Report filed by the Additional Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Kerala in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo Motu based on the report dated 26.06.2023 received from Hon’ble Justice A.V. Ramakrishna Pillai on the Present Status of Waste dump site at Cubaloor in Mangalpady Panchayat, Kasargod District, …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Lokmangal Sanstha Vs Sanjay Wadettiwar dated 11/12/2013 regarding construction of Sai Rice Mill in the proximity of Lokmangal Sanstha, Chamorshi, district Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/22_2013(App)(WZ)_11Dec2013_final_order.pdf
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Sree Divya Granites Bangalore Vs The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board Bangalore dated 06/12/2013 regarding closure directions issued to the appellants’ units which are engaged in the granite cutting and polishing activities in Byndahalli, and Kadabagare villages in Bangalore …
BHOPAL: A village panchayat in Chhindwara district has challenged Union environment ministry over its letter to National Biodiversity Board (NBA) wherein it refused to treat coal as a bio-resource. Iklehra village panchayat and village Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) in the district filed an objection with the central bench of National …
The joint meeting of Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) and Curti-Khandepar Panchayat on Tuesday seems to have reached a consensus over PMC’s garbage treatment facility at Kerye-Khandepar. The meeting was convened by Ponda Deputy Collector Johnson Fernandes to sort out the ongoing tussle between PMC and Curti-Khandepar Panchayat over PMC’s garbage …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sandeep Lahariya Vs State of M.P. Ors. dated 11/11/2013 regarding compliance of the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 in letter and spirit and to stop use, sale and storage of plastic carry bags and packaging alleging that the …
The report of the Western Ghats ecology expert panel (WGEEP) is not against development but it supports sustainable development with protection of ecosystem and nature, said Madhav Gadgil in Kochi on Tuesday. Delivering the keynote address at a function organised by Indian association of lawyers, WGEEP chairman Gadgil said that …
Houses across 20 villages will benefit from the end of next month Dakshina Kannada’s first multi-village water supply project which will supply drinking water to 20 villages across eight gram panchayats in Mangalore taluk is expected to be operational by the year-end. The project envisages lifting of water from Shambhavi …
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) owes the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Department Rs 65 crore in lieu of the land acquired in over two dozen villages. Various reminders to the authorities for the payments have proved futile to date. Fed up with the wait, the panchayats have …
Traditional community management system to climate variability : Case of common property resources in Thar desert of Western Rajasthan - A presentation by Rucha Dande at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.
On Monday evening, Eliamma George, president of Thiruvambady gramapanchayat, declared the 12-hour hartal in the district against K. Kasturirangan Committee report on Western Ghats a “success”. But closer, in the city, A. Achyuthan, noted environmentalist, alleged the hartal was motivated by the “quarry and resorts lobbies”. Monday’s hartal witnessed such …
While Dharwad district may be an education hub and the cultural capital of North Karnataka, it doesn’t score very well on basic amenities. Many families in villages of Dharwad district don’t have toilets in their houses. Only 37% of families in rural places of the district have toilets in their …
Pune: Fourteen villages located in the north of Pimpri-Chinchwad city have opposed merger into the municipal limits citing fear of losing agricultural land for civic amenities. The state government is considering a proposal to bring these villages into the civic limits instead of creating a separate municipal council for Chakan …
Central report asks state government to initiate measures Out of 12,925 gram panchayats in the state, 9,558 have shown nil expenditure under various programmes, including MGNREGA, sponsored by the Union Government during the current financial year till October 7. The number of such panchayats during the same period last year …
The early rains of the 2013 monsoon ended the drought in Maharashtra. But the long-term problem remains. A combination of measures is required to tackle the issue.
The issue raised by inhabitants of five panchayats of Bharmour over the construction of a tunnel for the 180 MW Bajoli-Holi hydroelectric project beneath the Holi tribal township situated on the left bank of the Ravi was resolved on Thursday. The villagers had been demanding the construction of the project …
CM Gehlot Kicks Off Scheme In Nagaur Dist Chief minister Ashok Gehlot launched the National Food Security Act in the state from Nagaur district on Wednesday. He claimed Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to roll out the scheme after completing a survey of the beneficiaries. Starting …
Keeping his promise to focus on creating durable assets under the UPA’s flagship rural employment guarantee programme, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has made changes to the programme’s guidelines. In a letter sent to all chief ministers, Ramesh announced a clarification to the operational guidelines of the Mahatma Gandhi National …
Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) was not a permanent solution for providing jobs in rural parts of the country. “I do not see MGNREGS as a permanent employment generating programme. It is a transition programme for a …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gram Panchayat, Khalilpur Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 25/09/2013 on the issue of sewage being discharged near the Village Khalilpur, Haryana. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/25-2013(THC)(OA)_25Sep2013.pdf Previous Orders: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/e-orders.php?eid=4469
A special health scheme will be implemented for endosulfan victims in the district, Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar has said. The scheme, Thejaswini, for which Rs.2.70 crore had been earmarked for 2013-14, envisaged free treatment to patients at primary health centres, community health centres and at houses of bedridden patients in …
