Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
During a recent meeting, state forest and NHAI officials have decided to set speed restrictions in the area where lions are found in groups along the costal area in Saurashtra. The officials have also decided to put up signage and finalized a proposal to construct speed breakers in pockets where …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Shirish Barve & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/04/2014 regarding proposed Jalgaon bypass road of the National Highway No.6 which has been proposed by Respondent No.2 i.e. National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). …
Under sharp criticism for ignoring planting of trees to compensate for the chopped ones for road widening, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) gave Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) three options for four-laning between Mankapur Square and Mental Hospital Square on Koradi Road. Looking into the poor track record of …
Delays in land acquisition and environment clearances have hampered the progress of expressways in the country, Minister for Road Transport and Highways Oscar Fernandes said. "Land acquisition and environment (clearances) are some of the issues which one has to deal with. Expressways are greenfield projects and a lot of planning …
Some changes were ordered on the direct instructions of the Prime Minister The Prime Minister’s office has repeatedly ordered and orchestrated dilution of environment and forest clearances in order to fast-pace industrial projects, documents with The Hindu show. In a series of orders and missives sent to the Union Environment …
HC appreciates media for supporting the cause The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Monday informed the Madras High Court Bench here that it had planted 6,242 saplings on the highways within the territorial jurisdiction of the Bench in just seven days from February 15. After recording the submission, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Aam Aadami Lokmanch & Anr Vs.Union of India & Ors dated 25/02/2014 regarding illegal constructions by builders Kisan Rathod and Pandit Rathod in Katraj’s Shindewadi area. The land on the Shindewadi hillslope, constructed upon by the …
The Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM), which has been entrusted with roadside plantations on 40km stretch of NH6 from Wadi to Kondhali, has ordered a probe into the failure of plantation. FDCM entered into a Rs2.24 crore agreement with National Highway Authority India (NHAI) on August 1, 2012, to …
Statement of the Minister of Environment and Forests in response to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 273 for 10 February 2014, asked by Shri Shri Sajjan Singh Verma regarding Removal of concrete surrounding trees in the country, including Delhi. Minister Of Environment And Forests, Dr. M. Veerappa Moily has stated …
The Madras High Court Bench here on Thursday directed the National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) Project Implementation Units (PIUs) in Madurai, Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Karur and Karaikudi to plant 10 saplings for every tree felled by them to widen the highways within their jurisdiction. A Division Bench of Justice Satish …
Taking cognizance of a petition alleging that activities of some PSUs in and around the Dehing-Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary in Tinsukia district have been affecting the environment, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and the Assam Government. Acting on the petition filed by wildlife biologist …
Constructions of East–West corridor progressing at snail pace The Public Demand CO–ordination Committee (PDCC) which is representing the forest villages comprising Karigaon, Joypur, Raijampwi, Milon Bazar, Alangi Bazar, Bismuri, Samarpur and Kachugaon under Haltugaon and Kachugaon Forest Division of Kokrajhar district has threatened to halt the construction of four lane …
National Green Tribunal on Tuesday sought a response from the Centre and Assam government on a petition alleging that work of some state-owned companies in and around the Dehing-Patkai wildlife sanctuary in Tinsukia district was affecting the environment. Based on the petition, the tribunal also issued notices and sought responses …
Proposal cleared for 191-km stretch of NH 209 in Karnataka. Wildlife activists in Tamil Nadu are not happy with the Central Government’s decision to permit the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to widen a 191-km stretch of NH 209 in Karnataka. The Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee, a high-level …
The Madras High Court has upheld the petitions of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to go ahead with the 107-km Tiruchi-Karaikudi highway project spread across three districts in south and central Tamil Nadu. The Rs 374-crore project is being implemented by the private concessionaire, Transstroy Tiruchi-Karaikudi Tollways Pvt …
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has blamed “abnormal” delays in getting environment and forest clearances for road projects among the reasons for the current downturn in the sector. In a letter to the ministry of road transport and highways on Monday, NHAI chairman RP Singh said the environment …
The Japan International Cooperation Agency will provide a loan with 100% financing for civil construction and supervision works for the project The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved two road projects worth Rs 2,000 crore, to be undertaken in Bihar and Gujarat. The project in Bihar is …
Over 650 structures along the Parwanoo-Shimla highway will be removed to pave the way for the Rs 2,300 crore four-laning project of the road. It will not only reduce travelling time to the state capital but also help in traffic decongestion. Even after a slight change in alignment by the …
The inhabitants of Chursoo village in Pulwama district whose land has been acquired by the Government for widening of the Jammu-Srinagar Highway staged protest against the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and the State Government for its failure to compensate farmers on time with promised compensation. Shouting anti-Government and …
The Defence and Forest and Environment ministries have given the go ahead to the proposed 150 km alternate highway to NH 31A, exclusively for defence purposes in Sikkim and West Bengal. The stretch from Damdim, Chalsa to Rhenock has been allotted to the National Highways Authority of India and the …
