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: Twenty new cases of dengue from Pathribagh were registered by the health department on Thursday, taking the total count of patients to an alarming 84. The numbers may increase further as the health department officials collected over 22 fresh blood samples from Pathribagh. The Dehradun CMO office has directed …
The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has worked out a framework which envisages that no untreated sewage will be disposed in the river by 2020, the Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday. “As per NGRBA framework, it is envisaged that no untreated sewage shall be disposed to the Ganga …
DEHRADUN: The rising dengue cases have shifted the focus of nagar nigam to aggressive fogging and proper waste disposal in the city. Talking to TOI, Dr Kailash Gunjyal, health officer, nagar nigam, said, "Since the outbreak we have been focusing more on Kargi and Pathribagh by using the method of …
The High Court of Uttarakhand in Nainital has issued notice to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Uttarakhand State Government in a petition filed regarding the notification declaring wild boar as vermins in Uttarakhand. Stating this, the petitioner and People for Animals, Uttarakhand member secretary, …
Majority of glaciers in India including Gangotri are melting at varying rates ranging from five to 20 metre per year, the government on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha. "The studies carried out by ISRO, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIGH) Dehradun and other institutions have revealed that majority of the …
CMO Y S Thapaliyal said the situation was under control with the condition of all patients improving. In an alarming situation, at least 41 people have been tested positive for dengue in the last two days in Dehradun, the state health department said on Tuesday. However, CMO Y S Thapaliyal …
Seeking to put at rest certain controversies pertaining to reports that the central government has allowed "killing" of animals to protect agricultural farms, new Environment Minister Anil Dave on Tuesday said "no such orders" have been given by the union government. "I want to make it clear that neither centre …
Ahead of the Assembly session slated for July 21, the state Cabinet today approved several decisions, including a stone crusher policy for the state, a recruitment, service and promotion policy for health workers and a fund for the welfare of women. Chief Minister Harish Rawat chaired the Cabinet meeting in …
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed hospitals in Uttarakhand to ensure proper collection, segregation and disposal of bio-medical and solid waste in the State and said any violation would lead to imposition of environmental compensation of Rs 50,000 on them. The green panel directed Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board to …
DEHRADUN: In some alarming news, 22 people from a single residential area - Pathribagh - in the city have tested positive for dengue. Pathribagh in Patel Nagar had recorded the season's first dengue death on July 6 and registered another dengue case after a 32-year-old man tested positive for the …
DEHRADUN: It was a joyride that turned fatal on Sunday afternoon when the car of four Rishikesh-based youngsters got buried under the huge debris of a landslide near Narendra Nagar, blocking the Rishikesh-Gangotri highway 34 for traffic throughout the day. The shocking incident took place near Kumarkhera area where the …
At least 21 people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Rajasthan and Assam, with monsoon gaining momentum in several parts of north and northeast India. At least 10 people were killed in Uttarakhand in rain-related incidents. Four persons lost their lives in Tehri district as their …
| Dehradun: In order to deal with the recurring problem of landslides in Uttarakhand, the government has decided to set up a state level Landslide Management Committee to prepare a long-term roadmap to tackle the natural hazard. The committee will be headed by disaster management department secretary and will have …
Dehradun: Incensed at the inordinate delay of eight years in construction of a road to their villages, hundreds of villagers of the Sarbadiyar region in Uttarkashi cut over 700 trees to express their protest at their villages not only being cut off from the rest of the world but also …
Another dengue positive patient of this season in Dehradun has come from Pathribagh in Patel Nagar. Earlier this month on July 6, first patient of dengue of this season hailed from the same area. This patient is employed in Haridwar and stays there. As per the claims of health department …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Hotel Vivek Regent Vs. Uttarakhand Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board & Others dated 14/07/2016 regarding pollution caused by M/s Hotel Vivek Regent. Joint inspection report submitted before the Tribunal shows that there is only one septic tank and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Micro Turners Vs. MoEF & Others dated 14/07/2016. The Applicant an industry manufacturing auto parts of Bajaj Auto Ltd had filed the Application for a direction to the MoEF and the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board to permit the operation …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suo Motu Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission Vs. Chief Secretary, Govt. Of Uttarakhand & Others dated 12/07/2016 regarding pollution of river Kausi and Ganga. NGT directs counsel appearing for the State of Uttarakhand and Pay Jal Nigam to state all steps …
DEHRADUN: With dengue claiming its first victim in Uttarakhand, the citizens are a worried lot. The tech-savvy youngsters have taken to smartphone apps to create awareness and keep the disease at bay. Some of the popular apps smartphone users are downloading include 'Dengue fever information' and 'India fights Dengue'. The …
Group has been collecting waste from the trail for the past three years now A group of 25 trekkers collected a whopping 2,127 kilogram of waste during their trek to Roopkund this year. The waste collected and segregated was brought back to the base camp and transported to an NGO, …
