Even in the Prime Minister's constituency, there is no foodgrain for those living below the poverty line(BPL). Due to the apathy of the officials, not a single beneficiary of BPL or the Antyodaya

Setting up chemical recovery plant has been made mandatory for the new pulp and paper industries. Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest in the Union Government, K C Mishra made an

Saharanpur district has been in the grip of a mysterious disease for the last two months. Some call it Japanese encephalitis spread by the mosquitos, but now there is another dimension to the

The Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, (ITRC), Lucknow, organised awareness programme on "Water Pollution: THe problems and the solutions" at St Francis' College. The ITRC is involved in research

In order to create awareness among the people about alternative energy sources, energy parks will be set up in various districts of Uttar Pradesh. The main state park will be set up in Allahabad and

Clergymen headed by president of the All Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Lucknow, Maulana Sayyed Mohd Rabe Hasni Nadvi dispelled myths about polio vaccine. "Polio virus is being hunted down in

To improve the sanitation system of Lucknow, a Chennai-based expert of solid waste management recommended that a pilot project - Lucknow Clean and Health Nagar - be launched by the Municipal

The three-day national seminar on Microwave mediated Synthesis of Biologically Compounds organized by National Academy of Chemistry and Biology, Lucknow, came to an end at the CDRI on Monday.

Though the receding trend of the Ganga has brought some relief to the people of this belt of Purvanchal (eastern UP), the small rivers are still creating havoc, especially in Chandauli, Mirzapur,

Crores of rupees have been pumped into the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) to keep the sacred river clean, but the target has hardly been achieved as the Ganga remains as polluted as it was before the then