Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jai Gopal Dhiman Vs Department of Agriculture & Farmer Welfare, Govt. of Punjab & Others dated 04/07/2019 regarding preponing of date of transplantation of paddy crop from 20th June, 2019 to 13th June, 2019 in the State of Punjab will lead to further depletion of ground water level and not conducive to the environment. The applicant has relied upon a report prepared by the Department of Water Resources and Central Ground Water Authority to the effect that 79% area of State of Punjab is over-exploited in respect of ground water.

Punjab ranks the highest in the country for over-exploitation of groundwater, government data shows.

NGOs threaten to stage protest if authorities fail to take action

JALANDHAR: Dal Khalsa has strongly opposeed union government's proposal to set up atomic power plants in Punjab and has urged all the political parties of the state including the ruling party to re

A United Nations Development Program (UNDP) team on Wednesday visited various parts of Amritsar city as part of a team to assess the air pollution levels to enable a future action program to addres

A state-of-the-art water recharging and recycling system has been made operational on the premises of the Golden Temple.

Two patients have died, 100 fallen ill in the past three days .At least two people have died and over a 100 fallen ill in the past three days after a reported outbreak of diarrhoea at Bathonian Kh

Amid hue and cry over open borewells in the state after the death of two-year-old Fatehveer at Bhagwanpura village of Sangrur, a piece of advice has come from the state’s water and sanitation depar

Aiming for sustainable water management, the state on Sunday announced that it would promote micro-irrigation of maize on 1,000 acres this season.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sarabjit Singh & Others Vs State of Punjab dated 30/05/2019 regarding remedial action against the pollution caused by the Universal Carbon Factory at Tanda, Hoshiarpur Road, Hoshiarpur Punjab. The report by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) acknowledged violations under Air Act 1981 and the unit was directed to be shifted by April 2020.

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