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) …
BHAWANIPATNA: As the farmers in Kalahandi district are readying to harvest winter paddy, spectre of a depleted production haunts them due to diseases and pest attack. BPH and gundi bug pest attack along with diseases like sheath blight and sheath rot severely damaged paddy crops during pre-harvesting period. The worst …
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed to provide adequate compensations to the farmers who are affected by the existing drought in Ampara District, Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said. The farmers in the area have been experiencing heavy losses due to the prevailing drought as their economy is highly …
Adilabad, Nov. 9: Komuram Seetharam, 58, a tribal farmer from Chinchughat of Adilabad mandal died of cardiac arrest while climbing the steps of the collectorate on Monday afternoon to meet officials to seek an early release of compensation for his 11 acres of land which was lost for creation of …
REEDA Shaikh's house is lonely and silent, as if death still lurks in all corners. Both her sisters are not allowed to go own to play and have only recently joined school. The Country's first victim of swine u, Reeda died on August 3 and it seems as if a …
The government today worked out a compensation package for 6,000 acres to be acquired in the Sunderbans to build embankments washed away because of cyclone Aila in May. There was no official announcement on the amount to be offered but sources said it could be between Rs 5 lakh and …
This report is an attempt to consolidate the concerted resistance of the people of the state of Karnataka to the existing development paradigm of the country which in the guise of rapid industrialization and export promotion has completely circumvented people from the process. While the frame of reference is the …
SAMBALPUR: A visit of a three-member delegation of civil liberties group Lok Nayak Jay Prakash International Research and Development Centre to the villages of Khapsadera, Pradhan Pali and Jamankira in Sambalpur district and Sagarpali in Jharsuguda district where farmers committed suicide, concluded today. The team comprised retired High Court Judge …
TALCHER: The top authorities of Jindal India Thermal Power Plant are contemplating to scrap the proposed 1200-MW power plant at Kaniha due to sustained opposition by land-losers. A final decision in this regard will be taken on November 1 and the State Government will be communicated, said a company official …
Thousands of farmers gheraoed the G.B. Nagar Collectorate in Greater Noida where, among others, president of Bharatiya Kisan Union, Chaudhary Mohinder Singh Tikait addressed them on Monday. The farmers said they would not part with their land till a new law was enacted. Their demands included repeal of 1984-land acquisition …
The forest department has assured to compensate farmers likely to be affected by the declaration of Bondla as a critical wildlife habitat. This was disclosed at a public hearing, organized by the forest department and attended by about 100 residents from Paikul and Kankeri villages in Guleli panchayat. Chaired by …
SAGARPALI: Even as it was believed that delayed spell of shower would improve the drought situation in the district, a farmer of Sagarpali village ended his life on Sunday afternoon. Gourahari Patra (50) of Lakhanpur block consumed pesticide at his field. He was rushed to the Lakhanpur community health centre …
Two years ago, over 1,500 farmers had volunteered to give up land for industry in Ausgram, Burdwan. Two days ago, officials who went to circulate a notice on cheque distribution there, were told to stay away. About 60 farmers, believed to be Trinamul Congress supporters in an area that is …
Amitav Ranjan The petroleum ministry plans to change the royalty sharing mechanism to include direct compensation for villages and individuals who forgo their land for oil and gas production. The oil and gas producer, instead of paying the full royalty on onshore producing fields to the states, would retain 5 …
JHARSUGUDA: Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) has recruited the first batch of 22 members of the project displaced families (PDF) in technician grade for its aluminium plant project here recently. The initiative comes a few months after the district administration distributed Record of Rights among the PDF families in June this …
