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 …
Highlighting the importance of proper audit of the non-government organisations (NGOs), particularly those getting grants from the government, a report based on information received under RTI reveals that the Union and State governments give yearly grants worth Rs.1,000 crore to various NGOs. “At a time when the grants to the …
The once-pristine 57-acre Kacharakanahalli lake has been turned into a virtual landfill with the Bangalore Development Authority dumping mud and debris into it, gobbling up almost one third of the water body. Another part of the lake has a temple, a dhobi ghat, a slum and small patch of greenery. …
Amreli Activist Beaten Up By Stone-Crushing Unit Owner Rajkot: An RTI (Right to Information Act) applicant was attacked on Sunday in Thordi village in Savarkundla taluka of Amreli district. According to sources, Narshibhai Malani, a resident of Thordi, was allegedly attacked by the owner of a stone crushing unit, Mahesh …
This study was undertaken since 2009 to examine the scale and extent of grants being released to voluntary organizations (VOs)/Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) by the government of India, both at Central and State level for implementation of various programmes/ schemes across the country. The study also focuses on the procedures for …
Planning Commission remained in news this year for wrong reasons like fixing poverty line at Rs 28.65 per capita daily in urban areas, spending Rs 35 lakh on refurbishing toilets and slashing average economic growth rate for the 12th Plan to 8 per cent. It all began in March with …
The pilot project at Kotkasim, Rajasthan has revealed loopholes, they say Sampat Rai is a resident of the Kotkasim block of Rajasthan’s Alwar district, where the Cash for Kerosene Scheme (CFKS), an experiment with cash payment of kerosene subsidies, was launched last year on a pilot basis. Mr. Rai is …
The state Cabinet today approved a policy for allotment of government land to private parties for urbanisation and industrial use. To ensure transparency, land allotment cases will come under the purview of the Right to Information . The committee of secretaries headed by the chief secretary, Mr Sanjay Mitra, had …
Protesting against an alleged polluting industrial unit in their town, around 200 residents of Kayalpatnam in Tuticorin district filed RTI petitions with the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) here on Monday. They also met TNPCB officials and made representations with them. Residents and members of the Kayalpatnam Environmental Protection …
This report titled, “Human Rights in India – Status Report 2012,” provided a general overview of the most critical human rights issues in India. It included: information gathered from the various consultations held across India from August to October 2011; relevant case studies; WGHR’s initial response to the Government of …
PANJIM/MARGAO: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) will on Tuesday inspect the functioning of the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP), of United Marine Products fish meal plant at Cuncolim from which obnoxious smell was allegedly emanating thus creating nuisance for locals. justify;">The decision was taken following a personal hearing of …
JAIPUR: Raising doubts over the inspection by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) in Rawatbhata, anti-nuclear activists on Friday demanded safety examination by an independent body. Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP) and People's Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) claimed that the exercise is …
PANJIM: The Congress in Goa has expressed apprehensions that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s statement about the negative impact of mining on GDP, will prove costly for the mining industry. Party spokesperson Sudip Tamhankar told a press conference on Friday that Parrikar’s statement will prove to be a set back for …
Bhubaneswar When Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Srikant Jena described Orissa’s mining scam as bigger than those of Goa and Karnataka put together, it might have been only a figure of speech. But indication of how big it could be has come now, with a penalty demand …
There seems to be no end to their quest for clean, drinking water, but residents of the resettlement colony in Bhalaswa are not ready to give up yet. On Thursday, after a joint inspection to identify the locations for provision of water tankers failed to reach an agreeable decision, the …
Brazenly flouting environmental norms, hundreds of manufacturing units in Mumbai are operating illegally, without even the most basic “consent to operate” from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). While MPCB officials estimate that there are about 4,000 such illegal units operating in Mumbai’s industrial hubs, information obtained under the Right …
Farmers’ protest against the proposed 1,980-MW power plant in the trans-Yamuna Karchhna tehsil of Allahabad district entered its 777th day on Tuesday. While the district administration recently served a month’s ultimatum on the farmers to return the compensation they had received for land acquisition, the farmers told The Hindu that …
PANJIM: As further indication of the environmental devastation caused by unregulated illegal mining in the State, at least 178 wells have been sucked dry in Bicholim, Shirgao and Pissurlem over the last few years, even as these areas have been receiving adequate rainfall, say experts and environmentalists. Villagers paid heavy …
Jorhat : The one-horned rhino, identified as the symbol of Assam, is under the threat of poachers. About 15 rhinos have become victims to ruthless poachers in the last 9 months. In an RTI filed by an activist, the Forest department disclosed that a total of 79 rhinos had been …
A public interest litigation (PIL) seeking cancellation of lease and environmental clearance granted to Ambuja Cement Ltd for mining in Verval region of Junagadh district has been filed in the Gujarat Hgih court. The PIL also seeks stay on mining activities of the company while the case was pending with …
SHILLONG: Meghalaya is looking into the possibility of having low-cost designed houses meant for the poor people of the State. Informing this here today, Housing Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh said, “Under this scheme, we are offering Rs 1 lakh low cost housing scheme which is at its final stage.” She said …
