Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Puja Kumar Vs M/s Ansal API dated 06/01/2023. Sushant Golf City Project taken up by M/s Ansal High Tech Township Ltd. in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh has not obtained any environmental clearance or NOC from the authorities. The project is also …
MUMBAI: Out of a total 722 Navratri mandaps set up across the city the BMC has found 230 that are unauthorized. The civic body is in the process of issuing notices to these unauthorized mandaps while in some cases it has demolished them. The highest number of unauthorized Navratri mandaps …
Environ, a group for the environmental management for sustainable development, is working hard to manage solid waste disposal and is campaigning for a plastic-free puja this year. Amarjyoti Kashyap, president of Environ, has appealed to all sections of people, particularly puja committees, to ensure an environment friendly Puja and achieve …
Puja committees across Delhi seem to have gone all out to ensure that the idols of goddess Durga are made using eco-friendly materials If all goes well, the Yamuna river may be less polluted this Durga Puja. Puja committees across Delhi seem to have gone all out to ensure that …
Environ, a group for environmental management for sustainable development, has appealed to all sections of people – especially the puja committees – to ensure celebration of an environment-friendly Durga Puja and to achieve the real meaning of Swachh Bharat. In this context, Dr Amarjyoti Kashyap, president of Environ, has suggested …
The Bombay High Court on Monday directed all municipal bodies in Maharashtra to remove illegal pandals that may come up on roads or footpaths during the forthcoming Navratri and Diwali festivals. A division bench of Justices Abhay Oka and VL Achliya said, "No religion permits the celebration of festivals by …
GUWAHATI: The Kamrup (Metro) district administration will take strict action this time against those who violate pollution norms during the Durga Puja celebrations. To encourage puja committees to adopt environment-friendly measures, the administration has also decided to award them. "Cleanliness and zero pollution have been our prime targets besides security …
BHUBANESWAR: Over the years, Raban Podi, the ritual of burning the effigy of demon king Raban, has become a major attraction for visitors to the pandals during the Durga Puja festival in the city. Puja pandals spend lakhs on the symbolic killing of Raban with crackers. Setting an example for …
The state government has achieved little success to cut pollution that emanates from immersion of idols during the festive seasons, said environmentalists and river experts in the city. Experts said that the guidelines formulated by the Central and state pollution control boards have not been implemented fully except some efforts …
LUCKNOW: More than 300 idols and only two pits for environment friendly disposal. State agencies lacked in preparations to prevent chemicals and non-biodegradable material from reaching the river during 'visarjan' this year. The conflicting versions from officials of district administration and nagar nigam further prove the point. After the nine …
While most of the 167 Durga idols in the city were immersed in Daya and Kuakhai rivers on Sunday, the post-immersion scenario remained a matter of concern as no fully-guarded measures were taken to check waters of the rivers from getting polluted. Sources said the concerned authorities had not taken …
In a departure from a beaten path, Arera Bangiya Parishad puja at Arera Colony will have an eco-friendly tableaux of Goddess Durga along with Kartikeya, Ganesha, Saraswati and Lakshmi this year. Made by a resident of Awadhpuri Partho Roy, idols are made up of papier mache and cardboard. It is …
Meerut: In order to prevent pollution in Nanu ki Nahar (canal passing by Nanu village), the district administration is thinking of providing devotees with alternate locations for immersing Durga idols. The canal, a distributary of the Ganga, breaks away from the holy river near Roorkie to flow through Meerut. Immersions …
AGRA: With a view to protecting the Yamuna river from pollution caused by immersing idols in its water, members of the Baba Shree Ganesh Kalyan Samiti (Yamunapar) have prepared an idol of Goddess Durga with dry-fruits this time. Their aim is not only to save the environment but also hope …
Given the growing concern over climate change and global warming, more and more green initiatives are being undertaken by different organisations across the planet. Recently, the acclaimed international environmental NGO Earth Day Network (EDN) hosted a first-of-its-kind Green Puja Bazaar at Kolkata’s South City International School cafeteria, keeping the imminent …
UP To Submit Compliance Report Today Even as UP government prepares to submit a compliance report regarding idol immersion in the Allahabad High Court, the district administration of Varanasi has said it has conveyed to the secretary, urban development that making an alternative site available for idol immersion in Varanasi …
PATNA: Come Durga Puga and officials of the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) get busy ensuring that the noise pollution level do not exceed the specified levels. A team comprising BSPCB officials will patrol the city from afternoon till late night on October 1, 2 and 3 to check …
Even as the state government repeated a familiar story for the third consecutive year, the Allahabad High Court has allowed relaxation in connection with immersion of idols during the festival season near the banks of Rivers Ganga and Yamuna. The district and state authorities have been asked to ensure that …
After the Allahabad high court's ban on immersing idols in the Yamuna to save it from pollution, the Agra district administration is ensuring that the orders are strictly implemented and temporary ponds are created for 'visarjan'. The Agra municipal corporation has started work of creating artificial ponds at Yamuna's ghats, …
NAGPUR: A group of socio-legal advocates of the state has issued legal notice to all regional offices of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) regarding monitoring and vigilance and maintaining report about noise pollution level during Ganpati, Durga festivals and other festivities. The notice alleges that MPCB has not take action …
According to the Silchar Pollution Control Board, the noise pollution level in the town during this year’s Durga Puja was recorded to be the lowest in recent times. While talking to The Sentinel, Jayanta Kumar Das, Assistant Executive Engineer of the Pollution Control Board, Silchar, said that this time during …
