Srinagar among most polluted cities
Delhi, Kanpur and Varanasi are among the 14 most-polluted cities in the world, a new WHO report released today said even as environment and health experts sounded an alarm about the severity of the problem,
Delhi, Kanpur and Varanasi are among the 14 most-polluted cities in the world, a new WHO report released today said even as environment and health experts sounded an alarm about the severity of the problem,
The water quality of Ganga river at Allahabad and Varanasi, two holy places where millions take a dip, is most unfit for bathing purposes, the Centre informed the Supreme Court. Water becomes unfit
Justice (retired) Giridhar Malviya said that there should not be any dam or barrage to block the stream of the Ganga and Tehri dam should be dismantled in phases for free flow of the holy river. Addressing
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has extended its stay on the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) order for shutting down Coca Cola's Varanasi unit on the issue of use of ground water.
VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon the Indian Institutes of Technology to focus on solar energy sectors for innovations in the direction of no-cost solar-powered kitchens by keeping in
Coca Cola has received some relief from the National Green Tribunal, which has passed an interim stay on the UP pollution board’s order to shut down its plant in Mehdiganj, near Varanasi. The maker
Beverages giant Coca-Cola's plant at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh has been shut after the Uttar Pradesh pollution control board withdrew permission to operate over alleged violation of environmental norms.
An expert member of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) and environment scientist at Banaras Hindu University Prof BD Tripathi suggests the direct control of the central government over the implementation
VARANASI: A noted river scientist has requested Union transport & highways and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari to ensure adequate water flow in Ganga before beginning any programme of waterways in the
Even before he enters parliament as MP of Varanasi and India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has already started development plans for his parliamentary constituency as well as the rest of the country.
Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections slated for early next year and a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi, the Expenditure Finance Committee on
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday asked the Varanasi Nagar Nigam and other authorities to provide instructions within 15 days to disclose aims and objects behind constructions of multi- storeyed toilets
Allahabad And Varanasi Among The Chosen Districts UP has started live monitoring of Ganga in Kanpur, Varanasi, Allahabad and Kannauj to gather details such as biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical
The National Green Tribunal on Monday slammed the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government over pollution in the Ganga in Varanasi and said their slogans on cleaning up the river rang hollow. “It is really
Plans to construct 16 dams from Varanasi to Hooghly will convert river into 16 ponds The Centre’s plan to develop the Ganga as waterway for commercial activities would sound the death knell for the
Government officials in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency achieved a major success on Sunday when they convinced the farmers to call off their six months old stir after which the
With the data provided by the Centre for Pollution Control (CPC), it has been found that majority of the city hospitals have been flouting the norms for biomedical waste treatment. CPC is a private
After leading his party to a clear majority in the Lok Sabha polls, Modi again went to Varanasi where he prayed to the river Ganga. Uma Bharti, who had spearheaded the ‘save Ganga’ campaign, was today
The action plan also includes expediting strategic decommissioning of old and inefficient power plants and implementation of a large-scale feebate programme from 2020 onwards Niti Aayog has proposed
The Ghaghra river is swelling unabated. In the last three days' flood report, it has shown a rising trend. At Elgin bridge in Barabanki the river is flowing at 106.3metres, about 23cms above the danger