Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
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 the aim to increase its nutritional value. This report brings to light the lack of adequate scientific data to …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of D.A.V. College Trust and Management Society & Others Vs Director of Public Instructions & Others dated 17/09/2019 on whether non-governmental organisations substantially financed by the appropriate government fall within the ambit of ‘public authority’ under Section 2(h) of the …
Visakhapatnam: Environment activist and former bureaucrat EAS Sarma said on Thursday that the Pattiseema project has not been given the required environment clearance. According to Sarma, the project was executed after GOMS-1 was passed on January 1, 2015 sanctioning Rs 1,300 crore for the project. The former bureaucrat said that …
Gurgaon: Green activists are up in arms over the district administration’s nod to the Global City project which, they allege, has been given without the necessary environmental clearance and despite a legal notice. The Global City project, being developed by the Haryana government near Sector 36B, is expected to have …
Ludhiana: Taking serious note of the impact of usage of PVC flexboards and other harmful material being used by the candidates during the elections, the Punjab and Haryana high court has issued notice of motion to the Union environment ministry, Election Commission of India, chief election officer (Punjab), Central Pollution …
Nagpur: While making plans for redeveloping the historic Futala lake and constructing a road through the lush green PDKV land in Bharat Nagar, the civic authorities seem to have missed out on evaluating the detrimental impacts that the project can cause to the environment. Replying to a Right to Information …
MUMBAI: The state has earned the dubious distinction of recording the highest number of HIV-related deaths (1,509) in the country in 2018-19. It lagged behind Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka at number 3 in the previous two years. These damning statistics, at a time when the HIV epidemic across the world …
NEW DELHI: Acoustic cameras at busy intersections may help catch honking drivers by alerting authorities and locating the source. Purpose, a Delhi-based NGO, on Wednesday conducted a trial run of the cameras at the busy stretch near AIIMS. “As part of the Hands Off The Horn (HOTH) campaign, we conducted …
Gurgaon: The Haryana government has missed another deadline to submit a report of the ground-truthing (ground verification) exercise to delineate areas falling under the Aravalis Natural Conservation Zone (NCZ). The department had earlier committed to finish the exercise by January 31, then sought two months extension to complete it. However, …
The number of deliveries in private and government hospitals in Delhi has increased by 14% in the last five years, the directorate of family welfare (DFW) has stated in response to an RTI. RTI data also reveals that the number of babies delivered in government hospitals is significantly higher than …
This has exposed the false claims raised by the ruling party supporting the mining. It is the responsibility of the district administration and the local body concerned to take action against the illegal mining, it said in an RTI reply. Kollam: The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has confirmed …
The infrastructure that we are developing would be in danger if we continue this mindless development. Mumbai: As the Uran villages have been facing the ire of floods in February, locals and activists have approached the state chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, calling for an immediate check on the reclamation of …
Two dream schemes of the state government that were launched with much fanfare during Haryana’s golden jubilee year two years ago to save the environment are stuck between two departments for implementation. According to information obtained by advocate Amit Kumar under the RTI Act, no sapling has been planted in …
The documents, which were accessed by NGO Manthan Adhyayan Kendra, shows a clear difference of opinion between MoEF and Ministry of Shipping (MoS) over whether the project required prior environmental clearance under the EIA notification, 2006. The Law Ministry’s decision in 2016, leaning in favour of the Shipping Ministry’s administrative …
Mumbai: The number of Mumbaikars dropping out of TB treatment (DOTS) increased from 12% in 2013 to 15% in 2017, according to data released by NGO Praja on Thursday. The NGO’s white paper reported that TB cases increased to 55,130 in 2017-18, a 33% jump from 2013-14. Praja brings out …
RTI data collected by the Praja Foundation has revealed that the occurrence of dengue has increased by 98 per cent in the past five years. Despite the increase, areas such as Andheri West, Ghatkopar East, and Chembur have not reported a single case of dengue this year. According to the …
SECUNDERABAD: The Local Military Authority (LMA) had promised to undertake a joint inspection by SCB officials along with representatives of resident welfare associations (RWAs) of all civilian roads in Secunderabad Cantonment. That was two months ago. Leave alone the joint inspection, even the resolution passed by the Secunderabad Cantonment Board …
PIL petition says survey, removal of encroachments not carried out in the last 10 years With a view to protecting all 39,202 waterbodies in the State, as mentioned in the government’s policy note for the year 2017-18, a public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court …
GURUGRAM: A gigantic mound of used plastic bottles spotted recently near Basai wetland had drawn sharp reactions from environmentalists, who squarely blamed civic authorities for violating rules laid down by the Supreme Court with regard to plastic waste management. Though the waste was removed from the area after media reports, …
Children in national Capital are suffering more than the adults from eye cancer. The worrying trend was revealed in an RTI reply and is a major cause of concern vis-à-vis the health of children across Delhi. The data provided by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to RTI …
