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 …
LUCKNOW: In the wake of Delhi government preparing to implement the odd-even registration number vehicles formula to tackle air pollution which has reached alarming levels in the national capital, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday offered a solution. He said bicycle was the best way to counter all pollution problems. …
The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of plastic waste disposal on soil and ground water quality of Lucknow dumpsite. The following two dumpsite locations of Lucknow city: a) Ghaila, Hardoi Road and b) Dudauli, Sitapur Road have been under taken for the sampling and study. Samples …
Lucknow Municipal Corporation has decided to rope in banks to adopt various roundabouts and trisections of city for their beautification and plantation. It is already carrying out the exercise to plant trees in parks and roadsides in partnership with leading private banks. Plans are also to encourage these financial institutions …
LUCKNOW: Put off your evening walk plan if you have an ailment of lungs, especially chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), warn experts. That's because change of season increases rate of air pollution drastically after Diwali. Addressing reporters on the eve of World COPD awareness day here on Tuesday, pulmonologist Dr …
LUCKNOW: It will be easier checking unfit vehicles plying on city roads as the first advanced centre of the state comes up in Lucknow very soon. "Construction is on in full swing," said sources in the transport department. Though the centre has to be ready by March next year, the …
Fifteen new cases of dengue have been reported in the city in the past five days. According to an official release from the health department, Lucknow's dengue total stood at 80 here on Sunday. The bulletin issued on October 14 showed that there were 65 dengue cases in the city. …
Lucknow Municipal Corporation has gone a step ahead in mapping the Smart City proposal for Lucknow by including smart features like emphasis on use of recycled water for cleaning, installing LED lights to reduce electricity expenses and planning to integrate government's ambitious project- IT city on Sultanpur Road with the …
LUCKNOW: City's dengue count swelled to 30 here on Wednesday with identification of three new cases. Two of these belong to New Berry Road area in Hazratganj while another has been admitted to Balrampur Hospital. Chief of Balrampur Hospital Dr Rajeev Lochan said, "At least 15 patients diagnosed with dengue …
LUCKNOW: The extensive dredging in Gomti for several months has led to dried silt being dumped on roads. This daily litters nearby roads, making driving difficult for two- and four-wheelers. Several minor accidents and injuries have also been reported from the affected area. The irrigation department, after cleaning the Gomti, …
KANPUR: Central Leather Research Institute's (CLRI) detailed project report (DPR) about zero liquid discharge technique for tannery waste treatment plant came in for critical scrutiny at a meeting in Lucknow on Tuesday at which secretary, urban development, was also present. CLRI had prepared this project for Jajmau tanneries and its …
LUCKNOW: The city will get a new, advanced centre to check fitness of vehicles. Union ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) wanted to set up the system in bigger states with a high vehicle population and registration rate. Lucknow gets 8 to 10% vehicles registered every year. UP accounts …
Uttar Pradesh has sent out a list of 13 cities to the Government of India for development as Smart Cities. Apart from state capital Lucknow, seven cities from western UP—Ghaziabad, Meerut, Aligarh, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Agra, and Rampur—have made the cut for being considered as Smart Cities under guidelines prescribed …
LUCKNOW: Gomti, which is considered to be the lifeline of Lucknow and for its citizens, is now in grip of Arsenic contamination. And if the findings of a research article are to be believed, then the level of Arsenic toxicity in this river (in Lucknow) exceeds twice the permissible limit …
Agra: After a gap of 17 years, the UP tourism department has set about drafting a new tourism policy. The department has proposed the development of 13 heritage walks in Agra, Lucknow, Varanasi and Mathura. There is also a 10-year plan in place for the development of tourism-related projects. Tourism …
In a race between 100 cities picked up from states and union territories across the country, only 20 will start their 'smart' journey this financial year. The remaining 80, in the proposed 100 smart city plan, will join the club in two equal batches of 40 each in the following …
In Some Cases, It May Lead To Strokes: Study. Piku's father Bhaskor Banerjee, in the latest Shoojit Sircar flick, suffers from severe constipation. As it turns out Mr Banerjee's problem is representative of a disturbing trend. 14% of India's urban population suffers from chronic bowel movement, an inability to pass …
Gomti has gone dry in its upper catchment. The river has lost its tributaries in all the districts through which it flows, except in Sitapur where Sarayan and Gon supplement it. In Lucknow, Behta, which augmented Gomti, has shrunk considerably and needs urgent conservation. Flowing 150km from its origin in …
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) is undertaking environment campaign at its project sites from June 1 to 5, 2015. Under this campaign, special housekeeping and environmental awareness activities will be undertaken to train site personnel on the ways of keeping the environment clean and green. The Managing Director …
LUCKNOW: With payment issues between LMC and its contractor finally resolved, the latter has committed to begin operation of solid waste treatment plant in Shivri by June 20. The project, which started in 2007 under the Centre's JNNURM scheme, has been moving at snail's pace due to several procedural bottlenecks, …
LUCKNOW: Your lung is an easier prey to pollution now. Thanks to the presence of nano pollutant called PM1 in city's air which has worried health experts as well. Chest experts, who gathered in the city for a sector update meeting here on Sunday, predict an increment of about 10 …
