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 …
The CAG report which studied the pollution levels in Lucknow and Varanasi from 2011 to 2015 has revealed that the Gomti river is more polluted than the Ganga. The Gomti river in Lucknow is even more polluted than the Ganga in Varanasi, a CAG report has revealed. The CAG, which …
Gomti is more polluted than Ganga, reveals the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report that was tabled in Vidhan Sabha on Thursday. It also said that Lucknow air is more polluted than Varanasi, and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) is conducting inadequate monitoring of air pollution. The …
The state capital has fared poor with 269th rank in Swachh Bharat Ranking 2017, scoring only 43% marks in overall score of 2000. Despite being capital of UP it ranked 10th in the state, much below other cities like Varanasi, Aligarh, Jhansi, Kanpur and Saharanpur etc. Major setback for the …
LUCKNOW: Pollution level soared again in Lucknow with change in weather condition. For the second time in the month, the city was engulfed in dense smog on Tuesday. City was in very poor air quality/ severely polluted category throughout November, which means exposure to such air can lead to respiratory …
LUCKNOW: Lucknow University will have its own air quality monitoring station. LU received the air quality monitoring device from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) on Tuesday. The instrument will help record real-time date of atmospheric pollution. "The de vice has a PM analyser which will help find out …
LUCKNOW: A day after UP's environment minister met with the Union minister and officials to curb the growing air pollution, UP chief secretary Rahul Bhatnagar issued directions to senior officials to take "effective measures regularly" to control air pollution in different cities in UP. Asking the government departments to ensure …
Lucknow: Diwali celebrations left Lucknowites gasping for breath with alarmingly high air pollution levels, more than double compared to last year. The silver lining, however, was a decline in noise levels this year as compared to 2015. UP Pollution Control Board officials said increase in air pollution but decline in …
Lucknow: People suffering from asthma, bronchitis and other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) should take extra care of themselves during Diwali as experts say their medical condition can aggravate around the festival. Last year around Diwali, the tiniest form of suspended air pollutant - PM 2.5- had seen an increase …
Lucknow: Nine new cases of dengue were reported in the city on Monday. With this, the tally for dengue in the city touched 631. Chief medical officer SNS Yadav stressed on prevention as there was another fortnight for dengue virus to wreak havoc. "Change of temperature post-Diwali is known to …
Lucknow: Besides high decibel horns, 'power shots' have become a rage among youth in Lucknow. A slight alteration in silencer and gear chain of a bike can create power shot-a slightly explosive sound along with sparks. Throwing norms to wind, youngsters are having them installed in their bikes just for …
Lucknow: For panic-stricken patients of fever and dengue, platelet transfusion might seem to be the only treatment, but experts advice caution in doing so. The exact indicators and situation in which platelets are to be transfused may vary from case to case, they say. The inherent risks associated with transfusion …
Lucknow: With 10 new cases of dengue reported in Lucknow district on Monday, taking the tally of people affected to 457, official data revealed that those living in and around the areas of Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Alambagh and Cantt made up for the bulk of …
Dengue spreads: HC summons govt officers LUCKNOW: Taking to task the state government and Lucknow Municipal Corporation for not taking preventive measures in checking mosquito-borne diseases that have allegedly caused a high number of deaths in the city, Lucknow Bench of the high court has summoned principal secretaries medical and …
A 15-year-old girl died of suspected dengue in Takiya area of Narhi locality in Hazratganj on Monday, a day after a member of the All India Democratic Women's Association died with the same symptoms in Indiranagar. To protest against the deaths, people of the neighbourhood comprising mostly women, took to …
Lucknow: The dengue tally for the state climbed to 2,173 cases on Monday. Besides, official data showed that 179 cases were reported in the past 24 hours. Infectious diseases cell director Dr Satya Mitra said dengue cases have come to fore from 24 districts and they have been confirmed by …
Lucknow: Self medication during dengue has emerged as the biggest reason for hospitalization in the city so far, claim health authorities. Meanwhile, 12 new cases were reported in the city, taking the total number of cases to 136. Addressing reporters here on Monday, principal secretary, health and family welfare, Arun …
Lucknow: Nine new cases of dengue were reported on Thursday, taking the tally of confirmed cases to 111 in Lucknow district alone. Expressing his concern, minister of state for family welfare Ravidas Mehrotra said "Efforts are on for mass distribution of mosquito nets." Chief Medical officer, SNS Yadav said most …
Lucknow: Six more cases of dengue were reported from the city on Wednesday, taking the tally of confirmed cases in Lucknow to 102. Most of these patients belong to the Gomtinagar and Chinhat areas, both of which have been identified as sensitive areas for dengue in the current season. The …
Lucknow: As many as 10 new cases of dengue were confirmed in the city by the health department on Sunday. This takes the total number of dengue patients to 83 in Lucknow district. According to chief medical officer (CMO) Dr SNS Yadav, all patients are being treated and health officials …
Work on installing an online automatic ambient air quality monitoring system in the city will begin shortly. According to district pollution board officials, Sahibabad industrial area has been chosen as the site for installing the system. After Lucknow and Kanpur, Ghaziabad is the third district in the state where the …
