Bio medicinal cultivation in 13000 hecatares
The state government’s thrust on bio and medicinal farming in Gokul cultivation by the farmers has resulted into coverage of 13 thousand 500 hectares of land for this purpose in Gokul Grams.
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Ministry U-turn may clear hurdles for Manipur project
‘Ministry says villagers were already provided rehabilitation’ A complete U-turn in a matter of one month by the Union Ministry for Tribal Affairs (MOTA) on the application of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) now promises to remove hurdles before the controversial Mapithel Multipurpose Project in Manipur, which has been under construction without mandatory green clearances for eight years.
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Slum demolitions in Delhi since the 1990s: An appraisal
The redevelopment and beautification of the capital for the making of a "world-class city' have entailed a heavy cost in terms of slum demolitions. A survey documenting the change of land use that has taken place on the sites of demolished slum clusters highlights the emerging processes and trends. Some of its findings question the stated principle of the Delhi slum policy, namely, the removal and relocation of squatter settlements only when the land is required to implement projects in the "larger public interest'.
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Forest encroachment in Idukki district: says panel report
Land grabbing by 'the rich, the powerful and the influential' is continuing unabated in the Cardamom Hill Reserves (CHR) of Idukki district in Kerala, according a recent report of the Central
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Potential of underutilized traditional vegetables and legume crops to contribute to food and nutritional security, income and more sustainable production systems
<p>Agriculture is under pressure to produce greater quantities of food, feed and biofuel on limited land resources. Current over-reliance on a handful of major staple crops has inherent agronomic, ecological,
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Chavan announces Rs. 2,000-crore relief package for farmers
“Decision keeping in mind lower production and falling prices” Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday announced the much-awaited Rs.2,000-crore relief package for cotton, soyabean
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Buzz of pact on Nayachar
Indonesian Salim Group associate Prasoon Mukherjee today met a senior government official, triggering speculation about progress on the proposed Nayachar chemical hub.
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Forum to seek amendments on Draft Mining Policy
SHILLONG: Agitated over the Draft Mining Policy (DMP), land and mine-owners under the banner of Joint Forum on the Draft Mining Policy will organise a meeting on November 21 at the Arts and Culture Hall at Soso Tham Auditorium.
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Centre to set up Rs. 1,000-crore fund to promote housing for poor
It will provide credit risk guarantee to banks on the loans Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday announced that the Centre was considering setting up a credit risk guarantee fund with a corpus of
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BMC points out loopholes in disaster management plan
Here's the BMC's solution to prevent a repeat of 26/7: decongest the city, disburse the crowds within the Mumbai Metropolitan region, put brakes on land reclamation, and give ward officers more power
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Putting a price on nature
Gretchen Daily knows the value of ecosystems
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High Court directive to Deoli farmers
The Delhi High Court has directed a group of farmers of Deoli village in South Delhi, whose land the Delhi Government had acquired 20 years ago, to make representations to the South District
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Govt arranges money for Kamal Naths 20-km-a-day road scheme
Gunjan Pradhan Sinha
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by a tanning industry, Uttar Pradesh, 28/01/2016
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Oxford Tanners Vs. Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 28/01/2016 regarding pollution caused by Oxford Tanners.</p> <p>NGT
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Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security
Globally, 1.7 billion farmers are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. The many who are already hungry are particularly vulnerable. Yet scaling up localised
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Defend the Amazon
In the Amazon rainforest, there is a fine balance between efforts to prevent deforestation and the desire to clear the trees for agriculture. It says much about this tension that spikes in forest loss
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Home sweet... yuck
Apartments mushroom on contaminated industrial sites
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SC: Fiscal health not right to press for river linking
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed reluctance to ask the Centre to invest heavily this year in the ambitious river networking project proposed by then President A P J Abdul Kalam and vigorously
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Patiala gets 50 buses under JNNURM
In a bid to improve the public transport system here, the Centre has sanctioned 50 buses for the city under its Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) Scheme. The Patiala Municipal Corporation (MC) will launch the bus service and has identified 5 acre land near Ghalori Gate for setting up a bus depot. Though the MC had sought Rs 7 crore for setting up the depot, the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee approved Rs 3 crore.
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What the eye does not see: The Yamuna in the imagination of Delhi
This article traces the shifting visibility of the river Yamuna in the social and ecological imagination of Delhi. It delineates how the riverbed has changed from being a neglected “non-place” to prized