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 …
Non-government activists campaigning for the conservation of the Yamuna flood-plains say they feel let down that a temporary bus shelter on the river-bed that should have been dismantled after the Commonwealth Games is likely to remain there. Convenor of the NGO Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan, Manoj Misra, has written to Chief …
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Collector had, in a letter to the Defence Estates Officer, Mumbai Circle, dated July 12, 2004, denied that the government of Maharashtra allotted any land to the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society in Colaba. Records obtained using the Right to Information (RTI) Act by the National Alliance of …
Right to Information Initiative undertaken by Climate Revolution Initiative involves a large number of RTI applications filed under various government ministries and institutions on their response to climate change and revealing it through a series of disclosures. It is aimed at confronting the government and making it answerable on action …
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) that supports infrastructure projects in Asia and the Pacific region is finalising its new public communication policy. It faces a tough challenge: ensuring access to information to communities affected by the projects it funds. To meet this challenge, the bank will have to do away …
There is a continuing tension between those who espouse growth and those who call for environment protection. The two groups do not talk to each other – they are talking at each other and with every passing day, the gap seems to be widening. But the real conflict is not …
NEW DELHI: No single coordinating authority exists between the Delhi Government and the various civic agencies in the city to ensure that the preventive efforts taken to contain dengue, malaria and other seasonal diseases are put on a common platform and synchronised.
Pune The RTI fraternity in the city on Tuesday came together in support of activist Deepak Balkrishna Vahikar, who alleged that he was attacked by two unidentified youths 10 days ago for fighting legal battles to save trees. Vahikar has filed a police complaint in this regard. Vahikar had filed …
Gargi Parsai The Centre has allowed a revision in the project cost of the Sardar Sarovar Project (Narmada dam) to Rs.39,240.45 crore from Rs.6,406 crore (1986-87 prices) despite non-compliance by the Gujarat government in several aspects of the dam project, which has been in the making for several years. This …
KOLKATA, 27 Sept: The state government today declared Jalpaiguri and Bankura as e-district after the chief minister inaugurated the project through which citizens can get various services through online submission of forms and delivery of certificates. The chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, inaugurated the citizen service kiosks through video-conferencing. At …
SHILLONG: The so-called slogan for promotion of eco-tourism in the State has been found to be hollow as industries have still been allowed to make rampant use of charcoal at the cost of forest cover. Also, it has been revealed that the State Government had incurred a loss of around …
Anindo Dey | TNN Jaipur: A public outcry is expected after the mining department recently allocated more than two quarries per applicant in a recently held lottery of sandstone quarries at Sihanda village of Shergarh in Jodhpur. As per the minor mineral rule 22, no person can be given more …
SAMBALPUR: A recent reply from the Rengali Tehsil office to a query under RTI Act has opened a can of worms. Having failed to get a response on the rampant pollution due to growing industrialisation in the block, Sarpanch of Rengali gram panchayat Laxmi Narayan Sahu had sought information on …
RTI activist Amit B Jethava, president of Gir Nature Youth Club, was shot dead by two armed assailants on July 20 night outside the Gujarat High Court in Ahmedabad. He was fighting against alleged illegal limestone mining in Gir Sanctuary Gujarat. The 200 sq km area is home to the …
RTI Application Filed By Activist Had Demanded Information From GovernmentTushar Tere | TNNVadodara: Considered the chemical hub of the country, the state is home to over 3,000 chemical units and contributes over 20 per cent to India
