20 lakh hectares of NE land for organic farming'
"The North-eastern region's strength is in producing organically-farmed products and it has the potential of contributing 20 lakh hectares of agricultural land towards organic farming. As of now,
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Even dry and wastelands are a livelihood security buffer: ryots
Residents of villages south of Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road, which the State Government has reportedly identified for a proposed satellite town, have opposed any kind of takeover of their lands. They
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Solid waste management challenge in DK: DC
'Solid waste management is posing a challenge. A situation has arisen wherein people are not allowing to earmark land for the waste disposal,' said Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj.
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Fencing of 18 City lakes begins
Boost to protection of green belt around Bangalore In a big boost to the protection of green belt around Bangalore, the State Minor Irrigation Department has taken up a project to rejuvenate and fence 18 tanks located within the green belt limits, after clearing encroachments.
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Build houses under Green House scheme
The members of All India Farmers' Association staged a demonstration in front of the Collectorate on Monday. They urged the Government to construct houses under the Green House scheme to those who built dwellings in the Government poromboke areas. Before removing the encroachment by the officials of Public Works Department they should ensure alternative area and provide houses to them under Green House scheme.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal (Pune Bench) regarding brick kilns allegedly being operated in the lands of village Mahegaon-Deshmukh, Taluka Kopargaon, Maharashtra, 10/02/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Pune Bench) in the matter of Prabhakar Pangavhane Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors dated 10/02/2014 regarding brick kilns allegedly being operated in the lands Gut Nos.
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Allocation of iron ore mines to private companies in Jharkhand- Question raised in Rajya Sabha, 10/02/2014
Allocation of iron ore mines to private companies in Jharkhand - Question raised in Rajya Sabha, 10/02/2014. Minister of Mines, Prabhat Jha has stated that "as per the information received from the Government
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400 flamingos die in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Greater Flamingos, which fly thousands of miles from Siberia to breed in the warm marshes of the Khadir region in Kutch, are landing into a death trap. In the past 10 days, at least 400 of these
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Right to food impact assessment of the EU-India trade agreement
The European Union (EU) and the Government of India are currently negotiating a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that aims to liberalise 'substantially all trade' between the two trading blocks on
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Report of the working group on cement industry for XII Five Year Plan (2012-2017)
Keeping in view the need to identify the various issues and formulation of recommendations for achieving the projected targets related to the industry and to focus on bringing out programs and their financial
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Ecological agriculture is climate resilient
Agriculture is the most important sector in many developing countries and is central to the survival of millions of people. Most agriculture production in these countries involves small land holdings,
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Master plan for Port Blair planning area – 2030
In an effort towards the planned and sustainable development of Port Blair town and the surrounding villages which are environmentally sensitive and ecologically fragile, the Hon’ble Lt. Governor has approved
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Mangrove seedlings on char land
The Sunderban Development Board for the first time will plant mangrove seedlings on the char land covering an area of 8116 acres in South 24-Parganas to combat tsunami. At a recent meeting, the
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Issue of No Objection Certification for construction of private air landing strip at Mundra, District Kutch, Gujarat by Gujarat Adani Port Ltd, Ahmedabad ( 30/11/2005)
Issue of No Objection Certification for construction of private air landing strip at Mundra, District Kutch, Gujarat by Gujarat Adani Port Ltd, Ahmedabad (30 November 2005).
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Decision on Dholpur project put on hold
Giving in to reservations voiced by conservationists over the Rajasthan Government
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HC umbrage at rail squatters
Squatters at Rabindra Sarobar were directed today to submit memoranda stating their willingness to vacate railway land with their family members according to the conditions set by the state
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2010 International Year of Biodiversity
The land which gave the word serendipity to the world should know it better. One of the 25 biodiversity hotspots in the world and Asia
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Maharashtra dithers over SEZ referendum results
Three months have passed, but the Maharashtra government has not been able to finalise its report on the results of the September 22 referendum it had organised in 22 villages of Raigad district that form part of the 10,000-hectare Mumbai Special Economic Zone (SEZ) developed by Jai Corp, a company promoted by Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani's close associate Anand Jain.
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Rajiv Awas Yojana: guidelines for slum-free city planning
Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) for the slum dwellers and the urban poor envisages a