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NGT directs recovery of Rs 2.65 crore from BHU over illegal felling of 33 trees

The National Green Tribunal ordered the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to recover compensation. This directive concerns the illegal felling of thirty-three trees on Banaras Hindu University campus. The tribunal mandated the completion of recovery proceedings within three months. Banaras Hindu University had previously planted nine hundred seventy-eight saplings as…

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Feb 12, 2026: Lucknow breathes slightly easier than Delhi

For today’s Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The closest UPPCB monitoring station at Gomti Nagar pegged the AQI at 144 – in the ‘moderate’ category – and recorded PM2.5 levels at 144 and PM10 at 84.

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Petition seeks immediate stay on Adani company’s ‘illegal’ construction without green nod

An application last week was filed with the National Green Tribunal for an immediate stay on construction activities at the controversial 1,600 MW thermal power plant in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur district.

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Improved river water quality post-monitoring; but fecal contamination persists during Maha Kumbh: CPCB report

By January 13, 2025, the river water quality met the bathing criteria concerning BOD, except for the area around the Lord Curzon Bridge on the Ganga River on January 19, 2025. Read further on Dynamite News:

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River water Quality shows Improvement, but fecal contamination remains a concern: CPCB Report

In a recent report, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) about the water quality of rivers with respect to Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD). Read further on Dynamite News:

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Disposal of offerings in Ganga, Yamuna: NGT allows DPCC, UPPCB to file responses within 4 weeks

National Green Tribunal allows DPCC and UPPCB to respond to pollution caused by worship offerings in Ganga and Yamuna rivers.

The Hindu

U.P. looks to tackle pollution by ‘dust control audits’ in construction sites

UPPCB directs officials to intensify visits to construction sites to match self-declared data with actual situation. 17 cities in UP declared non-attainment cities due to high levels of air pollution. SC directs UP govt to file affidavit on steps taken to control air pollution.

The Hindu

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Ghaziabad: 4 hospitals release untreated water into rivers, told to pay Rs 63 lakh

GHAZIABAD: The UP pollution control, on the directions of the National Green Tribunal, has fined four hospitals in the city Rs 63.3 lakh as compensation for illegally discharging untreated biomedical waste and sewage into rivers, officials said on Thursday.

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