In order to use tenanted land for setting up of projects for community or public purpose, the Goa government has introduced the Goa Land Use (Regulation) Bill, 2024 seeking amendment to Section 3 of Goa Land Use (Regulation) Act, 1991 so as to specify in the Right to Fair Compensation …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) slapped fines on Uttarakhand government and its departments for not filing their replies in the matter connected with restoration of fundamental rights and relocation of people of 10 hamlets from Rajaji Tiger Reserve territory. The Tribunal in its order said that the state had sought a …
This article presents an investigation into strategies employed by privately-owned companies to gain access to land for resource extraction in Jharkhand where much of the land being put under the shovel is inalienable adivasi or tribal land and deedless commons. It concludes that although policy reforms are welcome, cosmetic changes …
The tribal population In India lags behind other social groups on various social parameters, such as child mortality, infant mortality, number of anaemic women, says the latest annual report of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Tribal population, with a vast majority engaged in agricultural labour, has the largest number of …
1,000 families take shelter with relatives. Hyderabad: Nearly 3,000 people have been displaced in the city due to heavy rains in the last two days and shifted to rehabilitation centres established in government schools, anganwadi centers and other government buildings. Besides this, nearly 1,000 families from inundated apartments in Kukatpally …
The GHMC has asked Army officials to inspect Begumpet, Nizampet, Alwal and Hakimpet areas, especially low-lying colonies. Hyderabad: The GHMC has asked the Army for help in relief operations in the city. As per Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s directions, GHMC commissioner B. Janardhan Reddy on Thursday met defence officials …
The tribals, who are residing inside the forest for generations and are protecting the forest for years, are yet to get a permanent place to dwell. The district has 154 tribal colonies (Haadis) with a population of more than 14,000 people. As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest …
The Ministry of Mines unveiled a web portal for the easy access to information regarding the mining sector in India, including a framework for rating mines. “The Ministry, through the Indian Bureau of Mines, has developed a template for the star rating of mines,” Mines Secretary Balvinder Kumar said at …
Traditional owners say the Indigenous community has not been adequately consulted about Vimy Resources’ planned Mulga Rock open-pit mine Traditional owners have vowed to fight a proposed uranium mine at Mulga Rock, about 240km west of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, which was given conditional environmental approval on Monday. The Environmental Protection …
In accordance with the earlier decision of the Supreme Court of India, the Tehri dam displaced families rehabilitated in Pashulok and Pathari areas will be granted land ownership rights. Chairing a meet with departmental officials on Monday, the State Tourism Minister Dinesh Dhanai directed revenue department officials to hold a …
The Mental Health Care Bill 2013, which provides for protection and promotion of rights of persons with mental illness during the delivery of health care in institutions and in the community, was passed unanimously by a voice vote. The Rajya Sabha passed a bill seeking to provide better healthcare for …
The killing of two ‘rogue’ elephants in West Bengal over the past one month has brought the issue of growing human-elephant conflict in south Bengal to the fore. On July 5, a large team of forest officials, along with professional hunters, tracked down a tusker at Beliatore in Bankura after …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of The Popular Pisciculture Association, Manipur Vs. State of Manipur & Others dated 25/07/2016 regarding "development works" in Lamphelpat wetland, Manipur and displacement of people dependent for their livelihood on pisciculture, cultivation of rice and for cultivation …
A move by Australia's biggest mining state to support the industry by handing back funds earmarked for mine rehabilitation has backfired, critics say, with more than 70 projects suspending operations, raising fears taxpayers will be left to pay the clean-up bill. Western Australia had hoped the $1 billion injection would …
Assam Forest Department, conservation groups fight battle to save wildlife, rescue 92 hog deer The floods in Assam have swept away at least 13 of Kaziranga National Park’s iconic rhinos. Kaziranga in Upper Assam has an estimated population of about 2,400 one-horned Great Indian Rhinoceros, but they are threatened by …
The population of the golden mahseer, a popular freshwater sport and food fish, is going to prosper in the rivers of Himachal Pradesh, with the state fisheries department succeeding in breeding it in captivity for the first time. Besides its rehabilitation and conservation, the breeding technology will turn out to …
JAIPUR: PARENTS of the malnourished children of Nagada village, who have been rehabilitated at Nutritious Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) at Kaliapani under Sukinda block in the district, have deserted it, leaving the district administration at their wits' end. The centre is left with only one child. Eleven children were staying at …
Ahead of the Assembly session slated for July 21, the state Cabinet today approved several decisions, including a stone crusher policy for the state, a recruitment, service and promotion policy for health workers and a fund for the welfare of women. Chief Minister Harish Rawat chaired the Cabinet meeting in …
Australia is teetering on the edge of a massive hole – one left by huge mines that may soon close. As they do, the country is playing a desperate game of catch-up to make sure the mining companies pay for the cleanup. But a legacy of limited environmental requirements means …
People wait for the downpur to subside on a flooded rad in Alwar on Sunday.People wait for the downpur to subside on a flooded rad in Alwar on Sunday. Expressing concern over heavy rainfall in many parts of the state, chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Sunday directed the water resources …
Dehradun: Incensed at the inordinate delay of eight years in construction of a road to their villages, hundreds of villagers of the Sarbadiyar region in Uttarkashi cut over 700 trees to express their protest at their villages not only being cut off from the rest of the world but also …
