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
Under the Sarvasiksha Abhiyan Year 2011-12, 831, new schools will be opened and additional 19,993 class rooms will be constructed. Among the new school buildings, 319 new buildings for primary school and 512 middle schools are included. As part of Rights to Education Act, 11,630 middle schools are proposed. Similarly, maths science kit will be provided at 4,731 middle schools.
If the Uttarakhand Government doesn't execute necessary measures, the State could suffer considerable loss of life and damages from an earthquake.
In the backdrop of earthquake and tsunami affecting some of the nuclear power plants in Japan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh informed the Parliament on Monday that the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and its agencies have been directed to carry out urgent technical review of all safety systems of nuclear power plants in India. This, he said, was particularly with a view to ensuring that they
In a welcome drive to mobilise public opinion and conserve the famed Corbett Tiger Reserve, a group of citizens in Ramnagar cleared over five quintals of polythene garbage from the park periphery on March 7 and 9. The cleanliness campaign was a joint initiative of local NGO, the Society for Mahseer Conservancy and officials of the Corbett Tiger Reserve.
There has been a drastic decline in the quantity of waste generated by the large, medium and small industrial units in the State in the past one year. As compared to the year 2008-09, the industrial waste has shown a decline of around 54,000 mt tonne in the year 2009-10. Interestingly, the decline is attributed to closure of existing industries rather than regulatory measures.
An estimated 3.60 lakh Olive Ridley sea turtles have arrived for mass nesting this year at the tranquil Nasi II (South Nasi) beach of the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, according to stated DFO of Rajnagar Mangrove Forest and Wildlife Division, Manoj Kumar Mohapatra. The arribada phenomenon of the endangered turtles occurred from February 26 to March 7 at the golden beach near the establishment of
Scientists, field experts and various stake-holders need to work towards building a consensus towards the evolution of a national wood use policy, Additional Director General of Forests (Forest Conservation) and Director General of Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education AK Bansal said while inaugurating a two-day national seminar on advances in wood science and technology research inclu
The Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Cabinet has cleared the Governor's speech, which will be delivered by Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva on the inaugural day of the Budget session on March 14 in a meeting on Wednesday.
The Environment Ministry on Monday sanctioned 43 projects worth over Rs 2,400 crore for four States to make river Ganga pollution-free and to conserve it under the Mission Clean Ganga project.
The Corbett National Park platinum jubilee celebrations will begin with a workshop on strategies for preservation of the tigers of Corbett and landscape for the coming 25 years. The workshop will be organised by the Uttarakhand Forest Department at Ramnagar on March 11 with the support of the National Tiger Conservation Authority and will be attended by senior NTCA officials and renowned wildli