State airs grievances over share of Narmada Water
Madhya Pradesh has registered its opposition with Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal for neglecting interest of the State in benefits from Narmada river water share among partner States. Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh has registered its opposition with Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal for neglecting interest of the State in benefits from Narmada river water share among partner States. Madhya Pradesh
In an effort to upgrade the conservation and protection of the Asiatic lions in the 1,412 square kilometres of the Gir National Park and Sanctuary, a Global Positioning System (GPS) would soon be deployed in the area. The programme envisages providing the forest department staff with GPS gadgets which would be linked to a Geographical Information System (GIS) interface.
In its ongoing efforts to keep the Yamuna river clean, the Centre has okayed a major interceptor sewer project for the city under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The Ministry of Urban Development will provide 35 per cent cost of the project under the JNNURM, while the rest of the cost would be bear by the Delhi Government.
In a bid to facilitate
Politics has no place when it comes to protecting lions. This seems to be the message conveyed by the Gujarat Government to the Supreme Court when it made it clear that there was no going back from its well-known stand opposing relocation of lions from Gir sanctuary to Kuno Palpur forest reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
Continuously receding water levels in the majority of rivers has alarmed the authority to find out more avenues for increasing power generation in hydel projects in the State. In order to meet the daily electricity demands of the State, plans are in the pipeline for sensitising masses about the need of power conservation.
The much-awaited census of wild animals across Madhya Pradesh would begin on Wednesday. It would be the first census of wild animals after the official declaration that the tiger community had been wiped out from Panna.
More than 700 workers of the Chittivara estates under Tata Tea
In the capital to honour Health Minister Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad with Rotary's Polio Champion Award and to participate in the national polio immunization launch, Ms. Rajashree Birla of Aditya Birla Group announced to donate additional Rs 5 crore to Rotary International for polio eradication campaign.
Intelligence inputs suggesting that a staggering amount up to Rs 10 lakh is being offered to poachers for tiger skin, has worried wildlife authorities at Ranthambhore National Park. Numbers of the big cat have increased at the park following steps initiated by the authorities to protect the animal. There are now 45 tigers at Ranthambhore.