Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
DEHRADUN: The dengue cases in Uttarakhand soared to 911 on Thursday with Dehradun remaining one of the top affected districts. As the state capital registered 809 patients, department has also raised a precautionary Chikungunya alert. The alert has been sent out because dengue is generally accompanied by chikungunya as the …
Haridwar: Ashrams in Haridwar are quite enthusiastic about the Union government's proposal to create 40,000 MW solar power capacity and to enlist the co-operation of religious institutions for this objective. Upendra Tripathi, secretary, ministry of new and renewable energy, had said a few days ago that ashrams and spiritual organisations, …
With dengue cases on the rise in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Monday launched an awareness campaign in the city being carried out by the state police as he joined in a clean-up drive clearing choked drains with the help of spades and shovels. Rawat caught eyeballs as he …
DEHRADUN: Dengue cases in Dehradun have spiked to 729 on Thursday across the state the count has gone up to 776. In Dehradun, ELISA tests are conducted only in Doon medical college hospital and SRHU, Jolly grant. Surprisingly, the department has deployed barely 'two' technicians to do ELISA tests and …
DEHRADUN: In the last two months, as many as 15 wild animals have been found killed by speeding vehicles on national highway -74 near Haridwar forest division of Uttarakhand. The latest instance is that of a leopard who was killed on the same highway on Tuesday. A tiger was crushed …
The proximity of Shishambara area to a water body and possible environmental hazards were the key issues discussed on Monday at the meeting of nagar nigam officials with the district administration and other stakeholders on the development of Shishambara solid waste management plant. The chief minister had recently issued an …
DEHRADUN: The Times of India organised the TOI Green Drive, an initiative to 'plant a breath of fresh air for Dehradun' in Clement Town on Monday. The first day of the campaign, which aims to plant over 10,000 trees in a period of three days, saw approximately 3,000 saplings being …
DEHRADUN: Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) will assess and monitor eco-restoration of all Coal India Limited (CIL) mines in the country. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed here on Thursday. This is believed to be the first of its kind alliance by CIL …
Dr Vir Singh, Director of the Department of Environmental Science in the prestigious GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, says fortification of photosynthesis is the key to mitigate the climate change challenge. Dr Vir Singh, while talking to The Tribune, said increasing concentration of the carbon dioxide in the …
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Thursday sought funds and clearance of pending DPRs worth Rs.951.98 crore from the Centre to expedite waste management and sewage treatment projects under the Namami Gange project. Mr. Rawat took up the issue with Union Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Conservation Minister Uma …
Dehradun: Three activists, who were also part of Uttarakhand government's monitoring committee to prepare zonal master plan on eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around Bhagirathi River in Uttarkashi, have raised objections to the final blueprint. The Uttarakhand government submitted its final report on the zonal master plan to the Union environment ministry …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Savara Vs. Darrameks Hotel & Developers Pvt. Ltd. & Others dated 01/09/2016 regarding constructions by Darrameks Hotel that are existing within the 300 meter from the middle of the river Ganga at the site in question (Rishikesh, Uttarakhand). Counsel …
Environment related crimes in the country came down by over 11% last year compared to 2014 but there was no decline in states like Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Assam where the number of such violations increased over the past year. According to data released by the National Crime Records …
The matter before the SC pertains to a suo moto one where in August 2013, the apex court had halted work on all hydro-electric power projects in the wake of the 2013 Uttarakhand disaster. Even as the water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation ministry under Uma Bharati had categorically …
After being at loggerheads over the issue of hydropower projects in Uttarakhand for long, both water and environment ministries will now take a united stand before the Supreme Court with the former softening its stand in favour of dams. The move will pave the way for construction of select hydropower …
Women and children in India’s flood-hit eastern region are at risk of being preyed upon by human traffickers and sold into slavery in middle class homes, restaurants and shops, and even brothels, aid workers warned on Friday. Heavy monsoon rains have caused rivers including the Ganges and its tributaries to …
DEHRADUN: One of the main objectives of the Swachh Bharat Mission is to get all villages and towns to become open defecation free (ODF) which had to be achieved by 2019. Any region which has sufficient number of household, community and public toilets is said to be open defecation free. …
DEHRADUN: The Forest Survey of India (FSI) has devised a new grid-based assessment of the national forest inventory (NFI) which will yield data about the status of forests of the country in a span of just five years, as compared to the 20-year time-span in which it was earlier prepared. …
DEHRADUN: Long-pending funds to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore would soon be disbursed to Uttarakhand for ramping up the green cover in the state. The funds form part of the Rs 42,000-crore corpus of 'locked funds' (that had been lying unused) which will soon be allocated to various states …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Micro Turners Vs. MoEF & CC & Others dated 30/08/2016 regarding an industry in Bhadra-Badh District Haridwar, Uttarakhand running without having consent to operate and authorization. Counsel appearing on behalf of the Uttarkahnad Environment protection and Pollution Control Board …
