, 56 confirmed cases afflicted with the deadly H1N1 virus have been reported …
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Development Authority is all set to put in place new guidelines for installation of mobile towers in the city. The authority has constituted a committee headed by LDA secretary to come up with new guidelines/regulations within two months. The development coincides with the Centre's move to issue …
LUCKNOW: In an attempt that is sure to add some glitter to Eid festivities, the state government is all set switch on four units with a combined capacity of 1,100 MW at different power plants on Monday. This will not only ease the ever-stressed northern grid, but also usher in …
UP government on Monday gave in principle approval to construction of an expressway between Lucknow and Agra. The six-lane expressway that seeks to reduce the distance between the two cities from the existing 350 km to 274 km, will pass through Yadav-dominated belt comprising districts like Etawah, Mainpuri and Kannauj. …
LUCKNOW: The 10-day campaign for 'Clean Gomti say no to polythene' concluded on Thursday at the Malviya Hall of Lucknow university. Teachers, students, engineers, doctors, religious leaders participated in the programme in the mission mode to clean the river banks. The 10-day programme organised by Anil Singh, convener of Lok …
Despite Uttar Pradesh Government's denial of being responsible for the collapse of the northern grid on July 30 and July 31, there appears to be a complete mismatch between the power schedule and the overdrawal status of the Northern Regional Load Dispatch Centre (NRLDC) of Power System Operation Corporation Limited. …
LUCKNOW: The price of petrol, diesel, cooking gas and kerosene went up marginally in the state following recalibration of 'state surcharge' by the oil companies. While the petrol got costlier by 70 paise, the per litre price of diesel went up by 64 paise. Similarly, the cost of cooking gas …
LUCKNOW: Man-animal conflicts are common in various parts of the country. In India, wild elephants probably kill far more people than tiger, leopard or lion. But, surprisingly, human conflict involving leopard draws great amount of public attention compared to other animals. Other carnivores - tigers, lions and wolves, which have …
LUCKNOW: The Planning Commission of India on Wednesday approved UP's annual plan outlay of Rs 57,000 crore for 2012-13. The Centre also endorsed the state's 12th Five Year plan worth Rs 3.61 lakh crore, of which UP has proposed to generate Rs 1.70 lakh crore from its own resources — …
LUCKNOW: UP's Minister of Small Scale Industries & Export Promotion, Bhagwat Saran Gangawar has said the new Industrial Policy of UP is nearly ready after a series of discussions with stakeholders. Many concerns of the industry, Gangwar said, are being addressed and several supportive provisions for the growth of MSMEs …
