Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
lankan fuel crisis: Sri Lanka recently reached a settlement with the Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation, to resolve a fuel crisis in the country. LIOC was unable to import any fuel from India unless the Lankan government paid at least Rs 1 billion …
almost 16 years after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (mcd) shut down its waste-to-energy power plant at Timarpur, the Timarpur Waste Management Company Private Limited (twmcpl), a subsidiary of the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (il&fs), is now busy reviving it. But environmentalists are sceptical: they say twmpcl and mcd …
green flag to blue lady: The Supreme Court, on June 5, 2006, gave the green light to the French cruise liner S S Norway, a k a Blue Lady, to enter Indian territorial waters and permitted it to anchor near the Alang coast in Gujarat. The ship allegedly contains 1,200 …
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has started developing a huge sanitary landfill site in South Delhi to dispose of the massive amount of garbage generated daily. It is also in the process of acquiring another huge piece of land for the same in North-West Delhi. The landfill sites being developed …
The Cauvery Hydro Power Project (CHPP), which had hit several roadblocks, is getting another opportunity to revive itself. The Union Power Ministry has called a meeting of senior government officials of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in New Delhi on June 21, besides top officials of the National Hydro Power Corporation …
The Chinese government recently passed a law barring sewage or chemical waste discharges into agricultural areas, in an effort to improve food safety in the country. The law will take effect from November 1. It came in response to a series of food-safety incidents caused by air, soil or water …
There is substantial evidence that organized crime controls much of the solid waste disposal business in New York and elsewhere in the us.' T his is an extract from the opening passages of a 1986 us Congress report, Organized Crime's Involvement in the Waste Hauling Industry. The report collated congressional …
Famous for the annual three-day festival phoolwaalon ki sair, Jharna in Mehrauli was a garden with cascades and fountains, making it an ideal Mughal retreat. Today, a filthy drain passing behind it is the only water body one can spot here. The monument itself has been reduced to a crater …
maharashtra's Non-biodegradable Garbage (Control) Ordinance, 2006 has come into force with immediate effect, following the governor's approval on February 27. The ordinance, controls ways in which non-biodegradable materials are to be disposed. It also bans the manufacture, transport and use of polythene bags. Maharashtra is the third state to pass …
function graph() { var popurl="image/20060315/34_graph.jpg" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=350,height=375,scrollbars=yes") } When is waste not waste? When it can be used to supply a substantial part of the energy needed by a sunshine industry. The Indian cement industry, for instance, can use municipal solid waste for its energy requirements. And at the estimated 36.5 …
Former Principal Secretary and National Security Adviser to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Brajesh Mishratrashed the July 18, 2005, civilian nuclear deal signed between India and the US during Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's landmark summit visit to that country. In an exclusive interview to Asian News International, Mishra said …
The Gilgit-Baltistan Students Forum (Pakistan) has rejected the construction of Bhasha dam terming it a violation of basic rights of the local people. Speaking at a press conference, office-bearers of the forum led by its chairman Nazir Ahmad Advocate said their area was still a disputed territory and the issue …
Water and Power Minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi directed the concerned quarters to expedite progress on the Munda dam project. Presiding over the 60th meeting of the Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB), he asked the sponsors to complete the feasibility study of the project by May this year. The board …
Pakistan government has voiced optimism to complete the Rs21 billion Clean Drinking Water for All (CDWA) Project by December 2007. This optimism was expressed at the second meeting of the Task Force on Clean Drinking Water for All constituted by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to ensure provision of clean drinking …
Madhya Pradesh would send a proposal to the Centre for the World Bank aided drinking water supply project in urban and rural areas. This was informed during a review meeting of the Department of Public Health Engineering chaired by the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Bhopal. Minister for Public …
This paper discusses both occupational health risks to workers and environmental health risks to residents and workers. Because worker exposure times are shorter than resident exposure times, some risks may be less for workers than for residents. On the other hand, contaminant levels to which workers are exposed can be …
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission has been launched by Govt. of India in the year 2005-2006 to carry out development of selected city. To access the funds under JNNURM, the selected city is required to prepare City Development Plans (CDPs) and implement the reforms at the state and the …
Employment of children under the age of 14 in households, roadside restaurants, spas and hotels will be made illegal in India from October 10, marking a further clampdown on one of the country's most intractable social problems. India's labour ministry said it was adding these occupations to the lengthy list …
