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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of waste in a canal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …

Assessment of urban air pollution and it’s probable health impact

The present study deals with the quantitative effect of vehicular emission on ambient air quality during May, 2006 in urban area of Lucknow city. In this study, SPM, RSPM, SO2, NOx and 7 trace metals associated with RSPM were estimated at 10 representative locations in urban area and one village …

Assessment of urban air pollution and its probable health impact

The present study deals with the quantitative effect of vehicular emission on ambient air quality during May, 2006 in urban area of Lucknow city. In this study, SPM, RSPM, SO2 , NOx and 7 trace metals associated with RSPM were estimated at 10 representative locations in urban area and one …

Urban groundwater use policy: balancing the benefits and risks in Developing Nations

This overview provides a strategic assessment of trends in the public and private use of groundwater for urban water-supply in developing cities. Is based primarily on GW-MATE field experience from World Bank-supported projects, especially in Brazil and India, and more widely in Latin America and Asia, together with preliminary information …

Mango resistance

Sushil Kumar Lodhi, 32, walks about Dashehari village with newspaper clippings, which carried news of his grandfather’s death. His grandfather suffered a heart attack on his way back from Lucknow. He went there to convince officials not to build a solid waste management facility in their village because it would …

Land along Gomti: SC asks UP to maintain status quo

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stuck to its order of maintaining status quo on a stretch of land along river Gomti in Lucknow, which was converted from green belt in the Master Plan 2021 to residential use. The apex court was hearing an appeal against the Allahabad High …

UP govt asked to maintain status quo over land along Gomti

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stuck to its order of maintaining status quo on a stretch of land along river Gomti, in Lucknow, which was converted from green belt in the Master Plan 2021 to residential use. The apex court was hearing an appeal against the Allahabad High …

UP municipalities face the energy test

Virendra Singh Rawat / New Delhi/ Lucknow July 14, 2010, 0:26 IST The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under the Union Ministry of Power, is conducting an energy audit in large municipalities of Uttar Pradesh. The exercise will cover all government buildings, street ights and sewage system. A databank will …

Planning for sustainable pedestrian infrastructure with upcoming MRTS: an appraisal of walkability conditions in Lucknow

Cities are for people but trends of development in transportation infrastructure within the city have prioritized vehicles over pedestrian. Even due to road tax policies vehicles edge out pedestrian from road space. Here the paper support for developing pedestrian infrastructure and providing safe, secure and convenient pedestrian infrastructure for true …

Ring-necked pheasant a major problem for zoo

The ring-necked pheasant, an exotic bird, has become a major cause of headache for Kanpur zoo authorities. The zoo has bred such a large number of pheasants that they are being unable to handle pugnacious birds that keep fighting amongst themselves. The zoo director says that there are 78 pheasants …

Monumental roadblocks for city metro?

LUCKNOW: As the government prepares for a bitter battle within its own factions, the evergreen question of what is more important

Crores going down the drain, literally

LUCKNOW: Judicious use of available water is just the tip of an overall conservation strategy that needs to be adopted by the state government. For, it

Assessment of environmental status of Lucknow city

Monitoring of Environmental Status of Lucknow city with respect to air and noise is being conducted by IITR, since 1997 twice in a year (pre-monsoon and post-monsoon in the month of May and October respectively) to assess the environmental quality and its trends. This study was conducted with the following …

Topsy-turvy sanitation survey results

Lucknow: Surveys and their findings may be the mainstay of assessing the performance of a state on various counts, but here

Lack of power makes Old City water supply dry up

Lucknow: VIP residential colonies might be enjoying 24-hours of power supply through arrangement of an alternate feeder in this sweltering weather, but not many would know that the Gaughat and Balaganj water pumping stations, which are crucial for regular supply of water to the Old City area of the state …

Clean fuel regime: 25,000 vehicles may face registration problem

BS III, II fuel availability causes confusion in 13 cities. Murali Gopalan One month into the new clean fuel regime finds the auto sector struggling with vehicle supply schedules and facing the prospect of stocks not being registered in metros with tighter emission norms. Effective April 1, 13 cities moved …

Two green corridors' to come up between Delhi and Lucknow

Sujay Mehdudia New CNG outlets to free commuters from worry of refilling At least one CNG station proposed within 100-150 km on both highways Plans to widen availability of compressed natural gas and piped natural gas NEW DELHI: In a move to provide national highways and major transport corridors with …

Fuel prices to go up in 13 cities

Sandeep Joshi NEW DELHI: From Thursday, petrol and diesel prices will go up in 13 cities, including the four metros, where stricter Bharat Stage-IV emissions norms are being implemented, requiring the sale of upgraded and less polluting fuel. The retail price of petrol will go up by around 50 paise …

Diesel, petrol to cost more as 13 cities shift to Euro-IV fuel norms

The prices of petrol and diesel will increase by Rs 0.50 and Rs 0.26 a litre, respectively, from April 1 in 13 big cities that switch to cleaner Euro-IV grade fuel. Thirteen big cities

Rising pollution levels worry UP legislators

LUCKNOW: Environmental degradation dominated the proceedings in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly here on Wednesday as members expressed concern at rising levels of air, noise and river pollution and urged the Government to take effective measures for control. The Congress and the BJP pointed to serious health hazards of environmental pollution. …

U.P. to introduce metered water supply in seven cities

LUCKNOW: Metered water supply is going to be introduced in seven cities of Uttar Pradesh with the user charges being determined by the quantum of water used by the consumers. The system aims at checking the wastage of water. The seven cities are Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Varanasi, Allahabad, Meerut and …

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