Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shivani Jaswal, Municipal Councilor Vs State of Punjab dated 31/10/2019 regarding pollution of river Satluj at Nangal, District Ropar, Punjab due to discharge of sewer and waste water of Bhakra Beas Management Board and Municipal Council, Nangal. The Punjab Pollution …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shivani Jaswal, Municipal Councilor Vs State of Punjab dated 31/10/2019 regarding pollution of river Satluj at Nangal, District Ropar, Punjab due to discharge of sewer and waste water of Bhakra Beas Management Board and Municipal Council, Nangal. The Punjab Pollution …
PATIALA: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, in collaboration with scholars at Ohio State University in the United States, have developed a technology of painless micro-needles, based on the concept of a mosquito bite. The study was jointly led by Bharat Bhushan and Navin Kumar of IIT …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of T.N.Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/02/2016. The applicants were aggrieved by the inclusion of their cultivated and inhabited land in the ‘forest area’ vide a Notification issued under Section 4 of the Punjab Land Preservation Act, …
Yellow rust - a fungal disease- has been spotted on wheat crop in Punjab prompting farm experts to advise farmers to remain vigilant as the current weather conditions are conducive for it to spread. According to a survey carried out by scientists of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), yellow rust disease …
To make the State clean and pollution-free under the ongoing green drive, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday gave nod to provide 40 lakh saplings to all Government institutions and villages free of cost.The Chief Minister asked the officers of the forest department to carefully choose plants as …
Illegal sand, gravel mining goes on despite public protests Illegal mining has been continuing unabated in Ropar district despite a hue and cry by the public here. The involvement of huge money, vested interests of a section of local people and political patronage proved stronger than any measure taken up …
The nearly three-year ban on mining of sand and gravel at five quarries in the district is likely to be lifted this week. Sources said the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) issued a no objection certificate in this regard yesterday and the state government was expected to approve mining in …
While assuming charge as Industries and Commerce Minister here today, Madan Mohan Mittal said illegal mining, if any, would be dealt with a heavy hand. He said as chairman of the District Planning, Ropar, he was the first to raise the issue and put tabs on illegal mining in the …
To ascertain the exact count of farmer suicides in the state, the government has finally decided to conduct the second round of survey, which would reveal the number of farm suicides from 2010 up to March 2013. However, giving a cold shoulder to the demand for a fresh survey from …
A three-member central team sent to Punjab to assess the extent of illegal mining in the state has reportedly submitted its report to the Ministry of Environment and Forests. It has reportedly said the state government had failed to check illegal mining. The team comprising Surinder Kumar, Regional Director, Ministry …
Even as the district has remained prone to floods for the last several years, the authorities have failed to take any concrete steps to protect the lives and properties of the local residents. Several people in Anandpur Sahib lose their crops and property due to floods in the Swan and …
A new renewable energy technology that can dissuade farmers from burning stubble in the open was launched in the fields of Khwaspura village by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, here today. The project titled Energy Harvest takes agricultural waste left over from the harvest such as rice and …
To promote organic farming, the Agriculture Department has decided to open Kisan Huts under the Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) project in all districts. “After the success of four Kisan Huts in Patiala, Nabha, Ropar and Nurpur Bedi, we are in the process of establishing these in all other districts …
Ropar, March 3: The fish production in the district is likely to get a boost in the near future. The Fisheries Department has decided to start a pilot project to produce exotic freshwater catfish pangasius sutchi, widely cultured in Asia and Southeast Asia. Sukhwinder Singh, Deputy Director of the Department, …
In a door-to-door survey under the cancer-detection campaign started by the Health Department, 490 confirmed cases of cancer have come forward in the district so far. Ropar civil surgeon Rajnish Sood said over 5 lakh people had been screened by the department teams in various parts of the district and …
After digging deep into the mining activity in Punjab, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today gave the go-ahead to the auction of mines in five districts — Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Ropar, Mohali and Nawanshahr — but not before passing strictures on the government. Visibly annoyed, the Bench admonished the government …
A team of Punjab Pollution Control Board officials collected samples of water mixed with ash and draining out from Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant, Ropar towards Sutlej river here today. The team led by Executive Engineer Joginder Singh from Mohali reached the site this morning and collected the samples …
Notices have been issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to the state of Punjab and other parties based on a writ petition to explain its allowing of illegal mining being carried out at Ropar. The other parties are the Director, Industries and Commerce, Punjab, Mining Officer, Industries Department …
Moderate to heavy rain during the past 24 hours in almost all parts of this region has brought smiles back on the faces of the disappointed farmers of Punjab and Haryana. They were saddened by the absence of a good widespread spell of rain in the region since the beginning …
The needles shed by pine trees had since ages been a cause for worry for hundreds of villages in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh. The needles, which contain resin canals making them inflammable, would lead to major forest fires in summers, reducing trees to ashes and charring wild animals to …
