Uttar Pradesh

Agra industrialists to present their side in ongoing Taj case in SC

AGRA: A day after the Supreme Court slammed the Centre and the UP government for their apathy to preserve and restore the pristine beauty of the Taj Mahal, National Chamber of Industries and Commer

Publication Date:

13/07/2018

Source: Times Of India (Agra)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Taj Mahal, Industrial Pollution, Supreme Court, Air Pollution Control, Environment

Environment

NGT issues notice to ISKCON on plea against 70-storey temple at Mathura

A plea seeking a stay on the construction of a 70-storey temple in Mathura by ISKCON led the National Green Tribunal today to seek response from the religious society and the Central Ground Water A

Publication Date:

13/07/2018

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Mathura (D), Religious Places, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environmental Security, Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), Yamuna, Environment

Environment

UP govt to submit draft plan for Taj preservation before July 21

Agra: Stung by the Supreme Court’s remark to “either restore the pristine beauty of the Taj or demolish it”, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to submit a draft vision document on restoratio

Publication Date:

12/07/2018

Source: Times Of India (Agra)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Taj Mahal, National Envirnmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Supreme Court, Environmentalists, Archaeological Survey Of India (ASI), Tourism, Environmental Security, Environment

Environment

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding preservation of the Taj Mahal from environmental degradation, 11/07/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/07/2018 regarding preservation of the Taj Mahal from environmental degradation.

Supreme Court asks for a detailed list of industries within the Taj Trapezium Zone from the Chairman of the Taj Trapezium Zone Authority. The Court notes that no pro-active steps are being taken to preserve the Taj Mahal and meetings are being held without any concrete decisions. We propose to hear the matter on day-to-day basis before Taj Mahal is further damaged.

Judgement Date:

11/07/2018

Tags:

Taj Mahal, Supreme Court, Government Of India (GOI), Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution, Uttar Pradesh, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Energy

Off target: status of thermal power stations in Delhi NCR

Coal has about 57 per cent share (around 197 GW) in the total installed capacity in India; but nearly 70 per cent of electricity (977 TWh, 2017- 18) in the country still comes from coal power plants.

Publication Date:

05/07/2018

Author(s): Priyavrat Bhati, Rohit Pathania, Pranav Phadke, Randhir Kr. Gupta, Soundaram Ramanathan

Source: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Tags:

Coal, Thermal Power Plants, Industrial Pollution, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh

Air Pollution

MAKEOVER: Conversion of brick kilns in Delhi-NCR to a cleaner technology - a status report

The Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) has been in the grip of severe air pollution. The crisis is not confined just to the National Capital Territory (NCT) but affects all the 22 districts of the NCR.

Publication Date:

05/07/2018

Author(s): Rahul Kumar, Nivit Kumar Yadav

Source: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Tags:

Bricks, Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan

Air Pollution

Carbon from stubble burning spreading to air in all parts of India: NASA scientist

NOIDA: It is high time to stop crop residue burning (CRB) which is practised in the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab during the post-harvest season, according to senior NASA scientist Su

Publication Date:

05/07/2018

Source: Times Of India (Noida)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Air Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, Haryana, Punjab, Agriculture, Crops, NASA

Environment

CM Yogi asked the urban local bodies to ban polythene in UP

Throwing a gauntlet at officials and asking them to take UP cities in the bracket of top 100 clean cities of India, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the target could be achieved only if off

Publication Date:

03/07/2018

Source: Pioneer (Lucknow)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Plastics, Non-Biodgradable Waste, Sanitation, Environmental Security, Environment

Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dyeing industries in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh operating without the requisite NOC/authorization from CGWA, 02/07/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Pawan Dyeing Vs. Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) & Others dated 02/07/2018 regarding dyeing industries in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh operating without the requisite NOC/authorization from CGWA.

Judgement Date:

02/07/2018

Tags:

Textile Industry, Groundwater, Water Demand, Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), Ghaziabad (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Uttar Pradesh

Health