Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
Amid scare of swine flu, health department has reached out to 83.2 lakh people across the state for conducting their screening for swine flu in three days of its massive door-to-door campaign launched on January 21. First three days of the five-day campaign has brought shocking figures. There were 1.7 …
The Gujarat government announced on Wednesday that 397 cases of swine flu had been reported in the state in the month of January so far, while eight persons lost their lives. The highest number of cases were reported in Ahmedabad, the government said. "397 positive cases of seasonal flu have …
Global e-waste production is on track to reach 120 million tonnes per year by 2050 if current trends continue, according to a report from the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE) and the UN E-Waste Coalition released at Davos. The report reveals the annual value of global e-waste as …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Village Jojro Ka Kheda Vs State of Rajasthan dated 24/01/2019 regarding pollution caused by M/s Manomya Tax India Ltd. in District Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. A joint team of Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) and the SDM, Chittorgarh was …
Last year, four cases of swine flu were reported in Chandigarh and two patients had died. The swine flu was more violent in 2017 when 63 people were tested positive for this flu, and six lost their lives to it. THE DEATH of two people at PGIMER due to swine …
Until January 13 this year, 49 people died of the disease across the country, and 1,694 cases were reported. Rajasthan topped the list with 31 deaths. It was only after 50-year-old Dariya Kanwar died that her family discovered she had contracted swine flu. A resident of Solankiyatala village in Jodhpur …
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Tuesday made it clear that the AAP government has to publicise pros and cons, including the risks of administering measles and rubella (MR) vaccine to schoolchildren. It also stressed on the need to have express consent of the parent before vaccinating a child. “Indications …
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued a notice to Delhi Police to register an FIR in the matter of death of children at a hospital in September last year, when 21 children died of diphtheria in a span of 12 days between September 6 and 19. The commission …
Dehradun: A 36-year-old woman, resident of Dehradun’s Shahdra road, died of swine flu on Tuesday at Sant Mahant Indresh (SMI) hospital, and five more persons tested positive for the contagious disease in the city. The death toll in the state capital has now risen to ten, while the total number …
The Supreme Court on Monday said that the National Green Tribunal can examine automobile manufacturers other than Volkswagen also for flouting emission norms if it deemed fit to widen the judicial scrutiny. However, it refused to interfere with the NGT’s proceedings related to Volkswagen India over allegations that the German …
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 21 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed out 10 global health threats for 2019, adding that millions of lives will be at risk if these threats are not addressed. The United Nation's public health agency, thus, is starting a new five year strategic plan …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Union ministry of environment and forests on Thursday to examine the effect of hookah with respect to indoor air pollution and prescribe appropriate standards on the issue. A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore, however, said that it lacked jurisdiction to restrain …
GURUGRAM: An analysis of air samples collected from upscale residential properties located close to construction sites has revealed presence of alarming levels of toxic metals in the city air. The study carried out by Lung Care Foundation, an NGO, has reiterated that increased construction activities are one of the major …
KOLKATA: State environment minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said he refrained from taking morning walks in Kolkata because of the “alarming” level of pollution in the city and promised to reduce three major pollutants by 20% to 30% by next winter. “The pollution level is so high early in the …
Meerut: Spread generally due to unhygienic conditions, Swine Flu is taking more patients in its grip almost every day in Meerut. Against what might be considered as the common belief, Swine Flu positive cases are more in number in the urban parts of the district and not in the rural …
The new diet could avert around 11 million premature deaths a year. With the ideal diet, your life would be less sweet but your lifespan would be longer. Cut consumption of sugar and red meat by 50%, and increase the intake of fruits, vegetables, and nuts — that is the …
Food systems have the potential to nurture human health and support environmental sustainability, however our current trajectories threaten both. The EAT–Lancet Commission addresses the need to feed a growing global population a healthy diet while also defining sustainable food systems that will minimise damage to our planet.
KOLKATA: The sudden slowdown of the chilly northwesterly wind has led to temperature fluctuation and a resultant spurt in viral infections across the city. Over the last week, thousands complained of fever accompanied by cough, cold and breathing distress. Asthma patients have had sudden attacks of breathlessness that required hospitalization. …
MUMBAI: Dengue cases in Maharashtra were up by an unprecedented 41% in 2018 from 2017, raising questions about the measures to tackle the vector-borne disease. The state also accounted for over a third of the country’s dengue deaths last year. Confirmed cases rose to 11,011 last year from 7,829 in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Naveen Kumar & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/01/2019 regarding setting up of Solid Waste Processing Plant without obtaining consent to operate under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and …
