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. …
The latest recommendations by a subcommittee of ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on roads in protected areas (PAs) may spark more trouble for road widening by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) on NH-6 near Navegaon National Park and Mansinghdeo Wildlife Sanctuary on NH-7. A six-member subcommittee headed …
The Centre has asked states to expedite forest clearances and remove a "major hurdle" in the way of building access lanes to petrol stations on National Highways, as delays have led to deviation from construction norms of the NHAI. Oil firms have informed the Road Transport and Highways Ministry that …
Judgement of the High Court of Gujarat on the cutting of trees by the National Highways Authority of India, 14/10/2013 in the matter of Vikram Trivedi & vs Union Of India & Others. The petitioners are the owners of land bearing Survey/Block Nos.138, 137, 136 and 134 situated at Kajipura …
The state Cabinet, which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, accorded sanction to the implementation of the 37.5 MW Parnai hydroelectric project at an estimated cost of Rs 640.41 crore. The Cabinet accorded sanction to the payment of compensation in favour of the occupants, for …
When the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) uprooted his roadside shack on National Highway (NH) 1 in Haryana's Shahbad town in 2009, Sahib Singh built a shop on wheels. Every time the highway officials harassed him, the 40-year-old mechanic simply moved his workshop to a less contentious location. But …
Half of judicial energy is spent on waking up the government, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) said on Monday, slamming the Centre for not setting up panels for examining the environmental impact of hydroelectric projects and development work in Uttarakhand after the recent natural disaster in the state. The NGT …
Slamming the Centre for not setting up expert committees for examining environmental impact of hydro-electric projects and construction works in Uttarakhand after the recent disaster in the state, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday said half of judiciary energy was spent on waking up the government. It also pulled …
BHUBANESWAR: Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), the enforcing agency for building norms, violated the regulation itself by approving plan for a highrise residential complex on the outskirts of the city though there is no approach road to the location. TOI is in possession of documents that reveal this. The agency approved …
NEW DELHI: At least 40% of highway projects that are yet to take off even after award are likely to be scrapped for default on the part of developers and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). In the last few days, NHAI has decided to terminate at least five such …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought the Centre and the Assam government’s responses on a plea opposing expansion of the National Highway 37 stretch running through Kaziranga National Park on the grounds that it would lead to the deaths of wild animals due to road accidents. A bench headed …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought the Centre and the Assam government's responses on a plea opposing expansion of the National Highway 37 stretch running through Kaziranga National Park on the ground that it would lead to death of wild animals due to road accidents. A bench headed by …
Protest against land acquisition for a bypass on National Highway 8D After protests by farmers against a Nirma cement plant in Saurashtra, the proposed special investment region (SIR) near Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar corridor and the Mirthi Virdi Nuclear Power Station, anger is now brewing against land acquisition for a bypass for National …
Moved by the devastation caused by flash floods in Uttarakhand, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday took it upon itself to inquire into the state of affairs, especially massive constructions on the hills and its impact on environment. The green panel, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, noted: “The disaster …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a show-cause notice to the Uttarakhand government, Union environment ministry, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Indian Meteorological Department seeking information to justify the construction and development activity in the hill state. Unchecked and unplanned construction is seen to be a reason …
In wake of the disaster at Uttarakhand, National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued show-cause notice to state government and the Ministry of environment and forests & has asked for details of ecological studies carried out for the state. Read text of the order. Order of the National Green Tribunal in …
Also exempts mining of soil up to 2 hectares for laying foundation from green NoC The Cabinet has cleared a proposal that allows expansion of highways up to 100 km without environmental clearance, a move seen speeding up revival of a sector that is key to higher economic growth. Based …
The Public Works Department (PWD) is gearing up to initiate work on the four-laning of two important national highways allotted to it by the Union Ministry for Road Transport and Highways. These are Amritsar-Bathinda national highway via Verka-Tarn Taran-Mudki-Kotkapura-Baja Khanna-Jida and Jalandhar-Moga-Barnala-Khanuri (Sangrur). "We have completed most of the paper …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was on Thursday informed by Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) that the road-widening project of DLF and HUDA in Sectors 55-56 of Gurgaon, which is embroiled in controversy over cutting of trees, requires environmental clearance (EC). A vacation bench of the NGT headed by …
Chandigarh, May 27: The delay in completing the six-laning of the 291-km Panipat-Jalandhar highway project has cost the concessionaire and its director dear. Taking up the issue, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the concessionaire to pay a penalty of Rs 60 crore for the delay. The director …
The drastic fall in private investment in road and highway projects has prompted Parliament’s standing committee on transport to suggest a review of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model – touted by many senior government officials as the only way to bring in money and developing infrastructure in India. In …
