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 …
Data shocker on city's air quality last year Patna: The air quality in the state capital was "good" on just two days, "satisfactory" on 77 days and "medium" on 92 days last year, according to Bihar State Pollution Control Board data (BSPCB). It was "bad" on 53 days, "very bad" …
Decision on manufacture hinges on Supreme Court decision in 2012 case The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI), an advisory body that recommends vaccines for India’s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), has given the green signal to the introduction of the Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the UIP. However, the …
About 22 per cent Indian adults in urban areas suffer from constipation, a gut health survey by a multinational healthcare firm has suggested. Kolkata tops the chart at 28 per cent among eight cities where the survey—done by Abbott in association with a global market research firm—was undertaken. Chennai is …
VISAKHAPATNAM: Despite the various awareness programmes, Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of smokers in South India with new smokers being constantly added to the numbers. The percentage of smokers in the state at 14.2 per cent is around 4 per cent above the national average of 10.7 per cent, …
In October, during an investigation into health hazards posed by the transport of coal across Goa, The Indian Express had reported that SWPL has been exceeding its import capacity since 2012. THE GOA State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on Thursday filed a criminal complaint against Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) and …
A linked editorial advocated not just policy change to tackle polluting vehicles, given the evidence of its effect on unborn babies and young children, but also personal protection, including, but not limited to, masks. Pregnant women who are exposed to road traffic pollution are more likely to deliver babies with …
The High Court had earlier banned any activity during night time. The Bombay High Court on Thursday warned the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) that it would stop all work on the Metro 3 line between Colaba and SEEPZ if its previous order banning any work or ancillary work …
KOLKATA: Under pressure from state health department, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has decided to exempt patients from submitting photocopies of their Aadhar cards at three dengue detection centres in north Kolkata. Instead any address proof documents such as ration cards, utility bills, voter cards, driving licenses or even ID proof …
Coimbatore: The number of dengue patients undergoing treatment at the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital touched 42 on Sunday while the number of patients admitted with fever reached 187. None of the patients are in a critical condition, the hospital authorities said. "All patients are responding well to the treatment. …
Let's take stock of what we have done and what needs to be done for the right to clean air It’s that time of the year again. The winter is closing in. The cold will bring inversion and trap the pollutants close to the ground on which we breathe. But …
CHENNAI: With increase in the number of fever cases, including dengue, across the state, the public health department has organised a brainstorming session with private hospitals and doctors to prevent delay in treatment and deaths. While there has been more than a 25% increase in fever cases reported across clinics …
The awareness van of the Health and Welfare Department on tuberculosis was flagged off from the office of the Civil Surgeon Dr Raghubir Singh Bains and Dr Shamsher Singh Mann, Assistant Civil Surgeon. Dr Gumreet Kaur Duggal, District Family Welfare Officer, Dr Kamalpal Sidhu, Assistant Health Officer and Dr Ragu …
NEW DELHI: A decade old diesel vehicles will now have to go off the roads with the National Green Tribunal today declining to lift its ban on them in Delhi-NCR, noting that emissions from diesel vehicles were carcinogenic. The green panel said the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises …
Fourteen new cases of dengue were reported from different parts of the city today, taking the count of patients to 300. However, there has been no report of death due to dengue. The UT Health Department on Friday had cancelled the holidays of all the doctors of the malaria department …
The district administration has asked the Health Department to take action against private hospitals if they fail to report the cases of swine flu, dengue, malaria and chikungunya. Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Ravinder Singh, at a meeting of health officials, asked them to write to the Medical Council of India …
LUDHIANA: The rampant practice of stubble burning has emerged as a major problem in Punjab leading to pollution of the environment as well as posing a major health hazard. To spread awareness about the management of agricultural residue, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organised a special interaction with Dr Arshdeep …
BENGALURU: Prevailing drought conditions in most parts of Karantaka and the presence of more than one virus stereotype have contributed to the increasing incidence of dengue in the state. This is the conclusion drawn by a central team of experts, which visited the state last week for a dengue audit. …
RAIPUR: In what could be a chilling rerun of the Gorakhpur tragedy, four newborns died at the government-run Ambedkar Hospital in Raipur due to alleged disruption of oxygen supply. Police have arrested the oxygen plant operator, who was found drunk on duty. State health secretary Subrat Sahoo denied that the …
The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) has asked the government to impose a ban on the sale and serving of junk food in school canteens and around 200 meter area of the schools. The commission has taken suo moto note of a report prepared by a committee …
The symptoms of numerous patients living near industrial areas in Jeedimetla, Sanathnagar Miyapur and Nizampet run along similar lines. Hyderabad: The perils of monsoon are well known as people with respiratory ailments like asthma or chronic bronchitis can be extremely vulnerable. When this is supplemented with toxic chemical gases in …
