Health

Dengue crosses 2,000 mark in state

DEHRADUN: The cases of dengue in Uttarakhand have soared to 2011 on Tuesday with Dehradun remaining on the top affected districts with 1386 cases.

Publication Date: 
09/11/2016
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, Health
Environment

Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand regarding felling of trees indiscriminately as well as the unauthorized constructions, in the close vicinity of Bhimtal Lake area, Nainital, Uttarakhand, 07/11/2016

Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital in the matter of Tara Singh Rajput Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 07/11/2016 regarding the issue of felling of trees indiscriminately as well as the unauthorized constructions, in the close vicinity of Bhimtal Lake area, Nainital district in the state of Uttarakhand.

Judgement Date: 
07/11/2016
Tags:
Lakes, Nainital (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Deforestation, Glaciers, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Glacial Melt, LPG, Kerosene, Tourism, Waste Disposal, River Pollution
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding M/s Aman Metals Finishers permission to operate its unit, Uttarakhand, 02/11/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Aman Metals Finishers Vs. Uttrakhand Environment Protection and Pollution control Board dated 02/11/2016. M/s Aman Metal Finishers is the applicant seeking direction to permit it to operate its unit on the basis of provisional consent and authorization granted by Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board vide order dated 24.06.2016.

Judgement Date: 
02/11/2016
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industrial Waste, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)
Energy

Green move: 200 ‘power farmers’ to light up U’khand with solar energy

Around 200 individuals in the state will now be known as ‘power farmers’, thanks to Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) that has roped in natives to set up solar power generatio

Publication Date: 
01/11/2016
Yogesh Kumar
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Land, Farmers, Energy
Energy

Solar boat to sail on Ganga to boost trust in clean energy

An international team of a journalist and a filmmaker will set sail down the Ganga in a solar-powered boat to bolster public trust in clean energy using environment-friendly transport.

Publication Date: 
31/10/2016
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Transport, Bay Of Bengal, Energy Technology, Energy
Air Pollution

Respiratory ailment rising in Haridwar due to air pollution

The situation of air pollution is going from bad to worse in Haridwar as per the residents and medical experts both, especially in past one decade the holy city has registered escalated respiratory

Publication Date: 
27/10/2016
Shivani Azad
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Haridwar (T), Air Pollution, Respiratory Diseases, Vehicular Pollution, Noise Pollution
Health

Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand regarding use of adhesive solutions as drugs by children, Uttarakhand, 25/10/2016

Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital dated 25/10/2016 regarding availability of Iodex, Fevi-Quick and any other adhesive solutions to children below the age of 18 years.

Chief Secretary, State of Uttarakhand is directed by the Court to ensure that the Iodex, Fevi-Quick and any other adhesive solutions are not sold to the boys and girls below the age of 18 years. Since, the use of whitener has become obsolete, the sale of the same is banned throughout the State of Uttarakhand.

Judgement Date: 
26/10/2016
Tags:
Narcotics, Child Health, Health Effects, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), High Court
Environment

Environmental clearance given for Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line

HARIDWAR: Work on the much anticipated 125-km long Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line, which will make Char Dham Yatra more accessible for the pilgrims, is expected to begin in December 2016.

Publication Date: 
19/10/2016
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Chamoli, Haridwar (D), Rail Transport, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment
Mining

HC bans mining in 1km radius of all bridges in U’khand

NAINITAL: Taking a serious note of unlawful constructions in the state, the Uttarakhand high court on Monday ordered a ban on mining activities within one kilometre radius of bridges across the sta

Publication Date: 
18/10/2016
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Mining, Kosi, Nainital (D), Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Rivers, Sand, High Court
Health

Doon Hosp not testing patients for chikungunya

Dehradun: The Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital is allegedly not conducting chikungunya tests for suspected patients, due to which they are now being referred to private clinics where

Publication Date: 
14/10/2016
Shivani Azad
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dehradun (T), Chikungunya, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, Health

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