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
Alleging violation of norms in the proposed appointment of the heads of State Environment Department's SEAC and SEIAA, a volunteer wing has complained to the Union Minister Jairam Ramesh and State Chief Secretary. The Environment Action Group Prayatna has written letters to the Minister of State for Forest and Environment Jairam Ramesh and Chief Secretary Avani Vaish.
<p>In a first of its kind, the Environment Ministry on Monday issued guidelines -- based on three-pronged approach - to States in dealing with rising cases of man-leopard conflict.
The vice chairman of the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Raghunath Singh Negi headed a protest at Gandhi Park against the allegedly partial attitude of the Central Government regarding the permission for mining in the rivers of Uttarakhand. Addressing the protest gathering on Sunday, Negi said,
Anxieties over possibility of the offspring bearing congenital disorders due to Endosulfan poisoning are reportedly forcing women of Kasaragod in Kerala
The controversial Endosulfan is back to haunt coastal villages in Karnataka.
Illegal mining in Karnataka is not just brazen but also innovative. A recent decision of the Supreme Court brought this fact to light, after a mining lease owner claimed he was made to suffer by the State for being a whistleblower. He had asked the State to take possession of 1 lakh tonne of iron ore dumped on his property.
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industries Jyotiraditya Scinida demanded that the proposed Lokpal Act should also be made applicable to all the States of the country. Scindia told mediapersons in Guna on Saturday that the Centre is serious over the issue of corruption and the same was proved with the Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agreeing to form a c
In the Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, the Supreme Court should set up a direct special court and hold day-to-day trial without any adjournment, similar to the exclusive court set up for the 2-G spectrum scam accused, said Abdul Jabbar of the Bhopal Gas Peedith Mahila Udyog Sangathan (BGPMUS) here on Thursday. Speaking to mediapersons, Jabbar said like the 2G-Spectrum scam, the Supreme Court should re
Despite the vulture conservationists and Parsi community shouting from the rooftops, demanding action against the producers of the film Singularity in Orchha over violation of vulture conservation norms, the Forest Department has turned a blind eye towards the entire matter, which is the case on most of the occasion pertaining to wildlife conservation issues. Taking advantage of the Forest Depa
The Uttarakhand forest department is pondering strengthening of cow-sheds and constructing of toilets for villagers as a pre-emptive measure to reduce man-leopard encounters. In a majority of cases, leopards have attacked locals when they are out in the open attending nature's call while the weak structures serving as cow-sheds make livestock an easy prey for foraging predators. According to