Adding diversity to plate
The Government of India has proposed mandatory rice fortification to tackle the issue of malnutrition in the country. The process of fortification includes externally adding nutrients to a food item with
Right To Information (RTI)
-
Govt plans temporary tourism facilities in eco-sensitive coastal zones, says RTI
The government is mooting significant changes to the Coastal Regulation Zone notification (CRZ), file inspections under RTI by members of an NGO, Centre for Policy Research (CPR) has revealed. One of the
-
125% rise in mining in Gurugram despite SC ban: RTI reply
GURUGRAM: There has been a 125% increase in the number of illegal mining cases in Gurugram in the past one year, revealed the response to an RTI query. As many as nine cases of illegal mining were reported
-
4,137 trees felled legally, almost none replaced across city
Nagpur: In over two years, not a single person has been convicted for illegally felling trees in the city. The garden department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has filed cases against only 14 people
-
Ganga in Haridwar unfit even for bathing, finds RTI query
DEHRADUN: A dip in the Ganga may wash away your sins but the river's water is also likely to make you sick. The Central Pollution Control Board's reply to an RTI query put up by TOI has said that the water
-
Citizens raise a red flag over delay in Kudcemp project
Citizens have questioned the rationale behind the Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environmental Management Project (Kudcemp) in the city as preparations are under way to launch the second phase
-
Tiger poaching: Minister orders probe; hands over Corbett monitoring to WII
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand forest minister Harak Singh Rawat has directed the head of the Forest Force (HOFF) to initiate an inquiry into the tiger poaching case, asking it to give the report within one month.
-
Soft drink to oil, state food monitors find 9 products of top firms ‘substandard’
In a number of cases, the companies have either questioned the test procedure or have asked for re-analysis of the samples. THE FOOD regulators of Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Assam have reportedly
-
160 lions die in Gir in 2 yrs
The Gujarat Forest Department has admitted that more than 160 Asiatic lions have died in the Gir forest in the last two years since the 2015 census put their population at record 523. This included
-
Demand for making environment clearance data public
RTI-cum-environment activist Rohit Choudhury has alleged violation of the order issued by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Central Information Commission (CIC)
-
No action against green violations in Aravalis: RTI
Gurgaon: Only 565 environmental norm violations were reported in Gurgaon and Mewat areas of Aravali Hills between April 1992 and March 2015, and no action has been taken against any officials so far, according