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) …
The committee will comprise representatives from NGOs and various departments of the government Jaipur: Taking a serious note of the directives of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for paying compensation to the next of kin of the 22 deceased silicosis victims and 48 others affected by it in Jodhpur, …
Interview with Dr. Srikumar Banerjee, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission. While the Lok Sabha passed the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010, on August 25, the Rajya Sabha passed it five days later. In this context, Srikumar Banerjee, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), …
The High Court yesterday asked the government to eliminate usury against bonded child labour carried out in the coastal areas victimising fishermen. Delivering the judgment upon a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) writ petition on children's rights and health hazards, a vacation division bench comprising Justice Imman Ali and Justice Obaidul …
The passage by both houses of Parliament of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010 marks yet another step in the United Progressive Alliance government
Mahesh Kulkarni / Bangalore September 03, 2010, 0:56 IST The Karnataka government has been facing an uphill task in acquiring land for big-ticket steel and power projects. The land acquisition process in Bellary and Haveri districts, where mega steel plants of ArcelorMittal and Tata Metaliks are proposed to come up, …
The Planning Commission is likely to moot a new formula to compensate land losers in mining projects, whereby the displaced will get an upfront payment from mining companies. The commission would suggest the plan to the mining ministry shortly, and a clear picture was likely to emerge in the next …
The expert committee appointed to study the quantum of loss in the fishing business and the long-term effect on aquatic life after the recent oil spill in the sea is meeting on Friday at Mantralaya. The state government has clarified that it would claim maximum compensation towards the loss to …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: While approving the rehabilitation package for evictees created by the National Highway Development Programme, the Cabinet on Thursday asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to review the alignment prepared for the development of NH-17 and NH- 47.
Joe C Mathew / New Delhi September 01, 2010, 1:20 IST A 15-year agreement between India and Britain that assures equitable treatment to cross-border investors from both countries may technically permit Vedanta to seek legal action against the central government if its investments in Orissa suffer for no fault of …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent assurance that the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 would be amended is welcome though delayed. There are many compelling reasons why this inept and outdated Act should be changed and the farmers' protest over disruptive acquisition in Uttar Pradesh is only one of them. The …
Pollution and displacement increasingly threaten the life and livelihood-indeed the very existence - of several rural communities. Panchayati Raj can play a very important role in checking this, but this potential has not been adequately realised yet. A lot of work needs to be done to realise this potential of …
CHANDIGARH: The agitating farmers of Gorakhpur-Kumharia village of Haryana have decided to stage an indefinite dharna outside the mini secretariat at Fatehabad, over 300 km from here, to protest against the acquisition of over 1,400 acres by the government for a nuclear power plant there.
MUMBAI: The Konkan Bachao Samiti (KBS), which is opposing the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant (JNPP) in Ratnagiri, has said that several questions on the project remain unanswered. At a recent press conference, Vivek Monteiro and Adwait Pednekar of the KBS said several issues were raised at meetings held among …
As companies begin to look at corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as an integral part of their business strategy, rather than as a tool to meet their social commitments, the scope of the activity has gained in importance for corporates. Businessworld and Ficci joined hands in 1999 to recognise the companies …
Jyoti Malhotra / New Delhi August 27, 2010, 0:23 IST As key world capitals scrutinise the Nuclear Liability Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, for word on how the new legislation would affect potential civil nuclear agreements with India, a senior Union minister has said that private suppliers …
The state-wide shutdown by farmers to press for increased compensation turned violent in Agra with protestors torching government vehicles and fighting pitched battle on the streets throwing traffic haywire on Wednesday. Elsewhere in western UP, rail and road traffic was disrupted by the protestors and the stir found support from …
A Rs1500-crore glass complex, with a capacity to manufacture three lakh tonnes of international quality float glass every year, is being set up by Saint-Gobain, Paris-based giant firm in glass products, in the Karahani industrial area of Bhiwadi (Alwar). The foundation was laid by industries minister, Rajendra Pareek. Under the …
Vinay Kumar and J. Balaji Prime Minister hails end of nuclear apartheid for India NEW DELHI: With the government conceding a major point to the Opposition on supplier liability, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the controversial Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010. Intervening in the five hour-long debate …
