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. …
New Delhi: Greater Kailash Part II and Bhikaji Cama Place are the choice for a pilot project under a proposal for a webbased parking solution to root out the mafia that rules the parking lots in the city. Connaught Place may also be taken up as a pilot project. Chief …
P. Venugopal Initiative to tackle encroachment effectively Bid to remove boundary-related confusions Project likely to take up to 3 years for completion THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Forest Department is working on a major programme to have the boundaries of all the protected areas in the State fixed using global positioning system …
The Survey of India in a fresh report to the Supreme Court has accused the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh governments of not cooperating with its team in demarcation of the disputed mines. In a highly critical report against the two states, the SOI submitted that unless the boundary dispute between …
J. Venkatesan New Delhi: The approved mining lease sketches of the Reddy brothers in the Obulapuram mines in the reserve forest areas bordering the States of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are at variance with those appearing in the old sketches available in the records, according to the Survey of India …
Anantapur, June 4: The survey being conducted under the aegis of the Survey of India (SoI) to determine state borders in the controversial Obulapuram mining area in Anantapur district is confining itself to establish temporary borders. Karnataka officials are expressing doubts over the establishment of temporary borders. The SoI team …
NEW DELHI: In the next four years, the Survey of India (SoI) will plant permanent pillars and wooden pegs at intervals all along the coast, clearly demarcating the hazard line to residents, visitors and prospective developers for the next century. For the first time, the hazard line will not just …
In a unique initia tive, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and the Survey of India (SoI) will map the entire 1500 km coastline to draw up a hazard based mapping process in order to help protect the coastal population from cyclones, tides and tsunami.
Obalapuram Mining Co Can Resume Mining In Undisputed Areas Of Andhra: SC IN A reprieve to Reddy brothers G Janardhana and G Karunakara, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed their firm, Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), to resume mining operations in the undisputed lease areas of Andhra Pradesh. A bench comprising …
With the Survey of India finding discrepancies in mining operations by Reddy brothers in Bellary forest area, the Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the fate of future mining activity till final demarcation of mining boundaries is undertaken. After hearing the Reddy brothers and the Andhra Pradesh Government …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on permitting Karnataka ministers G Janardhana Reddy and G Karunakara Reddy to carry on mining in the three mines owned by their Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) at Ananthapur adjoining the Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border. A bench of Chief Justice of India K G …
J. Venkatesan New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved verdict on the plea of the Reddy brothers to allow mining operations in the Obulapuram mines in the reserve forests bordering Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. A three-judge Bench of Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan, Justice Deepak Verma and Justice B.S. …
In what can deal a major blow to the mining business of the Reddy brothers, two of whom are Cabinet ministers in Karnataka, the Survey of India has recommended that the Andhra Pradesh government should redraw the leases of all their four mines, and continue with the ban on their …
J. Venkatesan New Delhi: Considering the major discrepancies in the lease sketches of six Obulapuram mines, including three belonging to the Reddy brothers in the Bellary Reserved Forest Area, the Survey of India (SoI) has told the Supreme Court that the entire lease sketches should be reviewed and no mining …
BHUBANESWAR: This April, Forest Survey of India recorded at least 960 incidents of forest fire in Orissa, as captured by the satellite. With mercury shooting up across the State, unleashing a prolonged dry spell, recurring outbreak of fires has wildlife, forest resources and administration at its mercy. By the admission …
The Survey of India team led by Maj Gen Ashok Kumar Peda, which is surveying mines area of Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) owned by Tourism minister G Janardhan Reddy, will submit its report to the Supreme Court on April 22. The hearing of cases against OMC in the apex court …
The resignation of Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has now put the focus strongly on how the Bhartiya Janata Party, the principal Opposition party at the Centre, has shielded the Reddy brothers -- two out of three are Cabinet ministers in the BJP government in Karnataka …
J. Venkatesan New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Survey of India (SoI) to complete the survey of the remaining two mines in the Obulapuram mines owned by Karnataka Minister G. Janardhan Reddy and his brothers in the Bellary area and submit a report by April 22. On …
