Swine flu alert after death in Ranchi
Health department advisory for surgeons and district surveillance units, asking them to screen suspected cases By Our Special Correspondent in Ranchi Swine flu is stalking Jharkhand with at least eight
Telegraph (Ranchi)
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Saranda to map mining, pristine zones
Saranda forests in West Singhbhum will get fixed mining and no-mining zones within a month to benefit both the demands of economy and ecology. Chief secretary R.S. Sharma, in his directive to the forest
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HC glare on coal capital pollution - State board pulled up for lax vigil
Jharkhand High Court today pulled up the state pollution board for failing to take action against industries for harming the environment in and around Dhanbad and asked its Delhi bosses to consider intervening
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Pollution glare on 4 firms
Ranchi, July 25: Jharkhand High Court today issued notices to Monnet Ispat, Punjab State Power Corporation and Damodar Valley Corporation for polluting River Damodar. It also directed Central Coalfields
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SAIL stress on green mining
- Rs 3800 crore earmarked for projects Jharkhand is set to benefit significantly from Steel Authority of India Limited’s (SAIL) environment-friendly projects that will be set up at an investment of
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Rain hope for water supply
Hazaribagh town will plunge into an acute water crisis if monsoon does not arrive on time. As the situation stands now, the residents will get supply till the end of May with the water level at Charwa
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Clean air fiat for coal hub
Chairman of JSPCB Manishankar, who met BCCL officials in Dhanbad today, asked them to carry out a water sprinkling drive along coal routes to contain air contamination. He also advised use of mechanical
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Solar lights for villages
As many as 345 solar street lamps are being installed in Tata Steel’s 39 leasehold villages in Jharia division under the company’s corporate social responsibility programme. On Friday, the project was
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Pollution glare on districts
Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) has planned a major drive to rein in polluting companies in the state and prepare a database that will help maintain a continuous check on violation of environmental
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Panel prods state on Garhwa fluorosis
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the state administration to take immediate corrective steps and submit an action taken report within six weeks after taking strong exception to
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CM differs on water policy, seeks review of pacts
Ranchi, Dec. 28: Chief minister Arjun Munda today opposed the draft National Water Policy 2012, arguing that water was a state-specific resource that could not be controlled by means of a uniform law.