The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025
<p>The Bikaner Development Authority Bill, 2025, passed by the Rajasthan Assembly, aims to establish a Bikaner Development Authority to regulate development activities in the Bikaner district. The bill
Land Use
-
Coastal zones of India
This detailed inventory of coasts of India published by Space Applications Centre, ISRO, includes studies on coastal land use mapping, inventory of vital coastal habitats, impact of sea level rise and development of coastal zone information system.
-
Transforming cities with transit: Transit and land use integration for sustainable urban development
This study explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in rapidly growing cities in developing countries. It first identifies barriers to and opportunities for effective coordination
-
Soil properties under different land use systems in parts of Chambal region of Rajasthan
<p>A study examined the dynamics of soil physical and chemical properties under different land use systems in parts of Chambal region of Rajasthan. Soils were sampled at surface (0-15cm) layer under (i)
-
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nisarga Nature Club Vs Sh Satyawan B Prabhudessai Ors regarding conversion of 2500 sq. mtrs. area out of land Survey No. 25/2
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nisarga Nature Club Vs Sh Satyawan B Prabhudessai Ors regarding conversion of 2500 sq. mtrs. area out of land Survey No. 25/2 dated 31/05/2013.
-
Researchers Develop Highest-resolution Global Forest Cover Dataset to Date
Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a 30-meter resolution forest cover data set that could boost efforts to track deforestation and forest degradation. The dataset, which is published
-
HC notice to government, Essar Oil authorities
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court has issued notices to all concerned authorities and Essar Oil Ltd as well as Essar Power Gujarat Ltd over a petition filed by farmers of Nana Mandha village of Jam Khambhalia
-
Dependence of hydropower energy generation on forests in the Amazon Basin at local and regional scales
Tropical rainforest regions have large hydropower generation potential that figures prominently in many nations’ energy growth strategies. Feasibility studies of hydropower plants typically ignore the
-
Citizens' group Pune Bachao Samiti to approach green tribunal
Pune Bachao Samiti - a citizens' group has decided to approach the national green tribunal to raise issues pertaining to the development plan (DP) for the old city areas. "The committee has several objections regarding details given in the development plan about the existing land use and proposed land use. Our objections are related to infrastructure such as roads and water bodies, which are going to impact the environment. So the committee have decided to raise these issues before the national green tribunal," said the members of the committee, while speaking to reporters.
-
Order to take over excess land at Aranmula
In an order issued on Friday, the Taluk Land Board of Kozhencherry has declared 132 hectares of land originally owned by K.J. Abraham of Kozhencherry as excess land and has directed the Revenue officials concerned to take possession of the excess land, invoking the relevant provisions in the Kerala Land Reforms Act. The 132 ha of excess include 232 acres of land in Aranmula, Kidangannur, and Mallappuzhasserry villages that had been sold to the Chennai-based KGS Group for construction of a private airport by Mr. Abraham.
-
Throwing light on tribal land alienation
Restoration of lost land to tribes remains a mirage, says NGO study Despite epochal laws and Supreme Court orders, restoration of tribal land remains a mirage, a study has said. In Attappady alone, over 10,796.19 acres had been alienated from tribespeople between 1960 and 80, reportedly the highest in the State, a study on the topic by L.K. Ananthakrishna Iyer International Centre for Anthropological Studies (AICAS), a non-governmental organisation, published recently, said.