Notwithstanding the recent death of four tigers in Madhya Pradesh due to electrocution and poaching, the state government is hopeful of winning back the 'tiger state' status from Karnataka after the next
The pilot project at Kotkasim, Rajasthan has revealed loopholes, they say Sampat Rai is a resident of the Kotkasim block of Rajasthan’s Alwar district, where the Cash for Kerosene Scheme (CFKS), an experiment with cash payment of kerosene subsidies, was launched last year on a pilot basis. Mr. Rai is lucky as, unlike other residents of the area, he has a bank account where the kerosene subsidies are supposed to be transferred after he buys kerosene from the market at the market price. But receiving Rs. 90 over the year has increasingly become an expensive affair for the octogenarian as his son has to forego a day’s wage to accompany him to the nearest bank, which is 6 km away from their house.
The Cabinet today cleared the controversial Land Acquisition Bill, making it mandatory to seek the consent of 80 per cent of affected landowners in case their land is acquired by private players. The
The Bombay High Court on Thursday said if the Supreme Court has directed all cases pertaining to environment law to be heard by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), then even the controversial Adarsh Housing
It seems the seriousness of the Central and State government about conservation of environment and water bodies lie only on papers. The proposals for rejuvenation of the city's iconic Nag river and nine
The contentious National Board on Investment (NIB) got the Cabinet nod today, albeit in a new avatar-Cabinet Committee on Investment. With this body, the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will be wound up, officials said. The Cabinet Committee on Investment will be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and will fast-track approval to projects of over Rs 1,000 crore, initially infrastructure ones. The committee assumes importance as India's economic growth slipped sub-six per cent for three quarters in a row till the second quarter of the financial year. Stepping up investment rate assumes importance to make the economy grow faster.
The illegal mining committed during 2006-11 in three districts of Karnataka has resulted in the state losing a revenue of Rs 3,414.45 crore and the government could recover only Rs 7.22 crore, a report by Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India said. In Chitradurga, Tumkur and Hospet divisions four lessees had extracted 1.47 million mt of iron ore valued at Rs 150.59 crore without the consent of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), the CAG report tabled in the Assembly said.
1,039 acres gobbled up in 13 layouts out of 149 formed by Authority The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has hinted at large-scale irregularities in the Bangalore Development Authority
Villagers whose land agitation had forced Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) to scrap a mining project near Asansol apologised to company officials last evening with folded hands and requested them to reconsider
Even a small initiative can make a big difference and inspire people; a small group of 15 people from an undescriptive village, Takhla Khurd, in Barghat Janpad of Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh has made
BICHOLIM: In an unusual incident, the Bicholim Municipal Council (BMC) on Thursday decided to postpone a felicitation function after bowing to protests from mining workers in the area. BMC had decided to felicitate four persons, including environmentalist Ramesh Gawas, but the decision to felicitate Gawas angered the mining workers from Bicholim. A group of angry mining workers went to the BMC office and submitted a memorandum, strongly opposing BMC’s move to felicitate Gawas after alleging that “he was against the commencement of mining activities in the State.”
The State Government (Department of Forest) has sent a proposal to the Ministry of Environment and Forests on allotting 20,000 hectares of forestland to convert it into a tiger sanctuary in Kanyakumari district. However, it is objected to by farmers as well as Kani tribes as the formation of the tiger sanctuary will definitely affect their livelihood. According to a cross section of farmers who depend on agriculture, particularly cash crops, say that the conversion will disastrously affect the lives of more than 5 lakh people who are dependent on this forestland and hence, they have demanded the immediate cancellation of the proposed project.
The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) has given priority to restoration of water bodies while preparing a Comprehensive Environment Management Plan (CEMP) in the mining-affected
India’s commercial capital, Mumbai, has been named among the world’s ‘dirtiest’ cities, ranking last in the “cleanest streets” category, a global survey of 40 key tourist cities has found. According
<p>This CAG audit report on controls & systems for sustainable mining in Karnataka, submitted in the legislative assembly recently revealed a number of system and compliance deficiencies in the assessment, collection and accounting of revenue involving monetary implication of Rs 3414.45 crore.</p>
The Tummalapalle mine in Andhra Pradesh, commissioned in April, will help meet India’s demand for natural uranium, used in indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors. The trail has steep slopes and sharp
Use bicycle for your health and the environment — with this message, 14 young environmental activists from Tinsukia pedalled a distance of 540km and reached the city today. The youths from Parivesh
This Environmental Impact Assessment Study is to examine the likely effect of the second iron ore terminal will have on the existing quality of land, marine water, noise, air quality, marine as well as
19 commodities are to be covered by the new labelling rule India might not have started growing genetically modified (GM) food crops, but it does import food products that contain GM ingredients. Consumers who buy them have no way of knowing what they contain. Recently, the department of consumer affairs, under the Union food and consumer affairs ministry, decided to take a corrective measure to help consumers make an informed choice. It mandated that all packaged food products containing GM ingredients should carry a GM label from January 1, 2013.
The world’s largest coal producer Coal India Ltd (CIL) may diversify into coal-bed methane (CBM) and shale gas. Amid the turf war between the petroleum ministry and coal ministry over the authority over natural resources like CBM and shale, the Kolkata-based coal major today cautioned that due to practical and safety issues, it does want any other player to do operations in its lease-hold areas. Though current rules forbid coal miners to venture into CBM, reports suggest that the petroleum ministry has given in-principle approval for a new policy on CBM in coal mining areas.
