Health

‘Whether it's fighting polio or meningitis, India has shown way in health innovation'

As co-chair of the foundation she started with her husband Bill, Melinda Gates is the world's leading woman philanthropist.

Publication Date: 
13/09/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Polio, India, Innovation, Health Care, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), NGO, Uttar Pradesh, Child Health, Health
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of untreated waste water and sewage into the river Mandakini, 12/09/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Nityanand Mishra Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 12/09/2017 regarding discharge of untreated waste water and sewage into the river Mandakini.

Judgement Date: 
12/09/2017
Tags:
River Pollution, Satna (D), Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sewage Pollution, Religious Places
Forests

Notices to 50 for encroaching on 64 hectares of tiger reserve

Bijnor: The Bijnor forest department has issued notices to 50 people for allegedly encroaching on 64 hectares of Amangarh Tiger Reserve.

Publication Date: 
11/09/2017
Times Of India (Meerut)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Bijnor (D), Forests, Tiger Reserves, Forest Encroachments, Wildlife
Health

Gorakhpur tragedy aside, 981 children die everyday in UP

LUCKNOW: Death of children in Uttar Pradesh is much bigger an issue than reflected by the recent tragic incidents of Gorakhpur and Farrukhabad.

Publication Date: 
11/09/2017
Times of India (Lucknow)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Gorakhpur (D), Children, Child Health, Health Effects, Immunisation, Malnutrition, Health
Health

Lucknow crosses 2000th swine flu positive case tally

LUCKNOW: The number of positive swine flu cases reported in Lucknow on Sunday crossed the 2000th mark with 44 new cases of influenza A H1N1 tested positive on the day.

Publication Date: 
11/09/2017
Times of India (Lucknow)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow (D), Swine Flu, Influenza, Infectious Diseases, Health Effects, Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Health
Environment

NGT directs states to shut distilleries sans PESO nod

The five units which have been issued notices are --Hapur-based Brijnathpur Distillery, Lakhimpur Kheri-based Swampurnanand Distillery, Nanoata Distillery in Saharanpur, Anupshahr Distillery in Bul

Publication Date: 
08/09/2017
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Industrial Pollution, Hapur, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environment Act 1986, Environmental Security, Hazardous Chemical Rules 1989, Environment
Animal Care

Health dept gets ready for bird flu

Meerut: With the outbreak of swine flu in Uttar Pradesh, the health authorities have now started gearing up for bird flu virus.

Publication Date: 
07/09/2017
Times Of India (Meerut)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Avian Flu, Animal Diseases, Meerut (D), Poultry, Animal Care
Health

Now, 49 infants die in 30 days at Farrukhabad hosp

DM Among 3 Officials Transferred

Publication Date: 
05/09/2017
Arvind Chauhan & Shailvee Sharda
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Farrukhabad (D), Child Health, Children, Health Effects, Health
Water Pollution

Limnological parameters of Bagad river, U.P., India (A tributary of Ganga)

Every day, rivers streams and their tributaries passing through cities are receiving large amount of contaminants released from different point and nonpoint sources and have become important sink for unused waste load. Water is indispensable to life on earth. It is a precious gift of nature which is essential for the survival of plants, animals and human beings. Present investigations were carried out on the limnological aspects of Bagad river of U.P. Many of the parameters were found below the permissible limits for drinking water as suggested by WHO.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2017
Seema Sharma
Indian Journal of Scientific Research
64-67
Tags:
Bagad, River Pollution, Water Quality, Uttar Pradesh, Amroha, Ganga, India
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding crop residue burning, 01/09/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Environment Pollution (Prevention Control) Authority & Others dated 01/09/2017 regarding crop residue burning. The states of Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana assured the Tribunal that within three weeks they would bring at least 10 cases of preferably marginal farmers to provide due incentive, help and means to them, so that they do not follow traditional methodology of crop residue burning in the field itself.

Judgement Date: 
01/09/2017
Tags:
Crop Residues, Biomass Burning, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Farmers, Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control

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