Lucknow: The UP BJP on Friday launched a series of programmes, including a tree plantation drive, as a prelude to a statewide drive to mark completion of 12 years of the Narendra Modi govt at the Centre.The campaign, themed ‘12 years of trust, development, and public welfare’, starts on June 8. The Friday programme coincided…
Lucknow: With climate change, biodiversity loss and water scarcity posing serious threats, there is a need for urgent adoption of nature-based solutions to build long-term resilience.The advice was given by experts at the two-day workshop organised by the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP) on Wednesday and Thursday ahead of World Environment Day.The event was…
Lucknow: The CSIR-NBRI-EIACP Programme Centre, in collaboration with the department of Environmental Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), organised a World Environment Day 2026 programme on the theme ‘Inspired by nature. For climate. For our future.’Prof Venkatesh Dutta, head, department of Environmental Science, BBAU, Vice-Chancellor Prof RK Mittal, spoke on the importance of sustainable lifestyles…
Lucknow: What began as a fun pastime during the Covid-19 lockdown has blossomed into one of Lucknow’s most vibrant green communities.Conceived during the pandemic by railway engineer and gardening enthusiast Rahul Giri Goswami, Hariyali Adda Lucknow has grown from a social media group into a thriving movement connecting hundreds of plant lovers, gardeners and environmental…
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Lucknow: Chief minister’s whataboutery coupled with rampant BJP corruption has left the people of the state reeling under acute crises of basic needs, said Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday.He said housewives were grappling with kitchen budgets because of rising prices of essential commodities and residents, the common man…
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday directed a sweeping modernisation of Uttar Pradesh’s security set-up, calling for deeper integration of advanced technology, stronger infrastructure and more rigorous training to prepare forces for evolving law-and-order and disaster-response challenges.Chairing a high-level review of modernisation, capacity expansion, training, infrastructure development and future action…
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that development flourishes when people elect capable and honest representatives, asserting that those who choose mafia-backed leaders ultimately suffer exploitation and neglect.Addressing a gathering after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones for development projects worth more than Rs 300 crore in Balrampur, Yogi…
Times News NetworkLucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has cancelled land allotment of three companies in the Aligarh phase one defence node of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) for failing to commence construction and industrial activities nearly five years after receiving land.“The action is part of the state govt’s efforts…
TNNLucknow: Director General of Police Rajeev Krishna on Friday set a “zero loss of life” target for floods and other water-related incidents, saying the state is pursuing a technology-driven, multi-agency approach built on prevention, preparedness and rapid response.Speaking at a national seminar on ‘Flood and Flood-Related Disaster Management’ at Surya Auditorium in Lucknow Cantonment, Krishna…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Growth and Rural Enterprise Ecosystem Strengthening Project (UPAGREES), which is working to make agriculture and allied sectors in UP more productive, climate-resilient and market-oriented, has achieved significant implementation progress. It has now commenced field-level activities among farmers in 28 selected districts.The project aims to make agriculture and allied sectors more…
