Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
On April 29, it directed that drinking water be provided in all schools in all States The Supreme Court on Thursday took a serious view of Tamil Nadu's failure to file a compliance report and directed it to provide drinking water facility in all its schools on or before October …
in conservation of environment as well as leads to sturdier roads, is catching up in the northern region after a successful initiative by the Himachal Pradesh government. Waste plastic material, including carry bags, are sorted, cleaned and shredded and then mixed with bitumen to be used in road construction. Experiments …
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has identified serious irregularities in the implementation of the transport subsidy scheme and pointed out that in states like Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland, there is no system of periodic inspection of the units or checking of raw materials …
Haryana is all set to award its largest highway project (156km) connecting its southern region to the northern parts. The project between Kothputli on NH-8 and Rohtak on NH-10 - proposed to be constructed under the public private partnership (PPP) model - has received a huge response from 29 private …
None of the North Eastern States except Assam has prepared the draft for the State action plan on climate change. Nagaland has also started the ground work while Manipur is in the process of drafting its action plan on climate change. Somio Dutta, national coordinator of Delhi based NGO Bharat …
The Keran Taryamber Kisan Kalyan Samiti has filed a complaint before the SP, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Shimla, alleging that Harish Cement Company was cheating farmers whose land would be acquired by the company if the plant would be set up near here. It was alleged in the complaint …
Considering that it is a treasure trove of plant and animal species that have historical, economic and medicinal significance, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has issued a draft notification to make Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary in Haryana an eco-sensitive zone. The 5,406-hectre sanctuary, which falls in Shivalik foothills, is …
The research assesses policies and practices for gender-just adaptation in India. The recommendations are based on consultative research carried out in 3 States of India – viz Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. The research report highlights the causes and concerns of women due to climate change. It rightly …
Many rail bridges in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir are facing threat of being damaged due to illegal quarrying of stone and other building materials from the riverbeds by the mining mafia. Illegal mining has increased in these areas due to steep rise in price of building material. …
Stringent checks on producers suggested The decision of many retail stores to start charging between Re. 1 and Rs. 7 from customers for every plastic carrybag is among the recent initiatives in the city to dissuade shoppers from using more of it. However, it has not gone well with most …
“Kemathi accho” translates to “ how are you” in Odiya, said one of the local volunteers to me as our train made its way from Raipur in Chhattisgarh to Odisha through dried up riverbeds and parched lands. A summer survey to study the ground realities of the Public Distribution System …
Fears of a heavy flood are back to haunt the Capital as a large quantum of water released from Haryana is expected to reach the city over the next 40 hours. The water level in the rain-fed Yamuna has been rising over the past 48 hours and has come close …
Many major rivers on the rise; landslides halt Char Dham Yatra Incessant rain continued its killing spree in North and Eastern India on Tuesday claiming 29 more lives even as the threat of floods looms large over the national Capital with the Yamuna on the rise. Twelve people died in …
When representatives of the world’s largest seed company, Monsanto, began to make discreet visits to the second floor offices of the inconspicuous Van Bandhu Kalyaan Yojana in the Gandhinagar headquarters of the Gujarat government in 2007, it set in motion a process that would transform Indian agriculture in unexpected and …
Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana rank among the top 10 states in a report released by the RICS India and the Institute for Competitiveness. The report titled Sustainable Competitiveness Report 2011 for Indian states was released by Marcus Potter, executive director, developing markets, RICS. The report shows the ranking of …
Women from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar protested in front of Parliament on Tuesday, demanding guaranteed and universal right to food security. The protest was organised by the All India Democratic Women's Association. Defying prohibitory orders, the women held a meeting and condemned …
As part of its low-carbon growth strategy, power major NTPC Ltd is looking to invest about Rs 1,00,000 crore over a 10-year period to set up the country’s largest hydro power project. The company is currently preparing a detailed project report for the proposed 9,500 MW Siang Upper hydroelectric project …
New Delhi In what could be India's largest hydropower project, NTPC is exploring the possibility of setting up a 10,000 mw project over the Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh at an estimated cost of R1 lakh crore. “We have been asked by the Planning Commission to examine the possibility of …
Pursuant to the decisions taken in the meeting held on August 19, 2009 chaired by the Secretary, Cabinet Coordination, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi and communication received from the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Shri Rajiv Guaba, for conducting a detailed field investigation on the issue of Pollution …
In a bid to step up the conservation of the critically endangered, “Ghosts of the Mountain” or the charismatic snow leopards and Hangul, a species of red deer, endemic to Jammu & Kashmir, the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has given `4.6 crore to three States. This comes under …
