Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishek Panwar Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 20/05/2025. The miscellaneous application was registered on the basis of the report of the joint committee dated July 20, 2024 filed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) …
Dec. 15 :The union minister of state for textiles, Ms Panabaka Lakshmi, assured that she would recommend the government to pay compensation to the farmers whose crop was damaged due to recent rains. She visited Pandurangapuram and Binniboinavaripalem villages on Wednesday and inspected the paddy and groundnut fields and consoled …
The death of a tiger last month, two and a half years after it was brought to Sariska, proves the National Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan is not safe for the big cat. The death also brought to light little action has been taken on the recommendations of the Tiger Task …
R. Arivanantham JUMBO PROBLEM:Farmers staging a road roko in front of the forest check post in Denkanikottai on Tuesday. DENKANIKOTTAI (KRISHNAGIRI DISTRICT): Over 600 farmers staged a road blockade in protest against the frequent crop destruction by wild elephants in Denkanikottai town in Krishnagiri district on Tuesday. They sat on …
A compensation at the rate of `8,000 per acre would be given for the damaged crops } THE damage caused by rains in Tirunelveli district has been estimated to be `115.41 crore, according to Surjit K Chaudhary, Principal Secretary to Tamil Nadu Government, Department of Planning and Development. Chaudhary, the …
THE DEATH of a tiger last month, two and a half years after it was brought to Sariska, proves the National Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan is not safe for the big cat. The death also brought to light little action has been taken on the recommendations of the Tiger Task …
CHIEF minister of Kerala V S Achuthanandan on November 23 announced a relief package for the victims of endosulfan in Kasaragod district. The package includes free ration, pension, a loan waiver, housing and drinking water supply, rehabilitation, training and employment for the 2,210 victims of endosulfan exposure. At a high-level …
IT HAS been drafted several times in the past six years. The Union agriculture ministry is confident the seeds bill will make it through Parliament this winter session. But opposition parties, and some MPs from the ruling Congress Party, are getting ready to corner the ministry over legislation. The Seeds …
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has announced a hike in compensation for the project-affected people from Jaitapur. While rubbishing the worries raised about the environment and security in regard to the nuclear project, Chavan said that the resistance against it was driven by the misconception spread due to vested interests. The …
Bhubaneswar: Terming the package announced by the Odisha government for farmers for crop damage due to untimely rains as negligible and unacceptable, the State Congress on Sunday demanded substantial hike in final compensation, free inputs for rabi crops and waiver of farm loan. The state government is insensitive though about …
Berhampur: With farmers agitating in several parts of Odisha to press for adequate compensation to crop damage due to unseasonal rains, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said that an assistance package would be announced for them soon. The state government will soon come out with a package to assist …
BERHAMPUR/PARLAKHEMUNDI: Immediate relief would be provided to farmers affected by the untimely rains as per the State relief code and a relief package would come after December 15, announced Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during his visit to Gajapati district today. Naveen visited Dhamanagaon in Gosani block and interacted with farmers …
Asserting that the government is committed to bring a total change in the land acquisition policy, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Sunday said that henceforth land losers will not only receive compensation as per the prevailing market rates, but the victims will be provided jobs in lieu of the land …
After a lot of debate on whether Dow, which took over Union Carbide, should be made liable for enhanced compensation to Bhopal gas victims, the Centre on Friday filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court against its two verdicts on civil suits related to the compensation issue. The first …
Government today moved the Supreme Court seeking enhancement of compensation from Rs 750 crore to Rs 7,700 crore for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy in which more than 5000 people were killed due to leakage of poisonous gas from the Union Carbide factory. The filing of curative …
Wants Union Carbide Corp, Mcleod Russel India, Union Carbide India to increase compensation from Rs 750 crore to Rs 7,700 crore. The government on Friday moved the Supreme Court, seeking enhancement of compensation from Rs 750 crore to Rs 7,700 crore for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy …
J. Venkatesan Justice ELUSIVE: Survivors of the December 1984 gas tragedy taking out a rally in front of the abandoned Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on Friday. New Delhi: Coinciding with the anniversary of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the Centre on Friday filed a curative petition seeking enhancement of …
An assessment of the task force report, both in terms of the value of its recommendations and implementability and a comparison with the implementation of the Tiger Task Force recommendations of 2005.
Deepa Jainani Farmers in Uttar Pradesh surrendering their land for industry will get their regular compensation cheques from banks or insurance companies. They will not have to make trips to the government treasuries and wait hours to get their dues. In order to make the resettlement and rehabilitation (R&R;) policy …
