<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) regarding illegal sand mining being done at the Balod Pod sand mine located in Balod district, Chhattisgarh.</p> <p>A report was called
Uttarakhand continues to perform well and Uttar Pradesh poorly on key health indicators as per the findings of the Annual Health Survey (AHS) conducted in 284 districts of nine States. The nine States for which health indicators were released on Friday constitute 50 per cent of the country’s population. While Shravasti district of Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) – the number of deaths of children less than one year of age per 1000 live births – of 100, three districts of Almora, Pithoragarh and Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand recorded a comparatively low IMR of 20.
The number has come down by over 12% while the number of farm labourers in the state has soared The number of farmers in Chhattisgarh has come down by more than 12 per cent while the number of farm labourers in the state has soared during the period. The final census report was released Thursday evening that underlined that there was a big reduction in the number of farmers in Chhattisgarh that was once known as "rice bowl" of the country. The number had come down by nearly 450,000 during a decade time from 2001 to 2011.
Awardees include profit and not-for-profit firms in M.P., Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand The World Bank Institute awarded $2 million (Rs. 10.74 crores) to 20 organisations working in the sectors of financial inclusion, trafficking, health, education and livelihood. The grant of $ 100,000 (Rs. 53.7 lakhs) per project is to help these social enterprises expand in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. The awards were given by World Bank’s country director Onno Ruhl and Programme Lead (Development Marketplace) Drew von Glahn, at the 2013 India Development Marketplace held at the Indian Institute of Forest Management, here on Wednesday.
Adding another feather to its cap, Chhattisgarh has been adjudged second among the states in the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MNREGS) by successfully completing various
Climate change impacts are felt at multiple levels from the global to the local, responses to climate change too need to be at multiple levels, calling for strategic interventions at local, sub-national,
The company has been accused of polluting two important rivers of Bastar namely Dankani and Shankani Chhattisgarh government would take up fresh survey work on the rivers in Bastar in which the National
Here is proof that it is almost impossible for a project put up for clearance to be really rejected by the environment ministry. In a single sitting, the statutory Forest Advisory Committee has cleared
Acknowledging that the iron ore project of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) in South Bastar is causing contamination of rivers, Chhattisgarh government has ordered a survey of the affected
Greenpeace India on Monday said 22 States in India failed to meet their Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) targets. "In all, out of 29 States, 22 failed to meet their RPO targets, which lead to loss
CUTTACK: Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), the premier rice research centre in the country, has developed six new high-yielding varieties of rice. The new varieties of rice, yet to be christened,
