Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Apprehending that farmers were turning away from cane farming due to the apathetic attitude of the Centre and state governments, the BJP has demanded the cane price be fixed at Rs 300 per quintal for upcoming crushing season. State vice-president and spokesman of BJP Hriday Narayan Dixit, while talking to …
LUCKNOW: Epidemiological studies show that 1-2% of the total Indian population is a carrier of Hepatitis B. This makes a large chunk of these carriers vulnerable to cirrhosis and cancers of liver. Transplant is perhaps the only way to save these lives. These facts were shared by Dr M Rela, …
LUCKNOW: Thirteen cheetal and a swamp deer were found dead in mysterious circumstances on Saturday morning. All of them were fed the fodder on Friday evening and deaths reportedly took place on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. The month of September it seems goes down hard on the …
Lucknow: The ambitious Saryu Canal Project (SCP) launched in 1977-78 has been able to meet barely 18 per cent of its targeted irrigation potential while there has been a 743 per cent increase in the cost of the project. This is the finding of the latest report of the Comptroller …
Spread over 123 acres in Gomti Nagar, this vast expanse of stonework, also known as Ambedkar Memorial, is the dream project of Chief Minister Mayawati. So far, more than Rs 3,000 crore has been spent on the project. For extension of its area, the Mayawati government has demolished Ambedkar Sahitya …
LUCKNOW: A middle-aged man suffered burn injuries after a car which was being installed with a CNG kit caught fire here on Wednesday afternoon. The incident was reported from Chinhat police circle. The man, who was injured, was identified as Vijay Pal Singh, owner of Pratap Motors on Deva Road …
Lucknow: A choked Ghiyasuddin Haider (GH) Canal overflowed following heavy rains that lashed the state capital on Thursday, leaving many areas inundated even as municipal officials were left redfaced. Significantly, it were some of the areas in and around Mall Avenue, where the GH Expressway is nearing its completion, which …
Oxidative stress status and Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity were studied in blood samples obtained from 61 agricultural workers engaged in spraying organophosphorus (OP) insecticides in the mango plantation, with a minimum work history of one year, in the age range of 12-55 years. Controls were age-matched, unexposed workers, who never had …
LUCKNOW: The new tiger census will begin this October. But, a noticeable number of the big cats from the reported count of 2008 census will be missing from the exercise. Reason being that they have either been poached, died in an accident, or fell prey to ailments. The 28 tiger …
LUCKNOW: Moving ahead with their afforestation drive, LDA officials planted saplings in sector-N of Kanpur Road housing scheme on Friday. As many as 10,000 saplings were planted by the group of LDA officials which included V-C Mukesh Meshram; secretary, M P Mishra and a host of other senior officials. The …
LUCKNOW: It is not only the allotee whose plots in Vyom Khand were cancelled by LDA a fortnight back. Resentment also brews amongst the farmers whose land were acquired by authority for the scheme only to get the land use changed back to green belt. Farmers now fear that the …
LUCKNOW: A crocodile rescued from outskirts of city was handed over to ghariyal rehabilitation centre at Kukrail on Wednesday. The semi-adult female crocodile has already been put in isolation at the centre to come to terms with its new surroundings. The isolation will continue for about 10 days. The forest …
The financial irregularities, lack of administrative skills and faulty implementation has caused the State coffers several crores in the financial year ended on March 2008. The implementation of the National Rural Employment Gurantee Scheme(NREGS) was far below that what was expected of it. The expenditure of Rs 48.04 crore on …
LUCKNOW: The young ghariyal hatchlings are thankful to monsoon clouds that fly away without a downpour. Spread over their sanctuary at Girwa river of Katarniaghat the young reptiles must be watchful of every cloud that hovers over, praying `oh rain gods let us grow a little older to swim before …
The state government constituted a Rapid Response Team in drought-affected districts to monitor the availability of food and medicines and fodder for animal. State Revenue Minister Phagu Chauhan has been entrusted with the job to ensure that no one dies of drought.
LUCKNOW: The state capital finds itself in the grip of drought with rainfall less than 46% below normal in this monsoon so far, lowest in more than twenty years. Though the district administration began preparing its action plan to provide relief to the farmers, the weatherman warned that more tough …
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) may not be known much for going green. But, the nodal agency for constructing memorials carved out of red sandstone, has finally decided to add some green cover to the city. And so, ambitious bosses have set up a target -- plant one lakh …
LUCKNOW: Planning to drive your dream car in the heart of the city? Hold on. For, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) is planning to put brakes into your dream drive by increasing the parking cost. And that too on an hourly basis. At present, the parking rates -- Rs 10 …
LUCKNOW: The city is not just losing its tree cover fast but also the scope for regeneration of the lost cover. Endless construction and ever increasing urban pressure has hardly left places where trees could be planted. In fact, at many of the places where trees have been cut this …
LUCKNOW: Entrepreneurship education is meant to provide knowledge and develop expertise to start and manage own independent enterprise. Students opting for PG Diploma in Management Business Entrepreneurship (PGDM-BE) course are guided to work on detailed project report and emerge with bankable business plan after completion of classroom training. These views …
