LUCKNOW Thousands of Tulsi (basil) saplings were planted around the Taj Mahal in Agra on Monday to insulate the marble monument against atmospheric pollution. The saplings were distributed free at several points in the city by local forest officials and people were encouraged to participate in the plantation drive.
The endemic western UP region, epicentre of all polio outbreaks, remained free of P1 for a record one-and-a-half years till mid-2008 Bihar recorded only 3 new cases of the P1 virus in 2008 New injectible polio vaccine (IPV) to be used to eradicate the disease
The study investigates whether the employment shift from the farm to the non-farm sector in Uttar Pradesh arises out of prosperity-induced or distress-induced factors. The examination of employment patterns at various levels leads to conclusive evidence that distress-induced push factors have been predominant in driving workers to non-farm employment.
LUCKNOW: Let the experts and forest officials believe that instances of wild cats sneaking out of the jungles into the cities are a result of urbanisation at the cost wildlife, forest minister Fateh Bahadur Singh sees mischief behind it, if not sheer politics.
LUCKNOW: The district medical authorities would be carrying out a Hepatitis-B vaccination drive in rural areas in and around Lucknow. The drive is expected to begin in the second week of February.
The inadequate rainfall this winter season is likely to have an adverse impact on agricultural crops, according to experts and Met officials. There has been minimal rain in the winter, with only Meerut receiving 0.2 mm of rainfall.
LUCKNOW: Finally, a lifeline is in sight for the two-and-a-half-year-old stray tiger cub who was sentenced to death by the state forest department last month. The cub, declared man-eater by the department after it claimed its first human victim in Bara Banki on December 23, now becomes a key figure in a legal battle that is about to unfold here.
Pioneer News Service | Lucknow The Forest department is the main obstacle in the implementation of the 'Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006' in Uttar Pradesh. The nodal department for the implementation of the Act is the Social Welfare department but has done precious little to bring about any awareness regarding the Act.
Pioneer News Service | Lucknow The two-day national seminar on 'Challenges and issues before NREGA in Uttar Pradesh' was inaugurated by Agricultural Production Commissioner (APC) Anis Ansari. The seminar was organised by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Lucknow University, in collaboration with the department of Rural Development.
LUCKNOW: With Public-Private-Partnership model not working according to plan, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has decided to take the responsibility of constructing the multi-level parking in the state capital. The construction plan for the hi-tech parking lot in Hazratganj area has been given a go ahead by the state government.
LUCKNOW: In 2006, when students of Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM-L) were penalised for violating the institution's norms, they may have resented the move. But two years down the line, they feel proud of paying the fine as the little mistakes they made has "lit up" lives of 30-odd families of Chakarpurwa village, which shares its boundary with the IIM.
Pioneer News Service | Lucknow The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) sanctioned Rs 25 lakh to the State Forest department for various tiger operations being carried out in the state. The budget, after being released, would be utilised for installing two mobile vehicles equipped with the state-of-the-art facilities.
UP deploys 100 guards to track them
Tribune News Service Noida, January 18 Noida and Greater Noida are likely to be connected by light rail transport system by the end of this year. The light rail is likely to start from Sector-32, the last station on Metro route in Noida.
Pioneer News Service | Lucknow The UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) feels that a complete ban on polythene will would be the best and most effective way of putting an end to the problems caused by it. Many states in the country have already put a blanket ban on the usage of polythene and are reaping rich benefits from it.
Pioneer News Service | Lucknow On the pattern of Delhi, the use of polythene may be completely banned in the state capital also. The first citizen as well as environmentalists have started thinking on these lines and a proposal to this effect may be tabled in the next meeting of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) house.
Lucknow: After almost a three month long row between the UP Government and the Union Ministry of Railways over the land for the Rae Bareli Rail coach factory, the ministry has finally signed the lease deed document prepared by the state Government for the land.
Neha Sinha Posted: Jan 19, 2009 at 0009 hrs IST
