Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
The 1,980 Megawatt project has been at the centre of a controversy and inter-ministerial tussle surrounding its location In a major achievement for power generator NTPC Ltd, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has given environmental clearance for a reworked plan of the company’s Rs 15,000-crore North Karanpura Super …
Order of the Jharkhand High Court regarding open cast mining in Kusumtola of Tandwa Block at Chatra District, Jharkhand dated 25/07/2013 in the matter of Suresh Oraon Vs The Union Of India & Others dated 25/07/2013. Original Source
If PM Manmohan Singh’s efforts to perk up India’s slowing growth are not quite paying off, the case of a 1,900 MW power plant cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) on Wednesday —12 years after it received all approvals — may provide a part of the answer. The …
A central plan for piped water supply through dual solar powered pumps will cover six panchayats in Saranda, with Union minister Jairam Ramesh closely monitoring progress to effect a promised turnaround at villages in the former rebel hub in West Singhbhum. According to a report prepared by the Union drinking …
In a significant softening of stance over the ‘go’ and ‘no-go’ mining policy, the environment ministry has agreed to discuss coal projects on a case-by-case basis. The move indicates some headway towards resolving the deadlock since February. Talking to reporters after a GoM meeting, coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said, “There …
Hazaribagh, Aug. 5: Hundreds of villagers of Keredari and Barkagaon today sowed paddy, not in their fields but on the huge potholes dotting the 14km road connecting the two blocks. Tired of pleading with the authorities to mend the dilapidated stretch without any result, the villagers, led by JVM leader …
Ranchi, July 31: A reservoir project, which was proposed to provide water to National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) thermal power plant in Chatra district, has been lying abandoned for two years. The Garhi reservoir scheme at Uttararhi village in Chatra’s Kamdara block was primarily aimed at providing water to NTPC’s …
New Delhi: Coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal appears to have mastered the art of getting his way with other ministries. After taking to the Cabinet his fight against environment minister Jairam Ramesh
Hazaribagh, Aug. 20: Director of National Horticulture Board Bijay Kumar, who is heading the central team currently conducting a drought survey in Jharkhand, today admitted that the state
Hazaribagh/Ranchi, Aug. 19: Three members of a central team, which is in the state to review the drought situation, today visited Hazaribagh and observed that poor rainfall over two years had adversely affected crop patterns in the parched district. The team, led by director of National Horticulture Board Bijay Kumar, …
Ranchi, July 30: Jharkhand has embarked on a mammoth project to rejuvenate five dams and reservoirs that act as prime water sources for capital Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Hazaribagh and Chatra, a move that will also help the state tap central funds. The water bodies that have been chosen include Getalsud and …
RANCHI, 3 MAY: National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) today said, the company was in search of an alternative site in Jharkhand to relocate the proposed 1,980 MW capacity super thermal power project that was to come up near Tandwa in the Chatra district.
Sudhir Prasad The above figure explain that Chatra, Garhwa, Palamu, Hazaribag Kodarma, East Singhbhum district has more than 40% of geographical area as forest cover. Beside this, these districts are monocrop or no crop area. Chatra, Garhwa, Palamu are drought prone districts and virtually no agriculture practice is possible there. …
Ranchi, Oct. 16: The Jharkhand adviser to N.C. Saxena, Supreme Court commissioner for food security, would send his report on the alleged hunger death of eight Birhors in Chatra district to the apex court on Friday.
