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NGT grants final opportunity to 14 builders to disclose water sources, 8 of 22 projects submit records

Authorities concerned must verify the documents and place a report before the tribunal at least one week prior to the next hearing dated October 30, 2025.

Published on Aug 09, 2025 05:24 am IST

150 industrial units fined ₹75 lakh for polluting air in NCR

150 industrial units fined ₹75 lakh for polluting air in NCR

Updated on Nov 29, 2024 08:26 am IST

Deteriorating air quality in Lucknow

Talkatora, which has a number of factories, often tops the pollution charts in live monitoring stations (File photo)

Updated on Nov 22, 2024 06:10 am IST

Ghaziabad hotels told to obtain consent to operate by Dec 31, else face fines, seizure

In accordance with the orders of the tribunal, if erring establishments don’t obtain NOCs in time, they will be liable to pay fines and also face seizure of premises, said officials. (HT Archive)

Updated on Sept 13, 2024 05:46 am IST

Prosecute agencies, industries for discharge of untreated waste into Hindon, NGT tells pollution watchdog

There are 55 identified drains of which, 26 meet Hindon directly and 17 others meet Hindon through its tributaries Dhamola and Krishni. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jul 11, 2024 06:00 am IST

Ghaziabad: UP pollution control board seeks report on discharge of sewage in pond

Environmentalist Satendra Singh through a post on X (formerly Twitter) sent a complaint about the issue to the Central Pollution Control Board and the UPPCB. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 26, 2024 07:18 am IST

Ghaziabad: NGT lifts ₹1 lakh fine on UPPCB, seeks personal presence of regional officer

The tribunal on December 19, 2023, imposed a fine ₹1 lakh citing that the status report filed by UPPCB was not in the proper format and is also materially deficient in relevant particulars besides relevant documents. (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Mar 23, 2024 05:30 am IST

Hindon continues to be filthy, Chhath Puja devotees look to other ponds

Workers clean the HIndon river banks for the upcoming Chhath festival, in Ghaziabad, on Thursday. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 16, 2023 10:15 pm IST

UPPCB’s survey to identify bad roads in Ghaziabad; to penalise erring agencies

Ghaziabad on Tuesday recorded an air quality index of 356, while Greater Noida and Noida saw an AQI of 361 and 397, respectively, all figures falling in the ‘very poor’ category. (Sakib Ali/HT)

Updated on Nov 17, 2021 03:46 am IST

Uttar Pradesh: Notices to 48 industrial units for violating pollution norms

A municipal corporation tanker sprays water on trees to reduce air pollution in Prayagraj on Saturday.

Published on Dec 21, 2020 09:05 am IST

Researchers look to make the best of PPE waste

Experts from four CSIR institutes, Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun; National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune; Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur; and Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR), Lucknow, are working to convert discarded PPE kits and other plastic waste into pellets that can be used for road construction or moulded for other applications.

Updated on Sept 03, 2020 04:50 pm IST

NGT slaps ₹280 crore fine on 22 Kanpur tanneries for dumping chromium into Ganga

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel held the UP government liable and slapped a penalty of ₹10 crore on it.

Updated on Nov 19, 2019 01:51 am IST

70 engineers roped in to check air pollution in Ghaziabad

According to officials, Ghaziabad has about 200 industrial units that use solid fuels, while Gautam Budh Nagar has about 120.

Updated on Aug 03, 2019 06:34 am IST

UP pollution control board directs industrial units to switch over to PNG

The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), on the directions of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), has directed industrial units in the NCR, including Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar districts, to switch over to piped natural gas (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)

Updated on Aug 12, 2019 10:56 am IST

Central pollution watchdog asks UPPCB to inspect illegal car-washing centres

Man wash a car at a car-washing centre, in Noida, India.

Updated on Jul 25, 2019 02:47 am IST

Samsung faces ₹15 lakh fine for dumping construction debris in Noida

Samsung dumped debris at an unauthorised site at Sector 80 (above) and at another site near Hindon river.

Published on Jul 16, 2019 03:24 pm IST

Out of 5.78L houses, Ecogreen covering only 2L in Lucknow

Garbage dump on a road at Aliganj, Lucknow.

Published on Jun 07, 2019 03:19 pm IST

NGT slaps ₹10,000 penalty on UP pollution control board for ‘misleading report’

A bench of the NGT said the UPPCB report is not a responsible one as the team did not visit the actual location of the workshops.

Published on May 28, 2019 02:18 pm IST

Bacterial pollution in Ganga highest in Kanpur, Varanasi: Report

Sewage water flowing unchecked in Ganga near Rasulabad ghat in Prayagraj.

Published on May 28, 2019 12:44 pm IST

Tannery owners block highway to protest power disconnection in Kanpur

According to police, when they tried to clear the highway, the protesters allegedly began pelting stones at them and also damaged a few vehicles, following which the cops had to cane charge them.

Published on May 17, 2019 02:32 am IST

Lucknow, Gorakhpur have most polluted air: UPPCB

The sixth highest SPM level was recorded at 305.30 microgram/cubic meter at Ramadevi in Kanpur, while Sarai Mali Khan area in Lucknow secured seventh spot as pollution level was measured at 273 microgram/cubic meter.

Updated on May 15, 2019 01:14 am IST

Oil found in Hindon river, samples taken for study

A member of the UPPCB team collects a sample of the oily water from Hindon river in Momnathal village.

Published on May 01, 2019 05:02 pm IST

Six textile dyeing units sealed in Noida for violating pollution norms

Six textile dyeing units sealed in Noida for violating pollution norms PHOTO: Sunil Saxena/HT

Published on Mar 04, 2019 02:41 am IST

Notice to Luksar jail for improper waste management

The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has issued a notice to the Luksar jail authorities for not maintaining the sewage treatment plant on campus and burning municipal waste generated within the premises.

Published on Mar 02, 2019 03:11 am IST

DMRC fined ₹1 lakh for polluting drains in Kaushambi

The DMRC runs five restaurants at Kaushambi Metro station which allegedly discharge untreated waste water into the stormwater drains of Kaushambi.

Updated on Jan 15, 2019 03:52 pm IST

Noida wall collapse case: Illegally-run school was shut 6 months ago, reopened with new name

Two children were killed after the boundary wall of a private school in Noida’s Salarpur village collapsed on Monday December 17, 2018.

Published on Dec 18, 2018 02:02 pm IST

10 institutions including Noida Metro fined for violating pollution control norms

A polluted stretch in Noida’s Sector 168 on Sunday.

Updated on Dec 10, 2018 03:35 pm IST

In UP, Ganga water fails quality test as untreated sewage continues to pollute river

The results of the 31 samples of Ganga water out of which 19 failed to pass the quality test underlines the uphill struggle that the National Mission for Clean Ganga — India’s most ambitious attempt to clean the country’s holiest river — faces.

Published on Oct 02, 2018 04:33 pm IST

Pollution watchdog informs Noida building contractors on dust-control measures

The officials of all work circles, including water, civil, electricity, health, sewer and horticulture, among others, participated in the workshop held at the Indira Gandhi Kala Kendra in Sector 6.

Published on Sept 18, 2018 04:23 am IST

Following NGT order, 22 units shut in Ghaziabad for polluting Hindon river

Although Ghaziabad houses nearly 68 units, 26 were identified by the UPPCB, Lucknow, to be polluting the Hindon river, according to a board official.

Updated on Aug 19, 2018 05:29 am IST

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