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Why small is beautiful in the Himalayan landscape

India, May 2 -- With the onset of a scorching summer - the heatwave last month saw temperatures shoot up sharply in just a few days - popular destinations in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are witne... Read More


Reimagining the legal frame for cantonments

India, May 2 -- The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026, passed recently by Parliament, marks a turning point in the legal history of India's cantonments. While the Act has a much wider ca... Read More


Are you kitten me?

India, May 2 -- There was a time when cats were, frankly, bad PR. Dogs were man's best friend. Cats were bad luck. Then the internet happened. In 2007, blogger Eric Nakagawa posted a photo of a glorio... Read More


Ganga E-way to be toll-free for 15 days, says UP Govt

LUCKNOW, May 2 -- The UP government on Friday announced that the Ganga Expressway will be toll-free for 15 days from its commercial operation date, a move aimed at allowing the public to experience th... Read More


CM Yogi puts UP on alert over heatwave

LUCKNOW, May 2 -- Citing forecasts by the India Meteorological Department of a severe heatwave and below-normal rainfall this year, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed the administration... Read More


Patchy adoption despite1,927 approvals since '19

LUCKNOW, May 2 -- Mandatory rainwater harvesting norms have seen partial uptake in Lucknow, with the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) approving 1,927 building plans since 2019, though implementatio... Read More


Find permanent solution to traffic woes in Lko, says HC

LUCKNOW, May 2 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Friday directed the DCP (Traffic) and the DCP (East), Lucknow, besides a gazetted officer from the Lucknow Municipal Corporation to f... Read More


Chatori Gali to be redeveloped into modern walking street

LUCKNOW, May 2 -- The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has planned to transform Chatori Gali, close to the 1090 intersection area in the state capital, into a modern, organised walking street. The ... Read More


Man held at Lucknow airport with firearm

Lucknow, May 2 -- A man was detained at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport on Friday morning after a 12-bore country-made firearm was recovered from his checked-in luggage during routine pre... Read More


No plastic, no paan masala: LU declares war on campus litter

LUCKNOW, May 2 -- In a major push towards environmental sustainability and campus hygiene, the century-old University of Lucknow (LU) has launched its "mission clean", declaring the campus a plastic-f... Read More