There was a time when the migratory birds used to flock to the Lucknow Zoological Garden in huge numbers. But now their numbers have decreased over the years owing to the increased traffic on the Park Road and the growing urbanisation of the city. There are very few birds visible on the Ashok and semal trees on the Park Road.
LUCKNOW: The Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) would be organizing two day training course on the improved technology for medicinal and aromatic plants in its Lucknow campus on February 13 and 14.
LUCKNOW: The UP Project Development Corporation (UPPDC) has been entrusted with the task of taking care of the Gomti. It was decided on Monday that the agency would be carrying out the dredging operations in the river, the cost of which would be borne by Lucknow Development Authority (LDA), UP Housing and Development Board (UPHDB) and irrigation department jointly.
More than two lakh children were administered Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) in the pulse polio campaign on Sunday.
The campaign was inaugurated by Principal Secretary (Medical and Health) Pradeep Shukla at Bal Mahila Chikitsalaya in Indira Nagar by administering polio drops to a child.
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.
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.
